Working together to build a thriving Central Appalachia.
Your organization is unique.
The support you get should be too.
We work alongside leaders and organizations to understand their goals, challenges, and priorities. Then we provide facilitation, coaching, training, and tools that help them move forward. Our goal is to help organizations and communities build the skills and systems they need so their work can continue long after a program or project ends.
Grow Your Leadership
For community members, nonprofit staff, and local leaders
Build skills, confidence, and connections that help you move ideas into action. Our leadership programs are grounded in Appalachian experience and designed to support real projects in real communities.
Get Technical Assistance
For leaders and organizations doing the work right now
Support implementing a project: Strategic planning, board development, leadership transitions, organizational assessments, and capacity building support for nonprofits and organizations.
Deepen Your Impact
For nonprofits, funders, and public partners
Work with a trusted Appalachian partner to strengthen leadership, collaboration, and community impact. We co-design support shaped by your priorities and long-term capacity.
Not sure where to start? Begin with what fits your role today.
You can always explore more later.
Impact That Grows From the Ground up
Leadership rooted in place creates change that lasts. For nearly 40 years, Brushy Fork has worked alongside communities across Central Appalachia to strengthen local leadership, support collaboration, and turn shared priorities into action.
Brushy Fork helped us move from ideas to action. I didn't just gain skills. I found people who believed in our community and walked with us as we built something real.
-Anonymous Leader by request, Eastern Kentucky
By the Numbers
2000+
community and nonprofit
leaders supported
40+
counties engaged across
Central Appalachia
38 Years
of place-based
leadership development
90%
of participants report
increased confidence to lead