WorkNow Kentucky (www.worknow.ky.gov) is a new program in eastern Kentucky that matches employers who need additional workers with qualified unemployed or underemployed parents and youth aged 16-24 — while covering 100 percent of the cost of wages and benefits for the new employees.
Administered by the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program (www.ekcep.org), WorkNow Kentucky will place individuals with an employer for a period of 10 weeks or less for 25-40 hours per week at no cost to the employer. Jobs may be created for a special project or to meet existing business needs. Public, private, nonprofit, for-profit, state and local government entities can participate as employers.
Based in Hazard, Kentucky, EKCEP provides exemplary training, employment, and workforce development programs to 23 mountain counties in eastern Kentucky. EKCEP has received $17.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Contingency Funds to implement the WorkNow Kentucky program.
Contact your local Workforce Investment Area representative or visit www.WorkNow.ky.gov for more information.
Local artisans and entrepreneurs are hoping to bring life back to the rural communities along Route 7 in eastern Kentucky through antique shops and by investing in local artists.
Community Members hope to revitalize Route 7
appalachiantransition.org
Route 7 Antique Alley and Route 7 Artisan Fellowship are teaming up in eastern Kentucky, working across county lines, and hoping to make change happen in their communities. With 5,200 plus members …
shared 's post.
"A just transition requires reinvesting in regions that have historically relied on fossil fuel extraction as their economic engine. These communities fueled the growth of our nation and paid a heavy toll with the lives of their workers and the health of their communities. Creating a just transition means building a new economy that is diverse, sustainable and provides opportunities for all."
The folks at have made this awesome video about Pine Mountain and their efforts to preserve it. Take a few minutes to watch it today - you won't regret it.
KNLT has completed production of our short film The Wildlands of Pine Mountain. The film was shown at film festivals in Louisville and Morehead over the last few months. We are pleased to now share it with you. Produced by: Kertis Creative Script by: KNLT Narration by: Joan Shelley Music by: Warren Byrom & Joan Shelley We want to thank the following organizations for their financial support of this project: Owsley Brown II Family Foundation, Snowy Owl Foundation, Forecastle Foundation, Land Trust Alliance, Patagonia and Wolverine Worldwide.