Appalachian
Women’s Alliance
The Appalachian Women's Alliance is a movement of women and girls
in Appalachian communities who are raising consciousness and self-esteem,
sharing leadership and power, developing a collective analysis, creating
a common vision and taking collective action.
(Description taken from http://www.appalachianwomen.org/.)
Center for Participatory Change
CPC exists to support the work of grassroots groups and organizations
throughout Western North Carolina. The majority of our work centers
around community-based groups whose work promotes racial and
economic justice, but through our Community Support Project,
we also support a wide range of other grassroots organizations.
(Description taken from http://www.cpcwnc.org/grassroots.html.)
The Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Foxfire is a not-for-profit, educational and literary organization,
based in Rabun County, Georgia. It is a national program that
promotes a sense of place and appreciation of local people, community
and culture in Southern Appalachia.
(Description taken from the “Foxfire News,” Spring
2002.)
Mountain Women’s Exchange
Mountain Women's Exchange is a community-based nonprofit organization
founded in 1978. It is the only non-governmental organization
providing essential social services in Jellico, a rural low-income
community in the Appalachian region of Eastern Tennessee and
Kentucky. Its goals are to build strong communities by empowering
people to take control of their lives and of the destiny of their
communities by obtaining education and building the skills needed
to develop these communities both socially and economically.
MWE offers a variety of training and education programs and is
working in partnership with colleges in Tennessee to make college
degree programs accessible to women in rural Jellico. (Description
taken from http://www.oxfamamerica.org/global/art66.html.)
Pine Mountain Settlement School
Pine Mountain Settlement School is located in the mountains of
Appalachia in Southeast Kentucky. It was an early source of education
for the mountain youth of the area, offering a hands-on approach
to education that continues to be modeled for today’s schools.
The School’s programs have evolved to meet the changing needs
of the community and region. Today’s programs include environmental
education and basic educational support for students in local schools.
The richness of the School’s campus and its history is a
source for multiple other enrichment programs for the local community
and beyond. (Description taken from http://www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com/.)
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