SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC
415-1/2 WEST ASHLAND AVENUE, LOUISVILLE, KY 40214

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO EMPOWER OUR NEIGHBORS IN CRISIS TO MOVE TOWARD STABILITY AND SELF- SUFFICIENCY. WE DO THIS BY DEMONSTRATING RESPECTFUL COMPASSION; PRACTICING FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP; AND PROVIDING: -EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD, MEDICINE, HOUSING AND UTILITIES -COMPREHENSIVE REFERRAL SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS (INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND MARRIAGE COUNSELING) -DAILY ENRICHMENT SERVICES FOR SENIOR ADULTS

TO EMPOWER OUR NEIGHBORS IN CRISIS TO MOVE TOWARD STABILITY AND SELF- SUFFICIENCY.

THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WORKS TO MEET THE BASIC INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THOSE FAMILIES IN THE SOUTH END WHO ARE FACING FINANCIAL CRISIS. THE PROGRAM WORKS TO STABILIZE THE FAMILY'S BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH UTILITY BILLS AND HOUSING PAYMENTS, AS WELL AS PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL NEEDS. OCCASIONALLY WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR ADDITIONAL NEEDS SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND ITEMS NEEDED FOR WORK PLACEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE DARE TO CARE PANTRY THAT DISTRIBUTES CANNED GOODS, FROZEN MEAT PRODUCTS, REFRIGERATED DAIRY PRODUCTS, FRESH PRODUCE, INFANT SUPPLIES AND PERSONAL ITEMS. THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS CREATED A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE. THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RECEIVES INQUIRIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM AROUND 220 FAMILIES EACH MONTH, AND THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS OVER 110 OF THOSE FAMILIES IN MOST CRITICAL NEED EACH MONTH. ADDITIONALLY, SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES ASSISTS BETWEEN 15-25 FAMILIES MONTHLY BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR NECESSARY MEDICATIONS AND INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING - DISTRIBUTING UP TO 200 PER YEAR/PER PERSON. OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE FOOD PANTRY HAS BEEN SERVING AROUND 128 FAMILIES MONTHLY. FUNDING AND IN-KIND DONATIONS FOR THIS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COMES FROM SUPPORTING CHURCHES, METRO LOUISVILLE GOVERNMENT, DARE TO CARE FOOD BANK, SPECIAL GRANTS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND FOUNDATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS. 2019-2020 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EA) SERVED (NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE): -RENT- 191: 108,388.22 -WATER - 103: 12,580 -LGE -239: 29,910 -MEDICATION - 190: 6887.94 -OTHER (I.E. TRANSPORTATION)-8: 8,391.31 -SPECIAL UTILITY GRANTS - 582: 131,707 -FOOD (ORDERS) - 5415 -CLOTHING/FURNITURE VOUCHERS - 162 -BABY SUPPLIES -428 -BUS PASSES-28

PROGRAM FOR HOMEBOUND SENIORS MEALS ON WHEELS PROVIDES MEALS AND FRIENDLY VISITS TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS IN SOUTH LOUISVILLE WITH A GOAL TO INCREASE NUTRITIONAL HEALTH AND PROVIDE PERSONAL INTERACTION. THIS PROGRAM RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS WHO DELIVER APPROXIMATELY 1,100 LUNCHES A MONTH. ADDITIONALLY WE DELIVER BOXES OF NON-PERISHABLE USDA COMMODITIES TO APPROXIMATELY 25 SENIORS EACH MONTH. 2019-2020 HOME DELIVERED MEALS PROGRAM (MEALS ON WHEELS): THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SLCM VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED HOT, FROZEN AND CHILLED MEALS TO OUR FRAIL, HOME BOUND ELDERLY IN THE SOUTH END OF LOUISVILLE. DURING THE YEAR, 77 SENIORS WERE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 13,674 MEALS. FOR TWO ROUTES, THE FOOD AND FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY MARY AND ELIZABETH HOSPITAL/UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HEALTH, WHILE FOR THE OTHER FIVE/SIX ROUTES THE FOOD IS PROVIDED BY MASTERSONS' CATERING WITH COORDINATION AND FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM AND KIPDA. WE ALSO PROVIDED 275 SENIOR COMMODITY BOXES TO OUR HOME-BOUND SENIORS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DARE TO CARE AND USDA. ADDITIONALLY THIS YEAR, WE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM MEALS-ON-WHEELS OF AMERICA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MEALS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.

VOLUNTEER SERVICES VOLUNTEERS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE DAILY MISSION OF SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, PROVIDING OVER 6,300 HOURS OF SERVICE LAST YEAR ALONE. A VOLUNTEER TEAM OF MORE THAN 165 VOLUNTEERS SHARE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS OF OUR PROGRAMS-DELIVERING MEALS ON WHEELS, PACKING FOOD ORDERS, CONDUCTING PHONE INTAKE INTERVIEWS, HANDLING THE RECEPTIONIST DESK, PROVIDING CLERICAL ASSISTANCE, AND UNLOADING DELIVERIES. VOLUNTEERS SERVE ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES AS WELL AND ASSIST WITH ANNUAL SPECIAL EVENTS. WHETHER RECENT RETIREES, STUDENTS ON SUMMER BREAK, OR BUSINESS GROUPS GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, WE MATCH VOLUNTEERS WITH CURRENT NEEDS. NEW VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED FOR THIS DIVERSE TEAM.

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