KCEOC Wins Community Action Kentucky (CAK) Awards

KCEOC received the 2025 Triumph of Teamwork Award from Community Action Kentucky. This inaugural award honors the dedicated team that serves individuals experiencing homelessness or those at risk of becoming homeless. This innovative team is making a positive impact in the community by helping people overcome obstacles and achieve self-sufficiency, stability, and permanent housing. They accomplish this by providing intensive supportive services and case management, along with interventions aimed at combating poverty.

Team members pictured (left to right); Shawn Bingham, Danielle Ellison, Brittany Maynes, Jackie Murphy, Beverly Isom, Ellen Henson, Shannon Stanley, Bonita Mason, and Kristi Griffin

Ellen Henson, Youth Crisis Center Coordinator (Ryan’s Place), was honored with the Heart of a Kentuckian, Unsung Hero Award, honoring the efforts and achievements of someone who has worked diligently to reduce or eliminate the causes or conditions of poverty above and beyond the scope of duty.