It is designed to be a community action service and planning agency, to develop to the fullest potential the human and natural resources in the four county area. Although the Council's primary focus is the poor, it seeks to actively and substantially involve all segments of the community, in an effort to alleviate the distress of poverty. Company Profile L.K.L.P. Community Action Council is a private, non-profit corporation serving the southeastern Kentucky counties of Leslie, Knott, Letcher, and Perry in the Kentucky River region. The agency is a Community Action Agency established by the Kentucky General Assembly and incorporated on July 29, 1966. The fiscal year for the Agency is July 1 to June 30.
Several programs are seasonal programs operated for a limited amount of time.
The agency is governed by a 24 member board of directors comprised of 3 representatives of the private, local elected official, and low-income sectors of each county. See Board of Directors for a list of the current Board of Directors and the group that they represent. All LKLP Board members serve four year terms on the LKLP Board of Directors. The Annual Meeting of the LKLP Board of Directors is held in August of each year. The LKLP Board of Directors meets bi-monthly following the annual meeting.