Find what you were uniquely made to do
At Shaping Our Appalachian Region, we believe every person in Eastern Kentucky has unique talents and gifts waiting to be leveraged to unlock their full potential. Through no-cost skills development and coaching, we’re helping individuals discover their purpose, find meaningful and sustainable employment, achieve economic self-sufficiency, and contribute to growing, vibrant communities.
Who we serve
We believe everyone deserves the American dream: Fulfilling, meaningful work that allows them to provide for their families. For Eastern Kentuckians, a job well done doesn’t just give us personal pride and security. It also means breaking negative cycles and building a better future for generations to come. That’s why the Eastern Kentucky Runway Program is built by and for residents of our region: the team at Shaping Our Appalachian Region.
Built for Eastern Kentucky, by Eastern Kentucky
The Eastern Kentucky Runway Program isn’t just another dime-a-dozen assistance program run by outsiders. It is for Eastern Kentuckians, operated by Eastern Kentuckians.
100% of the Shaping Our Appalachian Region team lives and works in Appalachia Kentucky — we’ve experienced the decades of challenges and daily struggles alongside our neighbors. And we know the people of our region are the most determined, loyal, and hard-working in America. All we need is someone from inside our community to help us transform our innate gifts into 21st-century workforce skills.
Our partners feel the same way, and have poured millions of dollars and dozens of years of investment into Eastern Kentucky to prove it. They believe that every resident placed in a competitive job puts us one step closer to restoring our region’s economic prosperity. Together, we can put Eastern Kentucky back on the map — one job at a time.
