The Hive receives grant, expands Scottsville location
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. — The Laura Goad Turner Charitable Foundation has awarded The HIVE, Inc. a second impact grant to help establish and expand programming at its Allen County location in Scottsville.
That’s according to a release by the nonprofit on Monday. According to The HIVE, Inc., the foundation awarded the initial grant that helped bring it to Scottsville last year.
This year’s additional investment will support the continued development of programs and services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Allen County.
The story of the property itself is deeply connected to that mission, according to the nonprofit.
The Allen County Arc, or AARC, has owned the property since 1976, when the organization purchased it from the PET Milk Plant, the release says. According to local history, Cal Turner Sr. later paid off the organization’s approximately $30,000 note on the property after learning of the need for services for people with developmental disabilities in Allen County.
The nonprofit says for decades, LifeSkills Workshop operated at the site, providing an important community resource.
When the property became available in 2025, the nonprofit says AARC reached out to The HIVE with the hope the building could continue serving those with disabilities and their families. The HIVE established its Bowling Green Clubhouse program in 2017 and says it has since grown into a trusted resource for adults with developmental disabilities and their families throughout Bowling Green and surrounding counties.
The nonprofit says its mission is to enrich, enhance and empower the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families through opportunities for connection, independence, advocacy, education and community involvement.
Katherine Sikora, executive director of the Laura Goad Turner Charitable Foundation and granddaughter of Cal Turner Sr., said she was already familiar with The HIVE’s work when the opportunity in Scottsville arose.
“I had already been researching The HIVE and knew what they are doing is different and unique,” Sikora said, adding that she believed the organization could help fill an important gap in services. “If we changed just one life, isn’t it worth it?” she said. “It is worth it.”
The connection brings the story of the property full circle: a building supported decades ago by the Turner family so people with developmental disabilities would have opportunities in Allen County is once again receiving support from the Turner family’s charitable foundation to continue that purpose for a new generation.
