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Skip to main content Google Tag Manager Secondary Navigation What We Do Where We Work Support Us Search Search Icon Search Submit Search Search Main navigation How to Join Life in the Corps Life as an Alum Secondary Navigation Mobile What We Do Where We Work Support Us User account menu Log in How to Help—or Get Help Donate to projects helping students and communities through the pandemic, or submit your request. Visit our Direct to Community Giving page. Close Search Submit Search Search Close Close How to Help—or Get Help Donate to projects helping students and communities through the pandemic, or submit your request. Visit our Direct to Community Giving page. Close Appalachia Toggle Arrow Our Community Our Work Join the Corps Support Our Work Appalachia Our Community Right Arrow Our Work Right Arrow Join the Corps Right Arrow Support Our Work Right Arrow Since 2011, our teachers here have been working to ensure that more kids have access to a great education, in spite of the persistent challenges of poverty. Trying to figure out where you’d like to teach? Our Compare Regions tool can help. Compare Regions Teach For America has been partnering with students and families, educators, and community and business leaders in Appalachia since 2011 to help more kids have access to an excellent education and the life opportunities that come with it. We recruit and develop talented and passionate people who bring their unique life experiences into the classroom to broaden students’ perspectives—and their own. Our corps members and alumni are making progress toward high academic expectations and students’ personal development, and work in partnership with school and community leaders to reach a collective vision: that we deliver on the promise of an excellent public education that will give students the chance to lead a life of their choosing. We are dedicated to shaping the future of Appalachia beyond coal mining—our mission is to engage and develop a broad network of lifelong education advocates and ensure our students have the skills and knowledge to lead the greatest economic turnaround our country has seen. After all, it was a little more than 50 years ago when President Johnson declared a War on Poverty from the front porch of a home in Inez, Kentucky—one of the many communities we partner with to bring about systemic change in the mountains. Despite that rallying cry, people living in the region still face many challenges. They also have many opportunities. Our corps members, alumni, and staff in Appalachia work alongside fellow educators across the region who are willing to ask, "What will it take to give every student a 21st-century education?" and then take the steps to make this happen. Get in Touch with TFA Appalachia Name Email What would you like to speak to us about? Back To Top Stay Connected TFA is committed to expanding opportunity for all children. Sign up for our emails to learn how you can get involved. Email I’m interested in applying to teach Content is loading... Footer Regions Stories Careers One Day Magazine FAQs Contact Us Press Donate Privacy Policy Terms of Use Accessibility Resubscribe to Email Facebook Twitter Instagram Teach For America is a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network. Copyright 2019 Teach For America, Inc. All rights reserved. Teach For America logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teach For America, Inc. Thanks for signing up! You'll find great content in your inbox soon. Redefine the future for students at Teach For America. Take the next step and join the corps today. Join The Corps Close Thanks for signing up! You'll find great content in your inbox soon. At Teach For America, we know lasting change can happen: All children will get the excellent education they deserve. See how change happens. Watch Video Close...