Jefferson County Public Schools

Jefferson County Public Schools is working to update its policy to no longer require tuition for students who enroll early for kindergarten after it said it realized that the state does provide funding to schools for such students. Students who turn 5 years old after the kindergarten eligibility cutoff date – which for next fall will be Aug. 1 – but who can meet certain standards can choose to enroll in kindergarten early. As late as this month, JCPS had been saying that such students would have to pay about $6,000 in tuition because, it said, the state only pays the per-pupil expense for children 5 and older.

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2016/10/25/jcps-works-eliminate-tuition-early-kindergarten-entry/92721502/

New LIHEAP Automated
Phone and On-Line Appointment System

Income-eligible residents can now make an appointment for LIHEAP by phone or on-line, instead of coming in person.

The Subsidy Phase of LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, begins Tuesday and will operate through Dec. 9, 2016,  Appointments can be scheduled now.  Read here for eligibility and other details.

To schedule a LIHEAP appointment, call 991-8391 or visit http://www.louisvilleky.cascheduler.com. 

FREE Hearing Aid Batteries

Many thanks to Kentucky Assistive Technology Services (KATS) and POWERMAX who donated thousands of new hearing aid batteries to our department to be distributed to local residents. Our Office for Aging & Disabled Citizens (OADC) has three sizes (10s, 13s, and 312s) available on a first come, first served basis. The 'Best Used By' date is 02/2016, but they are still in excellent working order.

Persons in need can come to the OADC office located on the 2nd floor of the Edison Center, in the Community Services Suite. The Edison Center address is 701 W. Ormsby Avenue, Louisville, KY 40203.

Please call Sarah Teeters for more information and/or to check availability at 502-574-5092.

You can also call KATS at 1-800-327-5287 for information on pick up at their site or to donate used hearing aids that will be refurbished and provided to those in need. 

FREE Leaf Drop-off Sites to Open November 8th

Louisville Metro residents not mulching autumn leaves into their lawns or using curbside collection will have the option to dispose of them at one of three drop-off sites beginning November 8 through December 3. Drop-off will not be available on November 24 and 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Only loose leaves will be accepted. Containers used to bring leaves to the drop-off sites must be disposed of off-site by residents.

Leaf drop off sites:

• Public Works Yard, 10500 Lower River Road (enter from Bethany Lane), Tuesday – Saturday from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Public Works East District Operations Center, 595 Hubbards Lane, Tuesday – Saturday from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Public Works Waste Reduction Center, 636 Meriwether Avenue, Tuesday – Friday:  9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday:  9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Seven Counties Services, Inc. is no more

The mental health provider announced Monday that it officially merged with not-for-profit Tennessee-based Centerstone and will now be known as Centerstone of Kentucky. For the coming months, patients won’t see any changes. But in the next two years, Centerstone plans to expand services and do more research. Centerstone, which started in 1991, offers mental health services in Florida, Illinois, Tennessee, Indiana and now Kentucky. Starting Tuesday, Tony Zipple, president and CEO of Seven Counties, will become CEO of Centerstone of Kentucky.

http://wfpl.org/seven-counties-becomes-centerstone-of-kentucky/

http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/seven-counties-services-finalizes-affiliation-agreement-now-called-centerstone-of-kentucky/

Donations Sought for Homeless Individuals

Louisville Metro RSVP, in conjunction with Metro United Way, is once again sponsoring the "Alabaster Box" Project.

We'll be filling "gently-used" purses or travel/toiletry bags to help homeless men and women, or individuals living in homeless shelters.  Donations big and small are appreciated such as nail clippers, deodorant, eye drops, tweezers, small paperback books, lotion, ink pens and many other items. Call Tina Murphy at 574-7305 for more info or read more.

810 Neighborhood Place Relocates

A new Neighborhood Place will open next week in the East Government Center in Middletown, replacing the location in the soon-to-close Urban Government Center.

The relocation will allow Neighborhood Place to expand its footprint to a part of the city underserved by this agency. About 18,000 families in the zip codes served at the new location qualify for the school free or reduced lunch program.

The new location at 200 Juneau Drive will be named for Jane Charmoli, one of Neighborhood Place’s founding champions.

The Charmoli Center will house staff from multiple agencies — Louisville Metro Community Services, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS), Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and Seven Counties Services, Inc. —in one accessible location.  Core services provided include: 

• Financial and housing assistance with case management services
• Juvenile and school-related services
• Child abuse intervention and prevention
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
• Medicaid Assistance
• Substance abuse assessment
• A Dare to Care emergency food pantry
• Self-sufficiency programs

All agency email addresses and phone numbers, including the main front desk line of 574-6638, will remain the same. The Charmoli Center will have ample, free parking at the new facility which is also accessible by a couple TARC bus routes.  The hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

A total of eight Neighborhood Places, along with two satellite sites, serve residents across Jefferson County.  The decision to relocate 810 Barret Neighborhood Place was prompted by the closure of the Urban Government Center. The 810 Barret location was previously the most eastern Neighborhood Place.

Crime Report for LMPD

Division 6 

View crime report in Sixth Division by clicking the following link.

Continue to support your Neighborhood Block Watch. If there isn't an organized "Watch" for your street, please consider starting one. Call Sgt. Coleman at 502.574.2187 for additional information. Call 911 for emergencies; Call 502-574-7111 for non-emergency related help or to find a towed vehicle; Call 574-LMPD (5673) to report crime tips.

6th Division Neighborhood Report 91.pdf