Eastern Standard: A half-century of having the backs of Eastern Kentucky’s vulnerable: AppalReD prepares to celebrate its 50 year legacy
Eastern Standard's Tom Martin interviews executive director Rob Johns on 88.9 WEKU. A half-century of having the backs of Eastern Kentucky’s vulnerable: AppalReD prepares to celebrate its 50 year legacy.
Legal aid services get $1.2M to help fight substance abuse
August 24, 2021 FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s civil legal service programs have received nearly $1.2 million from federal grants to help them respond to the state’s drug epidemic, Gov. Andy Beshear said. Local programs can use the funding fr...
Labor Day will bring an end to Kentucky’s pandemic unemployment benefits
Labor Day will bring an end to Kentucky’s pandemic unemployment benefits BY LIZ MOOMEY AUGUST 20, 2021 11:33 AM Pandemic unemployment benefits will expire in less than a month despite surging COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, President Jo...
In-Person Expungement Clinic
Join AppalRed and community partners on July 15th in Harlan, KY. Is your record holding you back from getting a better job? Come see us at the Harlan Courthouse on July 15th from 1:00-4:00 pm. This is going to be an awesome one-stop shop wher...
50th Anniversary Bourbon
All pre-orders have been shipped! You can order a bottle to be shipped within the state of Kentucky or pick up a bottle in Lexington at Bluegrass Distillers. We are so excited to announce the release of Bluegrass Distillers ...
FREE LEGAL HELP AVAILABLE FOR FLOOD SURVIVORS
FEMA announced a major disaster declaration in Breathitt, Clark, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Pulaski and Rockcastle Counties as a res...
‘Supposed To Care’: Absentee Child Advocates Bring Calls For Oversight
By Graham Ambrose Trinitii Puente became a foster parent because she believes every child deserves to feel loved. It’s a lesson from her grandmother, who grew up in an orphanage and once confessed that she hadn’t felt loved until she was...
Emergency Broadband Benefit
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is a temporary FCC program to help families and households struggling to afford broadband internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare se...
Join Us For Gather For Justice
Zoom Info We will open the Zoom at 6:45 pm EST on Saturday, September 18th. Click the link to attend. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81101898088?pwd=SitHRmVhSzd5SVQ5cm1LekdYWXFLQT09 Passcode: 915346 If you have technical di...
Disaster Legal Aid
Legal Services Corporation has launched the Legal Aid Disaster Resource Center website to provide additional support and resources to disaster legal aid organizations and professionals, pro bono volunteers, and disaster survivors. You can visit the D...