KEJA -- Partners

Alliance Members

Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC)

KFTC believes in the power of citizens, working together, to challenge injustices, right wrongs and improve the quality of life for all Kentuckians. KFTC's Vision: "We are working for a day when Kentuckians, and all people, enjoy a better quality of life. When the lives of people and communities matter before profits. When our communities have good jobs that support our families without doing damage to the water, air and land. When companies and the wealthy pay their share of taxes and can't buy elections. When all people have health care, shelter, food, education, clean water and other basic needs. When children are listened to and valued. When discrimination is wiped out of our laws, habits and hearts. And when the voices of ordinary people are heard and respected in our democracy." On the web at www.kftc.org.

Kentucky Youth Advocates (KYA)

KYA, a non-partisan, non-profit, children's advocacy organization, represents a voice for Kentucky's most precious asset-- its youth. KYA delivers Kentucky children's message to the state legislature, the community, and the media. We insist that our young citizens be given the opportunities and resources to ensure their productive development and health. KYA listens to children, their families, and service providers who are reluctant or unable to raise questions about existing policies. In short, we act as a liaison between the powerless and the powerful. KYA represents the interests of all Kentucky children by vigorously promoting positive changes and policies that impact children. KYA researches, publishes, and distributes information on emerging policies affecting Kentucky's children, especially those who are poor and otherwise disadvantaged. On the web at www.kyyouth.org.

Appalshop

Appalshop is a media arts and cultural center located in Whitesburg, Kentucky, in the heart of the Central Appalachian Coalfields. Appalshop produces media on the issues, history, and culture of Appalachia and other rural or underserved communities, and build audiences for that work to promote positive social change. Underlying all of Appalshopˆ¢s work is the premise that local people can best tell their own stories and find solutions to their problems. Appalshop documentaries about issues like strip mining, toxic waste, timbering, union struggles, peace, poverty, and the rights of women and minorities attempt to link the struggles of Appalachian people to those of people with similar concerns and aspirations in the U.S. and worldwide. On the web at www.appalshop.org.