Sixty percent of nursing home residents have no visitors--no family or friends to check on them or cheer them up. Research shows that long-term care residents receive better care when they have regular outside visitors.With just a few minutes each week, YOU could change a resident's life, and help improve the quality of care they receive. Learn more at our Friendly Visitor OrientationWednesday, Ja...  Read More

The PADD staff wishes everyone a safe a prosperous New Year.  Our office will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 31 & Wednesday, Jan. 1 in observance of the holiday....  Read More

400 Forgotten Angels served in 2019Please accept our grateful appreciation for all that was done to make Forgotten Angels 2019 a remarkable year!  It takes each of us to make this a success.  Each person who adopted an angel, each person who carried a bag back to the workshop, each stocking stuffer donation and monetary donation.  Everyone that helped fluff and stuff the bags.  All the volunteers ...  Read More

At the PADD Board of Directors meeting on Monday, December 9, 2019, KY State Representative Thomas Walker presented a Citation of Achievement to PADD Executive Director Jason Vincent on behalf of KY State House Representatives Melinda Gibbons Prunty, Lynn Bechler, Myron Dossett, Larry Elkins, Chris Freeland, Jim Gooch, Jr., Jason Petrie and Walker Thomas. Upon having been named by the National Ass...  Read More

The PADD Board of Directors held their Annual Christmas Board Luncheon and Legislative Update at Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park on Monday, December 9, 2019 at 12:00 Noon. Board Chair Scott Marshall welcomed everyone. Federal reports were provided by Field Representatives Ms. Mr. Morgan Alvey (Sen. Mitch McConnell), Jason Hasert (Sen. Rand Paul), and Mr. Corey Elder (Cong. James Comer). A legis...  Read More

The Trigg County Fiscal Court has been awarded $340,227 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds by Governor Matt Bevin and the Department for Local Government. The funds will be utilized to address ADA accessibility issues at the Janice Mason Art Museum located in Cadiz, Kentucky. Specifically, renovations will include the construction of a handicap accessible ramp with a new door and th...  Read More

The PADD Office is excited to announce that during the 100 Mile Challenge, hosted by Christian County Health Department, we won two awards. The agency with the most miles 4,220.37 and tied for the agency with the most participation. We already have ambitions for next year’s challenge. Thanks to everyone for such a great turnout! #CCHD100milechallenge...  Read More

The Forgotten Angels Project will be gearing up again for its 13th year, serving residents in “Personal Care Homes”. Residents in PCH’s are usually younger and sometimes suffer with mental illness rather than physical limitations. We focus on this group of residents because they seem to be most forgotten by friends, family and society. Even more despairing is that these residents are only allowed ...  Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennryile Area Development District based in Hopkinsville, Kentucky has received a 2019 Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) for the Fort Campbell Strong Initiative.The Ft. Campbell Strong initiative is a collaborative effort that began in 2015 to define a path for economic diversification and growth in the six-county re...  Read More

It’s November, which means it’s National Family Caregivers Month! Today, in a Presidential Proclamation, the President said:...  Read More

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October is Resident Rights month. Residents at a local nursing home in the Pennyrile district enjoyed playing Resident Rights Bingo with Long Term Care Ombudsman Cindy Tabor. The Ombudsman Program was able to provide the residents with the Resident Rights Bingo game. It is a fun, interactive way to learn about resident rights....  Read More