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+ Creating Home Together with Welcoming Week
Through Welcoming Week, organizations and communities bring together immigrants, refugees, and long-time residents to build strong connections and affirm the importance of welcoming and inclusive places in achieving collective prosperity.
At a time when political rhetoric has deepened divisions and the COVID-19 pandemic has renewed anti-immigrant sentiment, Welcoming Week reminds us to double down on our inclusive vision and find new ways to bring together people across lines of difference to develop greater understanding and mutual support.
Kick off Welcoming Week with us by joining a free, livestream event featuring exciting music, dance performances, inspiring personal stories, and more!
When: September 12 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time
Where: Livestreaming on Facebook and YouTube
#CreatingHomeTogether: A #WelcomingWeek Experience
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+ Louisville Forward launches new low-interest loan fund to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19
Small Business COVID-19 Relief Loan funded with EDA grant
On Sept. 14, the Department of Economic Development will begin accepting applications for a new low-interest loan program, the Small Business COVID-19 Relief Loan Program. The $2.8 million loan fund is designed to assist small businesses impacted by COVID-19 and aims to meet businesses’ immediate cash flow needs quickly through a shortened application process and additional meetings of the METCO Board, the oversight body that will approve the loans.
The Small Business COVID-19 Relief Loan Program was created using grant funds recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.
Through the new program, small businesses can receive a 66-month loan of up to $50,000, with no payments and zero interest for the first six months and 2 percent interest starting in month seven. There will be no prepayment penalty for early payoff.
Louisville Forward will begin accepting applications on Sept. 14. For more details and updates on how to apply, businesses should visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/louisville-forward/small-business-covid-19-relief-loan-program.
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+ Mayor Greg Fischer announces new leadership for Louisville's Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods
On Tuesday, Mayor Greg Fischer announced new leadership for the city’s Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods (OSHN). Monique Williams, who is Director of Youth Violence Prevention Research Center at the University of Louisville, has been named as OSHN’s new director, and Dr. Steven M. Kelsey, a retired Louisville Metro Police Officer and Louisville minister, has been named its Faith-Based Liaison.
Metro Council President David James added, “Adding these two professionals to the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods will help move our city in the right direction toward safety.”
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+ Mayor Greg Fischer names Yvette Gentry as new interim Chief of LMPD
On Monday, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced that interim LMPD Chief Rob Schroeder is retiring from the department, and former LMPD Deputy Chief Yvette Gentry has agreed to serve in the interim role until a new permanent Chief is installed.
Gentry retired from LMPD in 2014 after serving more than 20 years in investigations, strategic planning, budgeting and patrol; she became deputy chief in 2011. A year later, Mayor Fischer named her as the city’s Chief of Community Building, a role she held until 2017. Gentry is taking a leave of absence from her current roles in philanthropy at the Rajon Rondo Foundation and Metro United Way to serve until a permanent LMPD Chief is in place.
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