Tackling Poverty in Appalachia


By Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) on November 17, 2017


Those living in poverty in Eastern Kentucky, and Central Appalachia generally, deal with chronic and serious challenges. Much progress has been made in tackling poverty in Appalachia over the past 50 years, but pockets of severe rural poverty remain, particularly in Eastern Kentucky. While the average poverty rate in the 54 counties of Appalachian Kentucky fell from 60% in 1960 to 26% in 2010, rates are still high compared to the national average of 16%. Rates exceed 30% in more than a dozen counties, including those served by Christian Appalachian Project’s (CAP) programs.
[IMG]file:///C:/Users/sford/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.jpg[/IMG]CAP provides many programs to tackle the issue of poverty in Appalachia, including Housing, Elderly Services -- In-Home Respite Services, Child Development Centers, Grateful Bread Food Pantry, Grateful Thread Clothing, Family Advocacy, Counseling, Summer Camps, Disaster Relief, Operation Sharing, In-School Services, and In-home Infant/Toddler Services.
Last year:

  • CAP’s Housing Program repaired 228 homes, and a new home was built for a family of six.
  • 1,935 children and youth received in-school curriculum, tutoring, and leadership training, and 1,158 children attended summer camp.
  • 2,372 participants were served at our Grateful Bread Food Pantry.
  • A total of 11,503 participants received direct service through 16 human service programs in Eastern Kentucky.


See this article. I can't find one saying Appalachian charity without at least one black in it.