The Upper Cumberland Community Foundation is pleased to announce the success of their first grant cycle, which awarded $4,500 to local organizations operating within the Upper Cumberland region. Several applications were received and after much deliberation, three organizations were approved for $1,500 each. The three approved grantees include the Whitley County Farmers Market, the Appalachia Mentoring Project, and the Laurel County Literacy Council.
Newsletter – October 2019
Appalachia Mentoring Project Featured on WYMT
Appalachia Mentoring project was recently featured on WYMT TV. Watch the video below, or click here to view the full article on WYMT.com.
A Boy, A Mentor, and Two Guns
A story from AMP’s original mentoring program in Bell County, Kentucky
Ken, the director of the Appalachia Mentoring Project, received a call from a school social worker about a desperate young boy. There was one problem. Sam lived way up in a “holler,” far from any town or church. It didn’t seem likely that a mentor could be found who be be willing to travel that distance into the mountains to meet with a troubled boy. But what seems impossible to mere mortals is not an issue for our Lord.
Too Young To be Without Hope
A story from AMP’s original mentoring program in Bell County, Kentucky
A four-year-old boy was about to get kicked out of preschool. Without parents in his life, Sam was out of control. He gave the school no options. Then a teacher suggested mentoring through the Appalachia Mentoring Project (AMP). For four straight weeks, Ken showed up at the school to meet with his protégé, but the boy refused. The school told Ken that he was wasting his time and to give up. Ken said that CAYM trained him to stick to his commitment, no matter what. Ken’s persistence paid off. Slowly, the boy began to warm up to his mentor.