Read this article in the Christian Science Monitor about the awesome work done by Partners for Education (and our own Tennant Kirk!). Brief excerpt below:
“Appalachian Kentucky, where Sunny and Rosie roam, suffers from what the U.S. government terms “persistent poverty,” meaning that it has had poverty rates at or exceeding 20% for more than 30 years. The effects play out in a number of ways. A generation ago, the biggest employers in eastern Kentucky were coal companies, which received significant incentives from local and state governments to operate in the region. When the companies left, thousands of people found themselves with no job prospects. Virtually no social services – such as job training programs, GED programs, or even food banks – eased the void left by coal’s departure.”
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2020/0203/The-wheels-on-the-preschool-go-round-and-round
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