Kentucky Stories and Data

Kentucky Stories

Little People Childcare Grows Despite COVID-19
Hardware Store is at the Heart of Couple’s Small Business Success Story
Century-old Eastern Kentucky Grocery Gets Help with Emergency Disaster Business Loan
Harlan Entrepreneurs Open Second Store in the Heart of Downtown

Kentucky Fact Sheet

The work we do in underbanked and underserved Rural Appalachia is important to bring our constituents forward.

-James Caudill, Redbud Financial Alternatives, Inc., Hazard, KY

Kentucky Highlands provides access to capital to small businesses located in its economically distressed and persistent poverty rural Appalachian service area.

-Brenda McDaniel, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, London, KY

I support CDFIs because they serve as economic first responders in their communities. Native and consumer loan funds, in particular, are instrumental in lifting our most vulnerable populations out of poverty. These CDFIs provide essential financial services and resources, offering a lifeline to individuals and families who might otherwise be excluded from traditional banking systems. By empowering them to become bankable again, CDFIs help create pathways to financial independence and long-term prosperity.

-Alexandria Knipp, Redbud Financial Alternatives, Hazard, KY

Map of Kentucky CDFI Branches and Stories