Mar
29
Do you want to write a grant or have you written one that was not funded? Get the training you need to get started at The Center for Rural Development’s Grant Writing 101 Virtual Workshop. The workshop, scheduled for April 27 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., will be taught by Melissa Vermillion and streamed on Zoom. […]
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Mar
01
Did you know that in the past few years between 55 and 80 workers die every year due to forklift incidents? OSHA requires that all forklift trainers be knowledgeable about the OSHA requirements of 1910.178 (The Powered Industrial Truck Standard). The Center for Rural Development, in partnership with The Safety Firm LLC, an OSHA-certified safety […]
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Nov
05
A single mother of three, Tara Hensley of Harlan County was struggling to make ends meet. Working at a fast-food restaurant was not paying the bills. She knew she had to turn her life around. Receiving training to improve her workforce skills, taking a college course, or looking for another job seemed beyond her reach. […]
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Oct
28
The Center for Rural Development has been awarded $300,000 in Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) funding for the Coal Impacted Skills Training (CIST) Program to provide training opportunities for displaced, unemployed, and underemployed individuals in 35 Kentucky counties impacted by the decline of the coal industry and COVID-19. The grant funding was announced on Monday by […]
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Jun
24
As a mother of three, Jana Stanifer of Harlan County knew she needed more training and education if she wanted to financially support and create a better way of life for her family. She decided to get training as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College. “I needed to complete […]
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Jun
22
Danessa Saylor had her mind set on attending college right out of high school, but the high cost of a college education stood in her way. “I had to turn down acceptance letters from colleges that I was unable to afford,” she said. Without much success on the job front and limited employment opportunities in […]
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Jun
02
Get started with our live online business classes and workplace skills workshops and training on-demand
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Mar
16
The Center is pleased to announce that we are resuming in-person services. Our facility is now open to the general public and operating at 33% capacity.
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Sep
17
Learning how to write a compelling grant proposal at Grant Writing 101 on Oct. 15 at The Center for Rural Development.
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Aug
23
The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars Program has named its leadership award after well-known Cumberland resident, Al Cornett. Dr. W. Bruce Ayers, Chairman of The Center’s Board of Directors, said that Mr. Cornett, a 96-year old WWII veteran, was being honored for having built and donated two dulcimers annually for over fifteen years to […]
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