Shaping Kentucky's Future

Named after a recent policy brief issued by the Partnership for a Fit Kentucky, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the Community Foundation for Hazard and Perry County, along with several other Kentucky foundations have come together to create the regional convergence Shaping Kentucky’s Future. The primary aim is to build a culture of healthy behavior in an environment of health opportunity, creating a policy framework in Kentucky that closes the gaps across communities – geographic and demographic – in accessing healthy food and reshapes environments over time in ways that safely support physically active ways of life. While still in its developmental phase, Shaping Kentucky’s Future will focus its efforts on developing a strategic plan; launch a shared investment pool with funds from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky as well as local family, corporate and community foundation funds; and, develop and implement a shared investment strategy based on the policy brief and the strategic plan to guide the collaborative’s mission, purpose, process, and sustainability.