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Mountain Music Exchange

Joani Cleary will have sample instruments to check out and albums from the MME Record Store featuring your favorite female artists. Also, sign up to win a FREE AUTOGRAPHED GUITAR!

Appalachian College of Pharmacy

Stop by, pick up some swag, meet with Dr. Charla Thompson and learn more about the Appalachian College of Pharmacy in nearby Oakwood, Virginia. Free blood pressure and blood glucose checks will be offered as well!

Turning Point

Turning Point Domestic Violence Services is dedicated to guiding our community in eliminating intimate partner violence through advocacy, education, and action for social change.

TEK Center

Located in the heart of Eastern Kentucky, TEK provides industry-developed training in skilled trades, designed to address the growing workforce needs of our region. Their fast-tracked, skill-focused courses lead to nationally accredited, industry-recognized certifications in less than a year. With TEK, you can embark on a journey to transform your potential into a thriving career. Ask about SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES! And check out those Virtual Reality goggles!

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth

KFTC is an organization led not by outside organizers but by local residents addressing problems in their communities… a community of people, inspired by a vision, believing we can build a Kentucky where all of us can thrive.

Pike County Health Department

The Pike County Health Department is a non-profit, public service agency governed by the Pike County Board of Health. They provide preventive health services including medical, nursing, nutrition, social education and environmental interventions designed to assist individuals and communities in obtaining and maintaining an optimal level of wellness. Most services are provided for a nominal fee. No person is turned away for their inability to pay.

Mountain Mamas! Be sure to check out “The Mountain Mama Van”—A safe, clean baby changing and feeding station located on Main Street, in downtown Pikeville. Courtesy of The Pike County Health Department .

Mountain Comprehensive Care

Mountain Comprehensive Care Center’s mission is to improve the overall health and well being of the underserved and homeless population of Eastern Kentucky by ensuring access to quality comprehensive health care. Their vision is to eliminate health care disparities by providing access to services including direct primary care, prevention, advocacy, and education.

Westcare Foundation

The mission of Westcare is to empower everyone to engage in a process of healing, growth, and change benefiting themselves, their families, co-workers, and communities. They do this through our efforts toward “Uplifting the Human Spirit” by consistently improving and strengthening everything in building for the future. From outpatient and residential programs treating substance use and mental health disorders, to shelters providing services to victims of HIV/AIDS, domestic violence and homelessness, to programs within the criminal justice system, to programs interfacing with and/or incorporating primary care services, WestCare’s four decades of growth has been predicated on meeting the need or filling the gap where real people need real help.

Judi’s Place for Kids

As the regional children's advocacy center serving Pike, Floyd, Johnson, Martin, and Magoffin Counties in Kentucky, Judi's Place for Kids is committed to putting the needs of the child first when there is an allegation child abuse.

Bluegrass Ladies Sporting

A great group of gals who enjoy the outdoors, hunting, fishing, sporting clays, hiking, and getting together. Look for their workshops on Saturday in the City Park. Visit their booth and meet some of the coolest chicks in Kentucky!

Canary Nest Midwifery

Canary Nest Midwifery offers a midwifery model of care that emphasizes individual autonomy, choice, and access to healthcare. Their practice is dedicated to providing inclusive and nurturing services to expectant individuals residing in South Eastern Kentucky and the surrounding areas. Meet Mary Harman, a nonbinary licensed professional midwife at Canary Nest Midwifery to learn more about this program!

Hood to the Holler

Hood to the Holler is an organization founded by Charles Booker, and is focused on leveraging the incredible momentum for positive change in Kentucky and nationally, toward the aim of building broad coalitions, breaking down barriers of race and class, and fueling a people centered movement to build power and transform our future.

UK Ovarian Cancer Screening Program (Friday)

THIS PROGRAM SAVES LIVES! The UK Markey Cancer Center Ovarian Cancer Screening Program provides free annual sonographic screenings to women across Kentucky with the goal of detecting cancer early. When it’s caught early, ovarian cancer is a treatable and curable disease.

Pike County Public Library

We may be biased, but Maggie Salisbury is our favorite librarian. See the books she chose just for Mountain Grrl Experience and sign up for DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY!

WMMT Radio & Appalshop

Meet the ladies from Possum Radio, WMMT-FM in Whitesburg, KY.