Appalachia Service Project is a Christian ministry, open to all people, that inspires hope and service through volunteer home repair and replacement in Central Appalachia. ASP originated in Barbourville, KY in 1969 when 50 teens and adults provided 4 families with safe, warm homes for the winter. The mission has continued for 55+ years, as ASP remains committed to a vision to see substandard housing eradicated in Central Appalachia. Typical repairs include - roof repair/replacement, room additions, wheelchair ramps, foundation restoration, subfloor/flooring replacement, drainage ditches, insulation/siding, etc.
ASP functions as one of the largest and most impactful substandard housing organizations serving Central Appalachia. To date, more than 20,000 families have received home repair or replacement through ASP. ASP works to establish each repair site as an intersection of compassion for youth/adult volunteers to bring hope to the families they serve, even as they are transformed in the process (and provided life-skills, construction-skills and critical exposure to the Region). ASP is deeply committed to the transformation of all who come in contact with our ministry. ASP is a major player in disaster recovery, we have been part of the rebuild from the 2016 floods in West Virginia, as well as the 2022 floods in Kentucky. Most recently, ASP committed to 200 homes receiving home repair or replacement in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Our CEO, Melisa Winburn, is a 2005 graduate of University of Florida with a degree in construction management. Melisa is a licensed commercial and residential real estate developer, coalition for home repair member, and part of the Tri-Cities women who care philanthropy group.
http://asphome.org
Melisa Winburn, BSBC ’05
President/CEO
Other: Nonprofit home replacement
Johnson City, TN
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