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Learn how ACOSE 2025 helped SOAR Innovation and Social Enterprise Accelerator entrepreneurs gain momentum.

Real Entrepreneurs. Real Barriers. Real Breakthroughs at ACOSE 2025

5 days ago
Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Grants
If you’re building a new business in Eastern Kentucky, you already know how lonely and uphill that journey can feel.   You care about your community. You have an idea you believe in.…
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Eastern Kentucky Runway Logo

Building Momentum: The Eastern Kentucky Runway Program Marks One Year of Transformative Impact

2 weeks ago
Economic Development, Grants, Job seekers, News & updates
When the Eastern Kentucky Runway Program launched under Shaping Our Appalachian Region’s EDA Recompete grant last year, the vision was simple yet ambitious: Create a bridge for Eastern Kentuckians seeking meaningful, long-term career paths. Just one year later, the numbers tell a story of…
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Eastern Kentucky Workforce Grants

Eastern Kentucky Workforce Grants: Four New Investments Driving Jobs and Training

3 months ago
Grants
At Shaping Our Appalachian Region, our mission is simple but ambitious: Build a future where every Eastern Kentuckian has a pathway to meaningful work and thriving communities. This season has…
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Magnify glass over eastern Kentucky on a map. "Why Investors are Turning Their Eyes to Eastern Kentucky"

The 2025 SOAR Summit: Why Investors Are Turning Their Eyes to Eastern Kentucky

4 months ago
Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Events, Grants, Job seekers, News & updates
One of the top 5 reasons to attend the 2025 SOAR Summit, presented by Appalachian Wireless and the Appalachian Regional Commission is simple. Those ready to back bold ideas are…
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SOAR is a proud 2025 Community Challenge Grantee.

Empowering Eastern Kentuckians age 50 and over with Digital Skills

5 months ago
Grants, News & updates
No one should be left behind in the digital age, especially not our older adults who have so much to give, share, and lead. That’s why we’re launching our Digital…
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Building Capacity to Serve: SOAR Receives Truist Grant for EKY Runway

6 months ago
Grants, Job readiness, Job seekers, News & updates
Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) has received funding from the Truist Charitable Fund, a donor-advised fund administered by The Winston-Salem Foundation. This investment supports the internal operations and infrastructure needed…
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SOAR Awarded Pallottine Foundation Grant to Provide Wraparound Services for Eastern Kentucky Runway Participants

6 months ago
Economic Development, Grants
Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) is honored to be among the 164 nonprofit organizations awarded funding through the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington’s 2025 Healthy Communities Initiative. This grant supports a…
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EKY Runway Program Launches to Help Eastern Kentuckians Connect with Meaningful Work

9 months ago
Grants, Job readiness, News & updates
At SOAR, we believe every person in Eastern Kentucky deserves access to meaningful work, a steady income, and the opportunity to build a life right here at home. That belief…
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Improving Broadband in Harlan County: A Path to Economic Growth

1 year ago
Economic Development, Grants, News & updates
Harlan County, Kentucky, is on the verge of a transformative opportunity. A recent study conducted by FarrPoint, in collaboration with Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) and the nonprofit impact fund…
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SOAR Receives Over $40 Million From EDA Recompete To Connect Residents to Good Jobs in Eastern Kentucky

1 year ago
Economic Development, Grants, Job readiness, News & updates
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently awarded more than $40 million to Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) as part of its inaugural Recompete Pilot Program, a…
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