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Eligible residents can also apply for MSD’s Senior Citizen Discount Program Louisville Metro Resilience and Community Services (RCS) is offering pre-registration for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Fall Subsidy Component. The pre-registration will begin on Monday, October 3, and end on October 31, or until appointments reach...

Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, community organizations, and residents, hundreds of electric fans have been donated and collected to provide heat relief for seniors and people with disabilities. A "Fan Fair" Giveaway and Resource event is scheduled for Saturday, June 11 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Edison Center, 701 W. Ormsby Ave...

Monetary donations accepted through May 27, Fan giveaway event held on June 11 Louisville Metro Office for Aging & Disabled Citizens (OADC) and KIPDA Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living are seeking donations to help purchase electric box fans to be distributed to those in need as the weather gets warmer. The fans will be distributed at a...

Eligible residents can apply for heating, water, and wastewater assistance Louisville Metro Office of Resilience and Community Services is now accepting applications for the annual Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Crisis Component and the new Low Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). Applications will be accepted first...

Eligible residents can apply for water, and wastewater assistance Today Louisville Metro Office of Resilience and Community Services began accepting appointments for the new Low Income Household Water Assistance Program, or LIHWAP. LIHWAP is a temporary emergency water/wastewater program intended to help low income households and families during...

Income eligible residents of Jefferson County can apply for heating assistance Today Louisville Metro Office of Resilience and Community Services began accepting appointments for the annual Fall Subsidy Component of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) now through December 10, 2021, or until funds are depleted. During LIHEAP...

First $2.5 million will go to help LG&E customers Mayor Greg Fischer announced today that the city is making additional funding available for its COVID-19 Utility Relief Program, starting with $2.5 million to help residents who have fallen behind on Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) bills as a result of COVID-19. The funds are designed to...

Appointments required in advance; fans distributed on a first come, first served basis Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, community organizations, and residents, hundreds of electric fans have been collected to provide heat relief for older adults and people with disabilities. The Fan Fair giveaway qualifications and guidelines are as...

All Neighborhood Place sites remain closed to the public; clients being served remotely The relocation is due to the renovations taking place at the Academy of Shawnee where NorthWest Neighborhood Place is housed. Renovation work ramped up in early April and is anticipated to be completed by August 2021, with Neighborhood Place likely returning...

Focus shifts to more vulnerable seniors LOUISVILLE, KY (April 3, 2020) – As of today, the Metro March for Meals, the meals pick-up program for seniors 60 year and older that began in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Louisville, has ended. Louisville Metro Senior Nutrition, part of the Office of Resilience and Community Services, is focusing its...

New Thursday pickup sites announced Over 26,000 meals were distributed during the first week of Louisville Metro March for Meals, the meals pickup program for seniors 60 years or older. Nearly 5,300 seniors received a meal pack containing five frozen meals at one of now seven rolling pickup locations across the community. The Louisville Metro...

Locations changing for two pickup sites Almost 500 seniors received a week’s worth of frozen meals on Tuesday in the first successful deployment of the Metro March for Meals program, which provides frozen meal packs to seniors who are self-isolating during the COVID-19 outbreak. The meals were distributed at the Beechmont Community Center parking...

Neighborhood Place and numerous community partners will offer eight back to school events in late July and early August 2019. These events will provide free school supplies while supplies last as well as a wide range of services and resources to help local youth and families be better prepared for the start of school year. The bulk of the supplies...

Donations accepted through June 3rd; Fan giveaway on June 8th With the arrival of warmer temperatures, KIPDA Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living is once again teaming up with Louisville Metro Office for Aging & Disabled Citizens (OADC) to collect electric fans for seniors and persons with physical disabilities. The fans will be distributed...

Each month, Neighborhood Place partners sponsor numerous events and resources to benefit the entire family. Activities in May include a free, eight-week Women’s Empowerment Group, the BB&T Bank Bus which provides free credit report and other financial services, the “Eat This Not That” workshop, and much more. To get more details about these...