Mission
THE APPALACHIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (ACDA) IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, CULTURAL, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT PURPOSES. THE ACDA EXISTS TO PROVIDE MECHANISMS THROUGH WHICH THE BROAD-BASED GOALS OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT CAN BE ACHIEVED WITHIN THE APPALACHIAN COMMUNITY OF GREATER CINCINNNATI. PROCEEDS FROM THE APPALACHIAN FESTIVAL ARE USED TO FUND GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE GREATER CINCINNATI COMMUNITY FOR PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THE APPALACHIAN PEOPLE OR PROMOTE APPALACHIAN CULTURE.