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+ LIHEAP applications now being accepted
Louisville Metro's Office of Resilience and Community Services is accepting applications for assistance through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), now through December 11, or until funds are depleted.
LIHEAP is designed to help low-income Kentuckians offset their home heating costs. Eligibility and the amount of assistance is based on a household’s income and primary fuel type. Households who have an income up to 150% of the Federal Poverty Line can apply. The assistance is paid directly to the utility provider.
Appointments also are being accepted for the new Healthy at Home Utility Assistance Fund designed to assist people in danger of losing their natural gas, water, wastewater, or electricity. Households who have an income up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Line and have been economically impacted due to COVID-19 can apply. Households can receive assistance for the minimum needed to alleviate the water and wastewater crisis up to $500.
LIHEAP is funded by a pass-through block grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Healthy at Home Utility Relief Fund is made possible by a $15 million allocation by Governor Andy Beshear in federal COVID-19 relief funds for at-risk Kentuckians.
Appointments are required in advance to apply for both programs.
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+ JCPS registration open, closes December 16
The JCPS School Choice Registration and Application period for the 2021-22 school year runs through Wednesday, December 16.
Due to social distancing guidelines, JCPS will not be hosting its regular Showcase of Schools or in-person open houses at schools. Instead, all elementary, middle, and high schools will help families explore their school choice options by hosting virtual open houses that offer both a video introduction to the school and a live question and answer session. The virtual open houses will take place on each school’s Facebook page according to this schedule.
If you need assistance with completing the registration or application process, you may consider making an appointment at the JCPS 360° Student and Family Support Center at Humana. You can also contact JCPS at (502) 485-6250 or askstudentassignment@jefferson.kyschools.us.
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+ Exchange opportunities available through World Affairs Council
Through partnerships with other global organizations, the World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana has two exchange opportunities available.
Arima-Louisville Exchange
In partnership with Caribbean Fashion and Arts Feature Festival (CAFF) in Arima, Trinidad, the World Affairs Council is offering an arts exchange called "FOR COMMON GOOD - Arima x Louisville Exchange" for Louisville artists, educators and artivists to give back and join a global community of people who are promoting social change through the arts and culture.
Those interested should submit a curriculum for a online, tuition-free program for 60 Arima- and East Trinidad-based educators, media practitioners, writers, poets, visual artists, cultural practitioners, historians, local government officials and policy makers interested in using arts to effect change. A small honorarium is provided for each workshop/curriculum offered.
Expo 2020 Dubai
In partnership with Global Ties U.S., the World Affairs Council is helping to recruit Youth Ambassadors (U.S. citizens ages 18-29) and Cultural Performers (all ages) to serve as cultural ambassadors at the U.S. Pavilion in Dubai during Expo 2020 Dubai, October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. If you have or know of young adults, recent grads and Kentuckians that can represent Kentucky's unique culture, please have them apply! Travel and lodging expenses are covered for all those selected. Two info sessions via Zoom coming up - please save the date:
+ New violence prevention effort begins in Louisville
Mayor Greg Fischer and U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman announced a new approach to violence prevention in Louisville that works by directly engaging those most intimately involved in and affected by violence.
Called Group Violence Intervention (GVI), the approach leverages an intentional collaboration among law enforcement, social service providers and community members, who collectively co-sign and deliver the anti-violence message.
A basic tenet of the model is that many neighborhoods have had long and negative experiences with harmful and unequal treatment by the criminal justice system. In these areas, residents don’t feel protected by law enforcement – rather, they feel historically overpoliced and under-protected. GVI is an explicit departure from this, starting with recognition that a community is fundamentally healthy and resilient, and a new approach is necessary to keep every member of the community alive and free.
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+ KRM offering free virtual citizenship classes
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM) continues to offer free citizenship class. The classes are now being held online throughout the week.
The classes include U.S. history, English vocabulary lessons and interview practice. The program is open to all.
To register, contact Katie Mills, ESL & Citizenship Education Coordinator, at kmills@kyrm.org or (502) 341-3635.
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