This is a photo of Mennonite Central Committee U. S. volunteer Burhans reading with a student at Hemphill School in Whitesburg, Ky.

This is a photo of garbage marring the scenery of mountains and "hollers" in Appalachia. An outsider may blame the region's people or culture, not realizing that some counties, short on financial resources, provide no disposal services and landfills. Domination by the coal industry has kept the tax base too low.

This is a photo of several run-down buildings on the left and a new home on the right. The new home is the result of combined efforts of several organizations. C. O. A. P., which provides financial counseling and quality low-cost construction, enables poor people in southeastern Kentucky to have adequate shelter. MCC U. S. worker Bill Braun of Dallas, Ore., is director of C. O. A. P.

This is a photo of a HOMES crew building a three-bedroom house near Neon, Ky. One man is standing on the ground using a hammer and another man is kneeling on the deck, watching.

This is a photo of Catherine Wilson, MCC U. S. volunteer who works as a speech therapist in two Kentucky schools, is testing one of her students.

This is a photo of past and present MCC workers in Appalachia, Ky. are enjoying a time of fellowship and sharing experiences, at a picnic area, during a reunion in Berea, Ky.

This is a photo of MCC U. S. worker Willard Ebersole (left) and a friend working on a Kentucky home. This is a part of the housing repair and cleanup tasks to be done by youth teams in the Sharing With Appalachian People (SWAP) program of MCC U. S. This program offers week-long and weekend educational and service experiences in Harlan County, Ky.