Gateway District

The Gateway Area Development District (GWADD) serves the counties of Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, and Rowan, focusing on various community development services since its inception in 1969. With a mission rooted in local economic development, they provide resources like job training, housing assistance, and senior services, while also facilitating disaster mitigation and regional planning efforts. GWADD is committed to enhancing the quality of life for residents through comprehensive planning and the delivery of essential services. Their initiatives include support for entrepreneurs, workforce development, and programs aimed at assisting the aging and disabled populations, promoting a resilient and thriving community. Generated from the website

Lexington Habitat for Humanity is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, which is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization that builds and renovates affordable housing. Founded in 1976, Habitat for Humanity International has built more than 200,000 houses throughout the world, providing over 1,000,000 people in nearly 3,000 communities with safe, decent and affordable shelter. Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, it builds and rehabilitates decent houses with the help of homeowner families. It has more than 2,000 active affiliates in over 100 countries. Based in Lexington, Ky., Lexington Habitat for Humanity s is sponsored by Immanuel Baptist Church, Catholic Parishes of Lexington, Trane, Chase Bank and Tenmast Software.

International Book Project Inc, based in Lexington, KY, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting literacy and advancing opportunity by developing lasting partnerships with educators in underserved communities. Since its founding in 1966, the organization has curated and shipped nearly 8 million books to 168 countries, focusing on both local efforts in Kentucky and international outreach. With a belief that literacy empowers individuals, International Book Project serves various local organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and Kentucky Refugee Ministries, while also responding to global requests for books. The organization values grassroots support and aims to give worthy books a second life, ensuring that access to literature is available to everyone, regardless of their circumstances. Generated from the website