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The Eric C. Conn Social Security fraud resulted in thousands of low-income and deserving eastern Kentuckians losing their social security benefits. Sadly, the only thing they people did wrong was hire a prominent lawyer. The Conn crisis has been ...

Rosenburg Square Dedication


Prestonsburg dedicates corner of color to area advocates By Buddy Forbes Published: Mar. 14, 2024 at 7:14 PM EDT|Updated: Mar. 14, 2024 at 11:25 PM EDT PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) -Rosenberg Square invites the Prestonsburg ...

Central Kentucky tenant advocates, homeless shelters say they’re in the middle of an eviction, housing crisis


Margaret Sites, a staff attorney with AppleRed Legal Aid who specializes in housing cases and eviction defense, has tracked each of last year’s eviction filings through weekly court dockets. 667 evictions have been filed in Madison County Circuit ...

FEMA deadline looms for KY flood survivors. But new rules could make big impact soon


BY SARAH CURRY AND WHITNEY BAILEY JANUARY 25, 2024 10:42 AM The FEMA appeal deadline is Jan. 29 at 11:59 pm for July 2022 flood survivors. This deadline is critical, and as of today an extension has not been granted. Even if you have never appe...

Deadline to submit a FEMA appeal from the July 2022 flood is looming: JAN 29


PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Flood survivors impacted by the July 2022 flood only have a few days left to appeal their FEMA applications. The deadline is currently set for 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29. Since the flood hit, Whitney Bailey, an...

‘We can do better’: FEMA makes sweeping changes to speed up disaster aid


Responding to frustrations from impacted communities across the United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday that it is making sweeping changes so that more disaster victims get financial assistance faster and with fewer ru...

New Leadership for Growing Hazard Office; New Disaster Response Project Director and openings for two attorneys


PRESS RELEASE January 10, 2024 HAZARD, KY - AppalReD Legal Aid is pleased to announce that Devon Skeens is the new Directing Attorney of the Hazard field office. The Hazard field office provides free civil legal help to low-income reside...

UK to award John Rosenberg with honorary degree


We're thrilled to announce that our very own John Rosenberg is being awarded an Honorary Doctorate at University of Kentucky's December commencement. Read more here!

Dear Friends: Fall Letter from Executive Director


Dear friends, It is with great enthusiasm and gratitude that I write to you today as the newly appointed Executive Director of AppalReD Legal Aid. Every day, I meet new staff and learn about program accomplishments that make me proud to be at ...

AppalReD Legal Aid hires new executive director


Prestonsburg, Ky. (WYMT) - AppalreD Legal Aid, which has served Eastern Kentuckians in civil cases for decades, now has a new leader. Angeleigh Dorsey, who had many years of prior experience in legal aid, was hired as the new executive director. ...