Though the coal-mining industry declined many years ago, “forgotten Appalachia” still suffers from the economical impacts that are paired with a consistent sense of fatalism. Based on the most recent census report for Grundy County, the primary county we serve, the average income of residents is $15,683 per capita and the medium household income is $26,814 while the Tennessee state average is $44,298. Furthermore, it is estimated that 29.7% of persons living in Grundy County are living below the poverty level. With 6,372 households in the county, that results in approximately 1,892 poverty-stricken households. The Appalachian Regional Commission compares three economic indicators unemployment, per capita income, and poverty rates to rank counties, and Grundy County has persistently fallen in the lowest category titled “distressed.”