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Clean Water and Community Voices: Looking Back on the Evarts Water Resilience Forum
On January 12, 2026, residents of Evarts, Kentucky, gathered at the Evarts Free Pentecostal Holiness Church Fellowship Hall for LiKEN Knowledge’s Community Water Resilience Forum. We had 19 community members in attendance, and I truly appreciate each and every one who took the time to be there. As a born-and-raised Harlan Countian, I appreciated seeing people show up, ask questions, and take an active role in supporting their community’s water story.

Michelle Carroll-Cole
Feb 115 min read


No Community Without “U:” What CECs Mean to LiKEN
LiKEN Knowledge is an organization that doesn't just want to invest in communities, but one that wants to be rooted in all communities. Without our strong, empowering, knowledgeable, and passionate CECs, none of these opportunities would be possible.
Madison Mooney
Nov 26, 20253 min read


The Road through Hell-For-Certain; Paved with Good Intentions
To put a positive spin on the saying about a “road to hell,” however, I believe we need a “road through hell” here. Because hell does not have to be the endpoint—it is not too late for us to sit back, reflect, take stock of everything, and be proactive toward longer term systemic change—even if it feels like the house is burning down around you.

Matthew Sparks
Aug 20, 202510 min read


Rising Waters, Falling Snow
Frontline Flood Relief in Leslie County by Matthew Sparks Middle fork of the Kentucky River in front of Leslie County High School (Photo credit: Matthew Sparks) Your second catastrophic flood hits differently. Especially when it literally hits your hometown. I consider most of southeastern Kentucky my home—like many deeply rooted families here, I’m connected by blood or marriage or the Appalachian experience to most of the surrounding counties. This kinship compelled me to ac

Matthew Sparks
Mar 10, 20253 min read


Echoes of a One Thousand Year Flood
LiKENeer Brandon Jent’s Poetry and Appalachian Resilience Brandon Jent shares his work at the Hindman Settlement School's Appalachian...
Phill Barnett
Mar 7, 20254 min read
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