Representatives from current and potential participating counties in a new philanthropy initiative met this week at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset to discuss how Appalachian counties can start…
sdodsonNovember 15, 2011
HAZARD,Ky.—Three of Kentucky’s top education supporters were recognized for their work in helping advance education in Southern and Eastern Kentucky at Forward in the Fifth’s 25thanniversary celebration and “Unbridled Learning”…
sdodsonNovember 8, 2011
Governor Steve Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers today announced $1 million in ARC grants to support the Appalachian Rural Development Philanthropy Initiative (ARDPI). Governor Beshear joined Appalachian Regional Commission Federal…
Gretchen WheelerNovember 7, 2011
In Eastern Kentucky and throughout the nation, drug and alcohol abuse continue to contribute to serious and sometimes fatal workplace accidents. Entrepreneur Sandra G. Dingus of Paintsville saw this situation…
sdodsonNovember 1, 2011
Forward in the Fifth—a nonprofit organization created in 1986 by U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) to reverse Southern and Eastern Kentucky’s low educational attainment levels—will celebrate its 25th anniversary…
sdodsonOctober 24, 2011
Going to college once seemed an unobtainable goal for Barbourville middle school student Brandon Fisher. That opinion—and his life—quickly changed when he became involved in the “Bulldog Buddies” mentoring program.…
sdodsonOctober 19, 2011
Forward in the Fifth and The Center for Rural Development are partnering with the University of Pikeville to launch a new peer mentoring program in Pike County. The program,…
sdodsonOctober 11, 2011
To view more photos from The Center for Rural Development's 15th anniversary celebration, visit Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/centertech/sets/72157627683897157/ Fifteen years after The Center for Rural Development opened its doors in…
sdodsonSeptember 30, 2011
During the month of October, The Center for Rural Development’s Your Center of Learning workforce and career training program is offering seven new one-day training courses—including a class for first-time…
sdodsonSeptember 28, 2011
