Affordable Housing Program Costs More, Shelters Fewer
May 10, 2017
May 9, 201712:31 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Laura Sullivan Twitter Meg Anderson The $25 million Labre Place in Miami was built using the low-income housing tax credit program. It's named for the patron saint for t...
State starts hotline for free legal help over custody and visitation issues
May 09, 2017
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 1, 2017) – A new telephone hotline gives qualifying parents free legal assistance related to their custody and visitation concerns. The toll-free Custody and Visitation Hotline number is 1-844-673-3470. Phone lines are open Monda...
These 8 Kentucky counties had the biggest decline in life expectancy in the country
May 09, 2017
By Bill Estep bestep@herald-leader.com Eight counties in Eastern Kentucky had the biggest decline in life expectancy in the country between 1980 and 2014, according to a study released Monday. Owsley County had the biggest drop in the nation...
AppalReD funding in danger
March 24, 2017
What Will Happen to Americans Who Can't Afford an Attorney?
March 20, 2017
President Trump’s budget would eliminate the Legal Services Corporation, which helps low-income individuals obtain representation in civil proceedings. An attorney at Staten Island Legal Services helps a client with foreclosure paperwork in 20...
Q & A with Sr. Mary Going, fighting for disability pay for former coal miners
February 24, 2017
Mount Tabor Benedictine Sr. Mary Going works on a case at the Appalachian Research & Defense Fund of Kentucky in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, where she is an attorney. (GSR photo / Dan Stockman) Q & A with Sr. Mary Going, fighting for disab...
Event aims to help folks in need of benefits and support services
January 24, 2017
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT)-- For months, former clients of Eric C. Conn have fought to keep their disability benefits. Hundreds have lost their cases and now attorneys say many are suffering. On Monday, AppalReD and the Big Sandy Area Commun...
Informational Event About Benefits and Support Services for Families in Need
January 13, 2017
In light of the difficult economic situation in our area, the number of families who are living on the edge is continuing to increase. We want to be certain that these families are aware of the governmental and non-profit agencies that are there to p...