At a recent meeting of the Somerset-Pulaski Economic Development Authority, Somerset Mayor Alan Keck and others were impressed by a presentation from Covington’s Life Learning Center. The non-profit claims a high success rate for helping people who are poor, or are struggling with addiction, or who’ve been incarcerated, to get jobs and keep them. Keck said he also likes the way the program’s paid for.
“It's over 70% funded by the private sector instead of government. And so many of these rehabilitation recovery centers rely solely on governmental funds. And I don't think that's a sustainable model for our country, or our community or state.”
