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Meet the 2025 RUX cohort!
May 1, 2025
Meet the 2025 RUX cohort!
May 1, 2025

Meet this year’s cohort of statewide leaders from across sectors, backgrounds, & geographies.

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May 1, 2025
Support RUX & celebrate KY Gives with West Sixth!
Apr 21, 2025
Support RUX & celebrate KY Gives with West Sixth!
Apr 21, 2025

Throughout May and on May 13, support RUX in partnership with West Sixth!

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Apr 21, 2025
KY Flood Resources
Apr 14, 2025
KY Flood Resources
Apr 14, 2025

Find resources for communities across KY after April flooding.

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Apr 14, 2025


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Meet the 2025 RUX cohort!
Meet the 2025 RUX cohort!

Meet this year’s cohort of statewide leaders from across sectors, backgrounds, & geographies.

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Cohort, News UpdatesKYRUXMay 1, 2025
Support RUX & celebrate KY Gives with West Sixth!
Support RUX & celebrate KY Gives with West Sixth!

Throughout May and on May 13, support RUX in partnership with West Sixth!

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News Updates, Events, Support Our WorkKYRUXApril 21, 2025
KY Flood Resources
KY Flood Resources

Find resources for communities across KY after April flooding.

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ReliefKYRUXApril 14, 2025
Now hiring summer cohort staff!
Now hiring summer cohort staff!

Learn more and apply today!

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News UpdatesKYRUXApril 7, 2025
Get to know our 2025 Host Community Coordinators!
Get to know our 2025 Host Community Coordinators!
KYRUXMarch 31, 2025
Read now! "At the Speed of Trust" case studies
Read now! "At the Speed of Trust" case studies

Hear from 10 years of alumni, partners, and supporters, and learn about our nationally-celebrated initiative's approach and impact.

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News Updates, Cohort, Member SpotlightKYRUXMarch 26, 2025
Join us at our Case Study Launch Parties across KY!
Join us at our Case Study Launch Parties across KY!

On March 26 from 4-6pm ET/3-5pm CT, join us online or in Hazard, Lexington, Louisville, and Paducah!

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News Updates, Cohort, Member SpotlightKYRUXMarch 14, 2025
A letter from our new staff 💌
A letter from our new staff 💌

Hear from and get to know Maggie & Grace, our new Network Manager and Communications & Development Coordinator.

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KYRUXFebruary 26, 2025
Playgrounds are common ground // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
Playgrounds are common ground // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Preview Intercultural Microgrant recipients Sarah Baird & Chris Murray’s zine documenting public playgrounds in Fayette & surrounding counties.

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Microgrants, ICM 2024KYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
Bridging rural & urban STEM professionals across KY // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
Bridging rural & urban STEM professionals across KY // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Learn about the KY Rural-Urban STEM Champions Summit from Intercultural Microgrant recipients Deborah Slone & Sandi Curd.

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ICM 2024, MicrograntsKYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
Honky Talkin' with Eastern KY musicians // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
Honky Talkin' with Eastern KY musicians // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Hear a musical performance organized by Intercultural Microgrant recipient Honky Talkin’.

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ICM 2024, MicrograntsKYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
Getting hands-on in nature with Appalachian & Indigenous cultures  // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
Getting hands-on in nature with Appalachian & Indigenous cultures // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Experience Red Oaks Forest School’s Homeschool Humanities program.

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ICM 2024, MicrograntsKYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
Celebrating the Commonwealth cushaw // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
Celebrating the Commonwealth cushaw // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Learn all about cushaws in this project from Intercultural Microgrant recipients Handbarrow & Renew Appalachia.

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ICM 2024, MicrograntsKYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
Connecting Kentucky through music: Local Honeys and Louisville Folk School // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
Connecting Kentucky through music: Local Honeys and Louisville Folk School // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Learn about Intercultural Microgrant recipients Louisville Folk School & The Local Honeys’ collaboration to share folk music in Louisville.

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Microgrants, ICM 2024KYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
Bringing Bourbon & Belonging to Paducah // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
Bringing Bourbon & Belonging to Paducah // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Relive Intercultural Microgrant recipient Bricolage Art Collective’s Bourbon & Belonging event in Paducah.

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Microgrants, ICM 2024KYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
From the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River, We Exist // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
From the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River, We Exist // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Explore Intercultural Microgrant recipient Skylar Davis’ We Exist documentary photography project.

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Microgrants, ICM 2024KYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
Connecting cross county women in KY // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
Connecting cross county women in KY // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Find multimedia stories uplifting Appalachian women in this magazine from Intercultural Microgrant recipients Liv Taylor & Vickie Smith.

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ICM 2024, MicrograntsKYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
Songwriting for recovery with "Come Back Kid" // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
Songwriting for recovery with "Come Back Kid" // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Listen to Intercultural Microgrant recipient Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s songwriting collaboration with Hickory Hills Recovery residents.

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Microgrants, ICM 2024KYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
Fostering inclusivity with the Book of Saris // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
Fostering inclusivity with the Book of Saris // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Hear reflections from Intercultural Microgrant recipient Book of Saris’ event, bridging scripture & trans identities.

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ICM 2024, MicrograntsKYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
Live at Wits' End Records // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog
Live at Wits' End Records // Intercultural Microgrant Guest Blog

Learn about Intercultural Microgrant recipient Wits’ End Records and their new community space in Murray, KY.

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ICM 2024, MicrograntsKYRUXFebruary 23, 2025
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