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Over the course of the past seven weeks, this special series has looked at the issue of housing insecurity from many different angles. We have spoken to local faith leaders about their efforts to ensure that people don’t have to go without food, clothing or shelter. We have...

At any given time, approximately 400 housing units are occupied between the Corbin and Williamsburg Housing Authorities. While many of these tenants may be individuals, many are also families, meaning the actual number of people residing in public housing is much greater. Not...

Gov. Andy Beshear recently awarded $5,991,800 in grant funding to expand treatment and recovery services, including those for pregnant and parenting women with addiction, and $543,700 of that funding will go a local community mental health center headquartered in Corbin. The...

Kentucky has received nearly $27.2 million in federal grants to support victims of violent crime, and $736,905 of that funding is going to local organizations. In total, 114 crime victim service providers have received funding this year through the federal Victims of Crime Act...

Last week, folks in Whitley County who were in need of food, clothing, or even toys for young children, were in luck as the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) partnered with several other groups to present a one-day free giveaway event on the campus of Whitley County High School.

Kentucky has received nearly $23 million in federal grants to support victims of crime, and $625,610 of that funding is going to local organizations. In total, 120 crime victim service providers have received funding this year through the federal Victims of Crime Act grant...

Federal officials recently awarded a Southeastern Kentucky Community Mental Health Center nearly $4 million in grant funding to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC). Cumberland River Behavioral Health (CRBH) Inc., which is headquartered near Corbin and...

Kentuckians facing a risk of suicide, mental health distress or an addiction crisis can now call a new easy-to-remember three-digit mental health crisis hotline, 988, to speak with trained and compassionate counselors, who can help. “Many of our callers just need a non-judgmental...

Whitley County may be getting an additional substance abuse recovery center. During its April regular meeting, the Whitley County Fiscal Court authorized Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. and County Attorney Bob Hammons to enter into an option agreement to purchase the old Nevisdale...

Gov. Andy Beshear announced the award of $4.9 million in grant funding Monday to help address Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) by offering comprehensive treatment and recovery services to pregnant and parenting women, including funding that will go to a facility located in...