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About 50 people showed up at the Parkland Community Meeting on Tuesday, July 25th at Irma Dee's to discuss their ideas and suggestions for the former Parkland Grocery. Below is a collection of the items discussed.
Grocery store
What types of items would
you buy?
Specialty items not offered at Krogers
Aldi’s
Fresh vegetables, health food, whole food items
Household needs: food, toiletries, cleaning
supplies, medicine, etc.
How often would you visit?
Weekly or more often
Once per week
As needed
Often
How much would you spend per
visit?
$10 - $200
$15 - $40
$50 - $60
General Comments
Food Desert is the focus. Grocery store with
minimal junk food and a continuous abundance of fresh, organic food.
Coffee shop and spoken word venue.
I don’t think the community support. Too many
failed groceries in west Louisville.
Could it also house hardware/home goods?
Full service for all ages with space for other
community uses by one people.
Neighborhood Walmart?
Young adult development center: 1)
budgeting money, 2) credit, 3) prevent pregnancy (go through a course of a
pregnant female), 4) peer pressure (role-playing)
Children’s
multi-purpose place: 1) skating rink, 2) bowling, 3) games, 4) movies, 5) etc…
Children have to earn their play. Work in the neighborhood, etc….
Should
employ Parkland residents.
Food Hall
What
types of items are you likely to buy here?
Lunch
and dinner
Different
types of foods, Asian, Indian, Japanese, Thai
Take
out BBQ, burgers, fried chicken
Prepared
vegan food
Variety
of diverse food options
How
often would you visit?
Depends
on what’s offered and how I like it
Once
a week
Depends
on what’s offered; more if special entertainment if offered
How
much would you spend per visit?
$40
- $50
$10
$12/visit
$45
- $50
General
comments
Teach
young people skills, trades: plumbing, welding, electrician, carpentry
Offer
live music especially in the summer
Hardware
store i.e. Ace; the building should be an economic engine for the rest of the
business district
A
consignment shop like a Goodwill, that would provide jobs for senior citizens
that’s on a fixed income, who want to work but for health reasons can’t afford
to lose their benefits.
Hardware store, library
expansion, community services
Love
the idea. Love the facility in Philly.
Teen
center, one-shop opportunities: 1) counseling, 2) game room, 3) tutoring, 4)
life skills training (manners, cooking, sewing, etc.)
Develop
a patio to enjoy meals outdoors while listening to live music
Hay
Market with fresh produce, fresh fish & meat, flowers, holiday trees
Walgreens
Neighborhood
Walmart
Church
Entertainment
for youth: workshop facility, house AMPED here, mentoring, arcade games, video
games, mini library, tutoring, cooking classes
Full
service library for all ages with space for other community uses by the
people!!
Community
space: meetings, computer, classes
Employ
Parkland residents
Community
Assistance Building: parenting program, literacy, self-sufficiencies, tutoring,
birthday party room
Banquet
hall for wedding receptions, birthday parties, community meetings
Library
Hay
Market
Building
Supply, mini Lowes, i.e. Ace
Farmers’ Market
What
types of items are you likely to buy here?
Fresh
veggies
Similar
to the old “Hay Market.” The opportunity to purchase fresh fruit, veggies, and
meat all in one location.
Fruits
and veggies
Tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh flowers, herbs (cilantro), house plants Fresh fruits and veg: kale, strawberries, potatoes, onions, etc.
Garden
statues, garden art, windmill, sundial, garden flag
Greens,
turnips, squash, zucchini, weekly, $15/week
How
often would you visit?
1-2
times per week
As
needed
Once
a week
How
much would you spend per visit?
$20
- $30
$10
to $20
$10
- $15
$50+
Cost depends on services rendered. Florist, craft store, Christian bookstore
$30
General
comments
Youth
academic and athletic center. Focusing on tutoring, mentoring, athletic
training.
Fresh
vegetable market
What
would be in space other days when market is not there?
Lowe’s
Skating
rink
Office
Supply store: paper, pens, computer cartridges, postage stamps, filing cabinets
Nutrition
for the mind!! Consider the site for return of Parkland Library
Farmers
Market: should be an addition to a grocery store or food hall. Ample
transportation
Code
Louisville. A YouthBuild Part II
Use of ½ building for one
plan, use other ½ for another. Example: 1) city uses ½ for commons use for
residents and other, 2) YouthBuild has satellite site in Parkland, 3) ½
building used a community center for meetings, arts events, youth mentoring
program, Saturday story time for various ages, 4) Move police into market and
free up library for library use, 5) promote urban league purchase of ½ building
to offer classes—job prep, non-eviction, other, 6) ½ food, ½ community center,
½ police, ½ other. Think big!
Not
my first choice for an option.
Move
police into portion of vacated building. Reopen library as a library. Use the
rest of vacated building for a farmers’ market.
Activity
center: life skills training, healthy cooking classes
A
trade school: plumbing, electrical, engineering
Active
business association, temporary Biz group
Community
needs it but I feel as if there should be more health and wellness services in
the building
Parkland
Library (handicap accessible)
Planet
Fitness or a fitness center added
Healthy
cooking classes, yoga, wellness center
Home
Depot
Full
service library for all ages with space for other community uses by the people.
Traveling clothing store
(women’s
Come out and meet with your community to help organize a
Louisville community grocery store! We meet on the second Tuesday of the
month. Make decisions and learn how to organize a community-owned business.
Location: Western Library Meeting Room, 604
S. 10th St. 5:30-7:30 p.m.: 5:30-6:30 p.m. (Community meeting),
6:30-7:30 pm (Committee meetings)
When: Tuesday, August 8th
2017 Dates: August 8; Sept 12; Oct 10; Nov 14
www.loufoodcoop.com
 This coming Tuesday June 13th
the New Roots, Parkland Fresh Stop Market, 1600 Virginia Avenue and partners
welcome everyone to the first Parkland Fresh Stop Market of the 2017 growing season!
Fresh Stop Markets (FSM) are run by leaders in a grassroots food justice
movement that operates from the belief that fresh food is a basic human right.
FSMs are volunteer, community-driven farm-fresh food markets that pop up
bi-weekly at local churches and community centers in fresh food insecure
neighborhoods.
“Shareholders” agree to cooperate and pay ahead of time, on a
sliding scale, for ten varieties of seasonal, local, organic produce that can
then be picked up at a given time and day, at one of the 15 different Kentucky
and southern Indiana Markets. This cooperation and financial commitment ensures
that farmers don’t face the same degree of risk as with traditional farmers’
markets. The sliding scale means food is affordable and everyone is included.
The deadline for ordering your share of produce is this Friday, June 9th at 9
PM.
Please go to http://www.newroots.shop/<http://www.newroots.shop/> to order. Families on SNAP
please call 502-509-6770 to place your order. You can also email nfo@newroots.org<mailto:info@newroots.org>.
WIC participants pay $6, those at or below 185 percent federal poverty
guidelines pay $12, others pay $25, and those who would like to invest in the
community pay $40.
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> Everyone gets the same food! At every Market a chef hosts a cooking
demonstration, offering samples and recipes for the very same vegetables and
fruits that shareholders bring home. There is a diverse, family reunion
atmosphere.
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> For more information and to find out more about the other Fresh Stop
Market locations, go to: http://www.newroots.org/faqs.html<http://www.newroots.org/faqs.html
 Common Table, a culinary
arts training program at Catholic Charities, hosts Table of Plenty, a free
monthly meal the last Wednesday of each month. Anyone is welcome to
attend.
Catholic Charities Gym
2234 West Market St
12pm – 5pm
The last Wednesday of each month:
June 28
July 26
August 30
September 27
October 25
 The
Louisville Bats are hosting two types of Louisville Metro Government
Nights.
Metro
Council Mondays: For this program, the Bats will host groups
and organizations doing the good of the community. This includes 12,000 total
tickets distributed for use on any of these Monday nights: July 17 and August
28. Examples include school fundraisers, charity auctions, and several others.
Community
Nights: The Bats will host two community nights, providing
tickets, hot dogs, and soft drinks to non-profit groups who would not be able
to afford a Bats game under regular circumstances. These two nights include
4,000 guests for each game on July 18 and August 2. Groups will need to contact
the Bats office directly to sign up for the program and each group member will
get a voucher for a ticket, hot dog and soft drink. Examples include mentoring
organizations, social service agencies, and many more.
To request tickets for either part of the program, organizations
should contact Shelby Harding at sharding@batsbaseball.com. Please include
your Metro Council District, organization name, contact name, mailing address, daytime
phone and number of tickets requested. Email requests are preferred, but if
email is not available please call 614-4502.
 In
preparation for warmer temperatures this season, KIPDA Area Agency on Aging and
Independent Living is again partnering 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 to qualified
individuals within the KIPDA region including Jefferson, Bullitt, Henry, Shelby,
Oldham, Spencer, and Trimble Counties.
Donations of new box fans will be collected thru June 14 at:
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KIPDA, 11520 Commonwealth Drive (Lou., KY 40299)
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WLKY Studio, 1918 Mellwood Ave. (Lou, KY 40206)
Drop
off hours are Monday through Friday; 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. for KIPDA and 8:30
a.m.- 5:30 p.m. for WLKY.
Monetary
donations will also be accepted to purchase fans. Make checks made payable to
KIPDA, Attn: Fan Fair Program and mail to the address on Commonwealth
Drive listed above postmarked by June 14. If you would like to make
special arrangements for a donation or need further information, please contact
Sarah Teeters (502) 574-5092 at the OADC or Jennifer Craig (502) 266-5571 at
KIPDA.
Last
year, over 600 fans were distributed to residents in need thanks to fan or
monetary donations given by community organizations, churches, businesses, and
private citizens. Local station WLKY TV32 provided both on-air and
on-line advertising, in addition to serving as one of the drop-off locations,
and will provide similar support to this year’s efforts.
On
June 24, a “Fan Fair” will be held from 8 a.m.- 12 p.m. at The Edison Center
located at 701 W. Ormsby Ave. to distribute the collected fans to seniors 60
and older, as well as to individuals with physical disabilities, on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Qualifications
to receive a free fan will be:
- Person 60 years or older
- OR documentation verified by a physician of a
physical disability
- Must be a resident of Jefferson, Oldham, Henry, Shelby,
Spencer, Trimble or Bullitt Counties
- Proof of address and age will we required
- One fan per household
Coinciding with the Fan Fair will be a health
fair open to all ages to provide basic health checks and information from local
area resources. Louisville Metro Department of Public Health &
Wellness and LMPD will also facilitate a ‘Take Back Event’ to properly and
safely dispose of unwanted or expired prescription drugs.
 Center For Neighborhoods is now accepting applications for Neighborhood Institute Fall 2017!
Classes will meet at:
Center For Neighborhoods HQ
507 South Third Street
August 26th - November 9th, 2017
Every Thursday, 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Dinner provided.
Please click HERE to for more information,
or to apply for the Fall 2017 class.
The application deadline for Neighborhood Institute Fall 2017 is 12:00PM on Friday, August 11th, 2017.
About Neighborhood Institute The Neighborhood Institute is open to all neighborhoods, Metro Council Districts and the whole community. There is no charge to attend.
The Neighborhood Institute is a neighborhood leadership-education program established in 1987 by the Center For Neighborhoods, a non-profit civic organization. The Neighborhood Institute equips neighborhood leaders with the resources necessary to effect positive change by acting through and with their neighborhood groups.
Part of the Neighborhood Institute curriculum includes a self-directed project in the community. Through the class projects, people become engaged in the community as they branch out and apply the information and knowledge from the class to real life situations.
For more information, contact John Hawkins, 502-589-0343 or johnh@centerforneighborhoods.org.
 Louisville
Asset Building Coalition is here to help. They will be offering FREE tax
assistance now through October 13, 2017 at the following locations.
By
Appointment Only: Call LABC @ (502) 814-2715
Appointments
are for times between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the first two locations:
Tuesdays:
Louisville Asset Building Coalition
1126 Berry Blvd
Louisville, KY 40215
Wednesdays:
Louisville Urban League
1535 W Broadway
Louisville, KY 40203
Thursdays:
Every other week (call for schedule) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Sun Valley Community Center 6505 Bethany Lane, Louisville KY 40272
United Crescent Hill Ministries 150 State St., Louisville KY 40206
Thursday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. :Americana Community Center 4801
Southside Dr., Louisville KY 40214
For Taxpayers with Household Income of $65,000 or less
MAKE
SURE YOU BRING
•
Social security card for everyone on tax return
•
Picture ID for Taxpayer and Spouse
•
W-2 and 1099 from employer
•
List of other income/expenses
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1098 for education credit
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1095-A for certain healthcare credits
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Blank check or account info for direct deposit
Schedule C’s also prepared for self-employment
Phone:
(502) 814-2715 www.labcservices.org
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