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Appalachia Service Project serves the mountainous Central Appalachian region where Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia come together. All of the areas we serve have poverty rates well above the national average, and many of the counties are classified as "distressed" by the Appalachian Regional Commission.

The communities in which ASP serves generally have poverty rates up to three times the national average. One in four (25.04%) people live in poverty in these areas. 

In the Central Appalachian region we serve...

  • 8,500 homes lack adequate kitchens
  • 9,000 homes lack complete plumbing
  • Nearly half of the families have household incomes below $20,000
  • One in four lives below the poverty level--more than 50,000 children, 90,000 adults, & 15,000 elderly
The specific communities in which ASP works vary slightly from year to year based on areas of greatest need, availability of facilities to house the volunteers, and many other factors. However, ASP always works in each of the communities in which their Housing Services Centers are located: Lee County, VA; Perry County, KY and Wyoming County, WV, and they typically work in an additional 22 communities each summer.  ASP also works year-round in their hometown area, Johnson City, Tennessee (Carter, Sullivan & Washington counties, TN) - through our Good Neighbors program.