In this special edition of WMMT’s Mountain Talk, Hollis West and Robert Shaffer describe their sometimes controversial, often successful, efforts to develop an anti-poverty program in Knox County, KY in the 1960s and ’70s that put into practice the War on Poverty Program’s call for “maximum feasible participation of the poor.” Their story is followed […]
Beth Bingman, community educator from Dungannon, VA, speaks on ways the coalfields could benefit from the POWER+ Plan, encourages legislators to support.
Did you know that there are over 700 job openings listed at TeleworksUSA ? This program, formerly Kentucky Teleworks, is run by Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program (EKCEP) in Hazard. TeleworksUSA connects people with opportunities to work from home here in the Appalachian Mountains, no matter where their employer might be. WMMT attended an open house to […]
Kendall Bilbrey and Eric Dixon speak about their new research report on the Abandoned Mine Lands Program, which includes input from a broad range of stakeholders across the Appalachian region. The report analyzes the history and impact of the AML Program and identifies potential improvements that could provide jobs and other economic benefits in the […]
