ARCH Community Health Coalition of Western Kentucky

ARCH Community Health Coalition of Western Kentucky The ARCH Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Economic prosperity is closely tied to community health in rural America.

We work to advance health and wellness in rural western Kentucky by working with a broad base of community organizations to improve access to healthcare and support services for our citizens. We seek to help create a more prosperous, economically stable future for rural communities like ours by leveraging improved health, including the socioeconomic determinants of health, and by advancing equitab

le practices in all areas of healthcare, education, employment and social services. For instance, we work to develop long-term strategies to increase the quality and amount of accessible low-income housing to support stronger families and a more productive workforce. We work with community partners to improve availability of quality childcare. We are working to add access to substance use treatment and supportive housing options in the local area. For a more complete view, please visit our website at www.archcoaltion.org .

06/17/2026

Matchem Community Revitalization is proud to announce Claire Taylor-Hill as the 2026 recipient of the Teresa Marie Matchem Legacy Scholarship.

The Teresa Marie Matchem Legacy Scholarship was established to honor the life, values, and enduring impact of Teresa Matchem a devoted educator, mentor, and advocate who believed in the power of education, service, and uplifting others. This scholarship recognizes students who demonstrate academic achievement, leadership, character, and a commitment to making a positive difference in their community.

Claire Taylor-Hill embodies the very spirit of this award. Through her dedication, perseverance, and involvement both in and outside the classroom, she has distinguished herself as a young leader with a bright future ahead. Her commitment to excellence and her desire to positively impact those around her reflect the legacy that Teresa Matchem carried throughout her life.

Please join us in congratulating Claire Taylor-Hill on this well deserved honor. We are excited to see all that she will accomplish in the years to come and are proud to invest in the next generation of leaders who will continue to make our communities stronger.

Congratulations, Claire! Your future is bright, and your journey is just beginning.

06/13/2026
With all the chaos, it's hard to remember sometimes that the regular business of our society and communities is continui...
06/11/2026

With all the chaos, it's hard to remember sometimes that the regular business of our society and communities is continuing. The challenges we faced a year ago or five years ago or more, are still there. We still need to address our local housing availability issue. We still need to address our chronic shortage of affordable, quality childcare. We need to fill the gaps in early childhood education. We need to ensure a safe and secure retirement for our seniors. We need to deal with substance use. We need to do the things we need to do to make sure people have access to health care, including mental health.

It's easy to loose sight of all these things when it sometimes seems like the world is trying desperately to rip itself apart, but we have to keep our eyes on the ball. If we let these things fall through the cracks, we may never be able to get them on the right track again.

This is a new article, specifically about housing, and the picture it paints isn't very rosy. The good news is that there are paths forward. We just have to keep moving. The ARCH Community Health Coalition of Western Kentucky and our partners, like the Matchem Community Revitalization Corporation are working to build and healthy, prosperous, sustainable future for Hopkins County and the rest of rural western Kentucky.

A new report from LISC’s National Housing Strategic Initiatives team examines the financial pressures threatening affordable housing nationwide. The State of Affordable Housing: Saving Affordable Housing Assets highlights how supply constraints, inflation, rising operating expenses, and escalating...

The LIHTC is an unnecessarily complex and expensive mechanism to support low-income housing development.
06/03/2026

The LIHTC is an unnecessarily complex and expensive mechanism to support low-income housing development.

The federal tax credit provides up to $15 billion in subsidies a year to help developers build apartments. It’s created housing that’s often no more affordable than the market rate.

06/03/2026

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