AppalReD Celebrated 45th Anniversary Reunion - Picture Slideshow
AppalReD to celebrate 45th anniversary June 18
PRESTONSBIRG – AppalReD staff, board members past and present, and other friends will come to Prestonsburg on Saturday, June 18 for a 45th anniversary celebration. AppalReD staff provides free legal services in civil cases to low income citizens in 3...
Where you live in Kentucky might cut eight years off your life
A baby born today to parents in Wolfe County can expect to live eight years less than a baby born in Fayette County. The reason is that while Campton and Lexington are just an hour apart, they differ significantly in ways that have an impact on he...
AppalReD Legal Aid Board of Directors Meeting
AppalReD Legal Aid's Board of Directors will be meeting on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Ramada by Wyndham Paintsville Hotel & Conference Center, 624 James S. Trimble Blvd., HWY 321 & James Trimble Blvd., Paintsville, KY.
Appalachian Research Day Brings Findings Back to the Community
Published: May 20, 2016 HAZARD, Ky. (May 20, 2016) — For many University of Kentucky researchers who study health in Appalachia, the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) is an indispensible partner in conducting comm...
More Low-Income Kids Now Have Health Coverage
More Low-Income Kids Now Have Health Coverage NPR The expansion of Medicaid and continued enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program have boosted the proportion of eligible kids with health coverage to 91 percent, a study finds. Read ...
Lawyers help Mr. Social Security's ex-clients
136 lawyers from 25 states volunteer to represent ex-disability clients of Eric Conn, who is under indictment for fraud Check out this story on courier-journal.com. Read more
Report indicates loss of 8,000 East Kentucky coal jobs since 2009
Ky. children have highest percent of jailed parents in the U.S.
Percentage of kids with a jailed parent is double national average Report: 135,000 of state’s children have had a parent incarcerated Kids Count report released Monday by Annie E. Casey Foundation Read more here
Richmond Office Staff Attend Self-Defense Seminar
AppalReD's Richmond Office Staff attended a self-defense seminar at Elite Martial Arts & Fitness. Elite offers free self-defense clinics to the community.