South Louisville Community Ministries Inc

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

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND NEIGHBOR NETWORK 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 200 FAMILIES EACH MONTH, AND THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS IN PROVIDING EXTENSIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR REFERRAL SERVICES TO THOSE FAMILIES. ADDITIONALLY, SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES ASSISTS SEVERAL FAMILIES MONTHLY BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR NECESSARY MEDICATIONS AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE FOOD PANTRY HAS BEEN SERVING AROUND 354 FOOD ORDERS 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. 2021-2022 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EA) SERVED (NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE): -NEIGHBOR NETWORK DISCRETIONARY FUNDS (HOUSING/TRANSPORTATION/ETC.)- 223: 180,303.70 -WATER - 37: 6,562 -LGE -158: 14,468 -MEDICATION - 45: 2547.15 -SPECIAL UTILITY GRANTS -915: 260,973.68 -FOOD (ORDERS) - 4259 -CLOTHING/FURNITURE VOUCHERS - 139 -BABY SUPPLIES -412 -BUS PASSES-74

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 1750 LUNCHES A MONTH. ADDITIONALLY, WE DELIVER BOXES OF NON-PERISHABLE USDA COMMODITIES TO APPROXIMATELY 25 SENIORS EACH MONTH. 2021-2022 HOME DELIVERED MEALS PROGRAM (MEALS ON WHEELS): THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SLCM VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED FROZEN MEALS TO OUR FRAIL, HOME BOUND ELDERLY IN THE SOUTH END OF LOUISVILLE. DURING THE YEAR, 155 SENIORS WERE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 21,565 MEALS. FOR TWO ROUTES, THE FOOD AND FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY MARY AND ELIZABETH HOSPITAL/UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HEALTH, WHILE FOR THE OTHER SEVEN 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 212 SENIOR COMMODITY BOXES TO OUR HOME-BOUND SENIORS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DARE TO CARE AND USDA.

2021-2022 ROSEWATER BOOKSTORE: THE ROSEWATER BOOKSTORE IS A VOLUNTEER-POWERED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT PROVIDES FREE COMMUNITY SPACE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO NEIGHBORS IN CRISIS.