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Building Higher Ground for Seniors amid the ‘Silver Tsunami’

29 Aug 2022

The Fahe Network’s Innovative Solution to Help Kentucky Seniors Age Safely in Place As workforce relocations and economic realignments emerge from the pandemic, homeowners and renters are suddenly

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Closing the Digital Divide in Appalachia Part II

29 Mar 2022

How Reducing Affordability Barriers Can Unlock the Gateway to Enduring Prosperity Part II in the Closing the Digital Divide in Appalachia Series Pandemic lockdowns, home confinement and the swift

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Closing the Digital Divide in Appalachia

4 Mar 2022

How Policymakers can Maximize Historic Broadband Investments to Bring Virtual Opportunity to Every Community On February 4th, Fahe submitted public comments to the National Telecommunications and

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A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity

31 Jan 2022

How Strengthening Capital Flows to our Underserved Communities Can Help Every Family Reach their American Dream With the recent passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 15,

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“Infrastructure Week” Comes to Appalachia with Enactment of Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

22 Nov 2021

Once-in-a-Generation Investment Promises to Make the American Dream a Reality for Millions of Families On November 15th, 2021, after months of negotiations among House and Senate leaders, the

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Addressing Philanthropic Blind Spots

25 Oct 2021

Philanthropy has a rural blind spot (SSIR Spring 2021).   According to Robert Atkins, Sarah Allred, and Daniel Hart, the distance of the wealthiest philanthropies, which are often located

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The Potential of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation for the Fahe Network

1 Sep 2021

Pundits have sometimes used the term “infrastructure week” as a tongue-in-cheek catchphrase to describe ambitious, substantive policy proposals that are likely doomed to fail amid Washington’s

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Reviving our Rural Hospitals: A Prescription for Healing Appalachian Economies and Improving Medical Care

13 Aug 2021

As the Delta variant drives an increase in coronavirus cases nationwide, medical experts and local leaders are looking to area hospital capacity as a key indicator of community preparedness and

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From College Campus to Kentucky’s Largest Recovery Center—Finding New Purpose in Second Chances

30 Jul 2021

As Crown Recovery Center Opens, Fahe is Building Renewed Opportunity for More Than Just Vacant Classrooms It was a discouraging day in 2016 when Washington County, Kentucky lost one of its most

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Calculating Inequality: The Paradox of Rural Poverty and Federal Income Limits

19 Jul 2021

Policymakers have long grappled with the challenge of judiciously marshalling taxpayer resources to support the communities and programs where public investments will have the strongest impact. In

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