Office of Aging & Disabled Citizens Digest
Louisville Metro Government sent this bulletin at 03/16/2012 01:13 PM EDTLouisville Metro Community Services and Revitalization
Office for Aging and Disabled Citizens
March 16, 2012
TOPIC 1 CALL TO ACTION – KEEP KERS EMPLOYER RATE AT 19.82%
TOPIC 2 News from KIPDA Area Agency on Aging
TOPIC 3 Your Calls Are Making A Difference - Please Call Again to Support the CMHCs!!
TOPIC 4 Kentucky Voices for Health Weekly Update - 3-13-12
TOPIC 5 MHC March 2012 Newsletter
TOPIC 6 Coalition on the Homeless Just the Fax
TOPIC 7 Compassionate, Dependable Caregivers Wanted, All Shifts
TOPIC 8 BBB Tips on March Madness
TOPIC 9 Special Offer from TRIAD Lunch Sponsor
TOPIC 10 Job Shop’s Mock Interview event on March 27
TOPIC 11 NAZARETH HOME Community Education Series
TOPIC 12 Affordable Energy Corporation: Information Technology Services
TOPIC TITLE 1 CALL TO ACTION – KEEP KERS EMPLOYER RATE AT 19.82%
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TO: KMHC Members & Supporters
You are all aware of the tremendous burden that the ever-increasing contribution required of the CMHCs to the KY Employees Retirement System (KERS) has on the viability and financial stability of our CMHCs. Steve Shannon and all of the CMHC Execs are asking for our support in proposing at least a temporary respite for the community mental health centers.
CALL TO ACTION – KEEP KERS EMPLOYER RATE AT 19.82%
KARP continues to be one of the few if not the only group offering KERS alternatives. There is one more alternative to offer, but to accomplish it, KARP needs our assistance.
The final alternative is to insert language in the budget bill (HB 265) to freeze the KERS employer contribution rate for the CMHCs at 19.82%, or the FY ’12 KERS employer contribution rate, for the next two years. This can be accomplished by inserting language into the budget bill (HB 265) clearly stating the KERS employer contribution rate for the CMHCs shall be 19.82% for FY ’13 and FY ’14.
Please call the Legislative Message Line – 1-800-372-7181 – starting NOW and continuing the rest of this week.
Message: Do Not Raise the KERS Employer Contribution Rate for the Community Mental Health Centers – Keep the rate at 19.82% in Fiscal Years ’13 & ‘14!
Ask that your message go to “All Members of the Senate A&R Committee”.
Please have other consumers, family members, advocates, providers, colleagues and friends also call.
Our challenge is to create the legislative will to preserve the safety net of behavioral health services provided by the CMHCs!
Thanks for your advocacy,
Sheila
TOPIC TITLE 2 News from KIPDA Area Agency on Aging
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Welcome to the March 2012 issue of the KIPDA Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living quarterly newsletter--Seniors Digest. Please read the complete newsletter at www.seniorsdigest.org/kipda and then forward it to a friend!
TOPIC TITLE 3 Your Calls Are Making A Difference - Please Call Again to Support the CMHCs!!
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KMHC Members & Supporters – Your calls to members of the Senate A&R Committee are having an impact! Please continue to call the committee and your own Senator, if not a member of the committee. The committee roster is attached.
CALL TO ACTION – KEEP KERS EMPLOYER RATE AT 19.82%
Please call the Legislative Message Line – 1-800-372-7181 – starting NOW and continuing the rest of this week.
Your Message: Do Not Raise the KERS Employer Contribution Rate for the Community Mental Health Centers – Keep the rate at 19.82% in Fiscal Years ’13 & ‘14!
Ask that your message go to “All Members of the Senate A&R Committee” and to your own Senator by name.
Please have other consumers, family members, advocates, providers, colleagues and friends also call.
Our challenge is to create the legislative will to preserve the safety net of behavioral health services provided by the CMHCs!
Thanks for your continued advocacy,
Sheila
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Sheila A. Schuster, Ph.D.
Mental Health & Healthcare Advocacy
120 Sears Avenue, Suite 212
Louisville, KY 40207
502-894-0222 phone
502-894-0635 fax
TOPIC TITLE 4 Kentucky Voices for Health Weekly Update - 3-13-12
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Please read at: http://tiny.cc/hjs9aw
Also:
KVH Meetings Update: March 19, 10:00-12:00, 131 Capitol Annext
The Kentucky Voices for Health meeting on Monday, March 19 has been changed due to a Program Review Committee meeting (agenda below) scheduled for 2:00 PM on Monday. We will meet from 10:00 - 12:00 in Room 131 of the Capitol Annex. Unfortunately, we will NOT have conference call/webinar capabilities at this meeting and encourage KVH members and supporter to come to Frankfort and stay for the afternoon Program Review Committee. An agenda will be forthcoming.
Next week is also the anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act and we will be videoing KVH members and supporters to provide personal testimony regarding the benefits to since the ACA became law to showcase on our www.kyvoices.com site. We will do some taping at the Annex from 1:00-2:00 . Please consider preparing 2 min remarks for this campaign.
Program Review and Investigations Committee
Agenda
DATE: Monday March 19, 2012
TIME: 2:00 PM
PLACE: Room 169 Annex
1. Call to order and roll call
2. Approve minutes for February 13, 2012
3. Medicaid Managed Care
Adam Edelen
Auditor of Public Accounts
William E. Collins, DMD
Rosemary Smith, Luther Smith - Jordan Drug
Jason Wallace, Grant County Drugs
Officials from Managed Care Organizations:
Coventry Cares of Kentucky
Kentucky Spirit Health Plan
WellCare of Kentucky
TOPIC TITLE 5 MHC March 2012 Newsletter
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MHC March 2012 Newsletter
MHC will release our new issue paper at 12:00 p.m on March 21! Louisville's Foreclosure Recovery examines the long term impacts of foreclosures filed in 2007. The forum for the release will be held at the Louisville Urban League, 1535 W. Broadway.
Public Forum to Release
Louisville's Foreclosure Recovery
Wednesday, March 21, 12:00 p.m.
Louisville Urban League, 1535 W. Broadway
On March 21, MHC will release our newest issue paper, Louisville's Foreclosure Recovery: Understanding & Responding to the Impacts of Foreclosure Sales. This research paper updates MHC's January 2008 report, Louisville's Foreclosure Crisis.
The 2008 report examined and analyzed all 1,699 foreclosures filed in Jefferson County, KY from January 1 through June 30, 2007. This new paper assesses the status of those properties, using data from local government supplemented by site examination. This report examines the neighborhood and community effects of foreclosure filings and sales four years after the foreclosure filing. Among the reports stark findings are a tremendous loss in home value resulting from these 2007 foreclosures, and the subsequent increase in costs and loss in property tax revenue to Louisville Metro government. The new issue paper concludes with recommended actions that will guide a recovery from the tremendous losses of foreclosure in our city.
MHC's research partner, the Network Center for Community Change (NC3) conducted data analysis for and wrote Louisville's Foreclosure Recovery."NC3 is a social change organization," says Dana Jackson, NC3's Executive Director. "We know that neighborhoods need good information to mobilize for change. MHC is part of our work to provide data and information that helps neighbors and other stakeholders take action." The public forum will feature a panel discussion. Panelists will include:
State Representative Reginald Meeks;
Christie McCravy, Director of the Louisville Urban League Center for Housing and Financial Empowerment;
Adam Hall, Secretary/Treasurer of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Kentucky;
Chuck Kavanaugh, Executive Vice President of the Homebuilders Association of Louisville; and
a representative of Louisville Metro Government involved in the city's efforts to respond to vacant properties.
Cathy Hinko, MHC's Executive Director, summarizes one of the report's findings. "In every type of neighborhood, from urban to ex-urban, the report shows that there has been a deleterious effect on the value of property that is the subject of foreclosure. That deleterious effect is magnified depending on the disposition of the property- whether through a private sale or foreclosure sale. As over 16,000 foreclosures have been filed in Jefferson County since July 1, 2007, the impact is exponential."
Louisville's Foreclosure Recovery wil be available for download on the Metropolitan Housing Coalition website on March 22.
New HUD Rule Supports
Fairness in Housing
by Michael Aldridge, Executive Director
On March 5, a new rule from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ensuring equal access to HUD housing programs for Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) individuals and families took effect.
Among the key requirements of the rule is a prohibition on inquiries regarding sexual orientation or gender identity, as well as a prohibition on using sexual orientation or gender identity as grounds for decision-making in Federal Housing Administration (FHA) programs. Additionally, the rule brings the definition of "eligible families" into the 21st century by including those who are LGBT.
As HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan stated last year at the time of the publication of the proposed rule, "This is a fundamental issue of fairness. We have a responsibility to make certain that public programs are open to all Americans. With this proposed rule, we will make clear that a person's eligibility for federal housing programs is, and should be, based on their need and not on their sexual orientation or gender identity."
We couldn't agree more! For over ten years, organizations within the Fairness Coalition have been working to pass a statewide Fairness bill in Kentucky that would prohibit discrimination in the workplace, housing, and in public accommodations based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Currently, three cities in the state have such protections - Louisville, Lexington, and Covington - but that leaves 67% of Kentuckians at risk.
The Fairness Coalition released survey results in 2011 showing that 83% of Kentuckians believe everyone should be afforded the opportunity to earn a living, put a roof over their heads, and have dinner at their favorite restaurant without being turned away just because someone doesn't like who they are.
This rule change by HUD adds a powerful voice of support. Housing groups within Kentucky have also vocalized their support for statewide Fairness as aligning with their goal of ensuring decent housing and a suitable living environment for all.
It is time for legislators to truly represent all Kentuckians by passing House Bill 188/Senate Bill 69 - the statewide Fairness bill.
Kentucky. It's a State of Fairness.
The Fairness Coalition consists of five organizations working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in Kentucky. The member organizations are the ACLU of Kentucky, Fairness Campaign, Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, Kentucky Fairness Alliance, and Lexington Fairness.
Metro Council Ad-Hoc Vacant Properties Committee Hearing
Louisville Metro Council has formed the Ad-Hoc Committee on Vacant Properties (LMCCVP), which first met on February 6. Co-chaired by Councilpersons Attica Scott and Kelly Downard, the LMCCVP also consists of Council Members Cheri Bryant Hamilton, Marianne Butler, David James, and Jerry Miller. The Committee's vision statement is "to streamline Metro laws, department policies and rules to allow for a major reduction in the negative effect of vacant properties and move forward to amend appropriate state laws." The mission of the committee is to "research the problem of vacant properties in Louisville and discuss possible solutions for redevelopment, redeployment or demolition. It will also discuss property maintenance issues while the property (private and public) is vacant."
On Monday, March 5, the LMCCVP hosted a public hearing at the Shawnee Neighborhood Association office on Amy Avenue. Nearly 60 people filled the office and heard presentations from MHC and the Network Center for Community Change (NC3). NC3's Jennie Jean Davidson spoke about their community-based data collection and their work mapping vacant properties in their target neighborhoods, including Shawnee. MHC's Cathy Hinko spoke about the work of the Louisville Vacant Property Campaign and policy options available to help our community better respond to our growing vacant property crisis.
Numerous residents also testified before the committee about how vacant properties harm their neighborhoods and how we need strong efforts to encourage reinvestment and redevelopment. Bonnie Cole of the Shawnee Neighborhood Association emphasized the threats vacant properties pose to public safety and neighboring property values and clearly stated that there needs to be neighborhood involvement in developing comprehensive strategies to address problem properties. Celeste Wallace spoke about the work of neighborhood teens to conduct outreach and education on vacant properties, telling the LMCCVP "we want you to know that people are out there trying to do something about this." AJ Cunningham testified about the frustrations he has experienced living next door to a vacant, abandoned property for nearly 6 years, closing with "I implore the Metro Council- can't we do something about these vacant properties?" Maurice Hamilton spoke about the need to encourage responsible, community-based investors to purchase and rehabilitate properties, noting that "a lot of great neighborhoods are going down because of vacant properties." These were just a few of the comments made by concerned citizens eager to find solutions to our vacant property crisis.
The next meeting of the Louisville Vacant Property Campaign (LVPC) is Tuesday, March 20 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Presbyterian Community Center. Dr. Lauren Heberle of the U of L Center for Environmental Policy and Management will speak about brownfields and their redevelopment. For more information about the LVPC or to be included on its email list, email info@metropolitanhousing.org.
More Upcoming MHC Events!
Housing Happenings Hour
Monday, March 26, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Patrick O'Shea's, 2nd Floor Bar, 123 W. Main Street
This will be a fun social gathering where you can meet fellow supporters of affordable housing in greater Louisville. Help us celebrate the release of Louisville's Foreclosure Recovery!Snacks will be provided and a cash bar will be available.
Hanz Jewelry & Design by Renee Campbell-
A Showing to Benefit MHC
Sunday, April 1, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
56 Eastover Court, Louisville
Artist and MHC Board member Renee Campbell will be sharing her handcrafted Hanz Jewelry designs at an MHC fundraiser generously hosted by Suzy Post, MHC's Founding Director. Proceeds from the sale of her unique pieces will benefit MHC, supporting our work as the united voice for safe, fair, and affordable housing in greater Louisville.
Renee designs all types of jewelry and has made original pieces for women such as Lonnie Ali, Ruby Dee, Maria Shriver, & Dr. Betty Bahiya Shabazz. Please stop by any time between 3:00 and 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 1 to see Renee's fantastic work that will be available for purchase!
Fair Housing Coalition
2012 Fair Housing Month Forum:
The Impacts of Zoning on Fair Housing Choice
Monday, April 16, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Centennial Room
Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York Street
Every April, MHC's Fair Housing Coalition hosts the Fair Housing Month Forum. This year's topic will be how zoning affects fair housing choice. MHC's 2011 report. The State of Fair Housing in Louisville showed how our zoning regulations constrain the distribution of affordable housing in our community, effectively limiting fair housing choice in Louisville Metro for those in protected classes. The 2012 Fair Housing Month Forum will feature panelists discussing how housing choice is impacted by zoning and how this year's planned revision of the Louisville Metro Land Development Code might provide mechanisms to improve housing choice for all. Forum sponsors include the Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission, the Center for Accessible Living, and the KY Alliance Against Racism & Political Repression. If your organization is interested in sponsoring the forum, please contact MHC.
For more information about any upcoming MHC event, call 584-6858 or email info@metropolitanhousing.org.
Public Hearings on Housing Policy Plans
March 20- Louisville Metro Seeks Input on the FY 2013 Action Plan. The focus of the hearing will be citizen priorities for the use of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development entitlement funds (CDBG, HOME, ESG & HOPWA) for the next year. Mayor's Gallery, 527 W. Jefferson Street, 6:00 p.m. Submit comment via email to erin.waddell@louisvilleky.gov.
April 2- Louisville Metro Housing Authority Hearing on the FY 2013 Moving to Work (MTW) Annual Plan. LMHA staff invites you to join them and other members of the public for a discussion of the Authority's plan for the coming year. Download the draft MTW Plan at http://www.metropolitanhousing.org/wpcontent/uploads/2011/09 /LMHAMTWPlanFY2013-DRAFT.pdf. Dosker Manor, Building A Nutrition Room, 413 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd., 6:00 p.m.
If you cannot attend the hearing, written comments can be submitted to the Housing Authority by mail to:
Tim Barry, Executive Director
Louisville Metro Housing Authority
420 South 8th Street
Louisville, KY 40203
Event Calendar
March 20- Louisville Vacant Properties Campaign. Presbyterian Community Center, 701 S. Hancock Street, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
March 21 - Forum to Release Louisville's Foreclosure Recovery. Louisville Urban League, 1535 W. Broadway, 12:00 -1:30 p.m.
March 26- MHC Housing Happenings Hour. Join MHC supporters for a fun social event! Patrick O'Shea's 123 W. Main Street, 5:30- 7:30 p.m.
April 1- Hanz Jewelry & Design by Renee Campbell- A Showing to Benefit MHC. 56 Eastover Court, Louisville 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
April 10- Fair Housing Coalition Meeting. New Directions, 1000 E. Liberty Street, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m
April 16- Fair Housing Month Forum on the Impacts of Zoning on Fair Housing Choice. Centennial Room, Louisville Free Public Library Main Branch, 301 York Street, 5:30 -7:00 p.m.
Ongoing- Make Donations to Help Fill "Welcome Home Baskets." AmeriCorps members serving in Louisville are collecting household products for single homeless persons moving into permanent housing. Donations of kitchen items, household items, and personal care items are being collected at Spalding University, Phoenix Health Center, Center for Women & Families, New Directions Housing Corporation, and Room #310 at Hotel Louisville. For more information, contact the Coalition for the Homeless at 636-9550.
Now Until March 30- New Directions Repair Affair Accepting Applications. Repair Affair make repairs on homes owned by elderly or disabled low-income persons living in Jefferson County, KY, Floyd County, IN or Clark County, IN. For more information or to request an application packet, call the Home Repair Hotline at 371-4906 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
March 15- 18th Street Corridor Planning Meeting. Hosted by the U of L Center for Environmental Policy and Management (CEPM) and Louisville Metro Dept. of Economic Growth and Innovation, this meeting will focus on identifying specific sites in the 18th Street Corridor (Broadway to Algonquin and two blocks on either side) in need of attention and ideas for future re-use. Another session will be held on April 5 that will focus on eligibility requirements for the Metro Brownfields Assessment Grants and Revolving Loan Fund. For more information, call CEPM at 852-8042. California Community Center, 1600 W. Saint Catherine Street, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
March 15- Network Center for Community Change Network Nite. Enjoy a family dinner while networking with your community and learning about events and opportunities. For more information, call 583-1426 or email jpotish@makechangetogether.org. Presbyterian Community Center, 701 S. Hancock Street, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
March 17- Louisville Urban League 2012 Education Summit: "Step Up and Be Counted: African American Church Leadership in Educational Attainment." The Summit includes: a keynote speaker; panel discussions; demonstration of a tool kit for churches; exhibits from colleges and universities; and a youth workshop. For more information, call 566-3383. Central High School, 1130 W. Chestnut Street, 9:00 a.m - 1:30 p.m.
March 17- 1st Annual First Health. This health fair will feature presentations on health care and tests, such a blood pressure, from service providers. For more information, contact Candice Payton at realtorpayton@yahoo.com. New Beginnings Empowerment Temple, 4127 Flintlock Drive, 9:00a.m.-2:00 p.m.
March 20- Affordable Energy Corporation All Seasons Assurance Plan (ASAP) Annual Board Meeting. ASAP is a nonprofit, utility subsidy program helping low & fixed income households. All are welcome to attend the meeting. For more information call 893-7842 or email affordablenergy@att.net. Urban Government Center, front lobby conference room, 810 Barret Avenue, 10:30 a.m.
March 21- Urban League Louisville Career Expo. For more information, contact Tina Woods at 566-3371 or ewoods@lul.org. Kentucky International Convention Center, 221 S. 4th Street, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
March 21- Screening of Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis- Louisville Branch is showing this documentary that follows inner-city teens from Harlem to Compton and all points in between as they compete in an annual business-plan competition run by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. A facilitated discussion follows the screening. For more information and to register, visit www.stlouisfed.org/community_development/events/ or call 568-9200. Space is limited, so advance registration is required. 101 S. Fifth St., Suite 1920, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
March 23-24- U of L Saturday Academy 5th Annual Sistah Summit. "Moving from Pain to Power: (The) Help is on the Way," The summit features talks and activities about issues affecting the well-being of black women. For more information or to register by the March 17 deadline, contact LyShanna Cunningham at l.cunningham@louisville.edu or 852-2658. Hotel Louisville, 120 W. Broadway, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. on March 23, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on March 24.
March 27- Louisville Human Relations Commission 50th Anniversary Ceremony. The Commission was created on March 27, 1962 with passage of a city ordinance that condemned racial and religious discrimination as "contrary to public policy and detrimental to the peace, progress, and welfare of the city." Please R.S.V.P for the celebratory ceremony by email to hrc@louisvilleky.gov or by phone at 574-3631. Chestnut Centre, lower level conference room, 410 W. Chestnut Street, 11:00 a.m.
April 19- Kentucky Human Relations Commission Fair Housing Conference. For more information, email juan.pena@ky.gov. Woodford County Courthouse, 103 S. Main Street, Versailles, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
MHC Supporter Survey
MHC would like your input on our work. We'd greatly appreciate it if you took a couple minutes to complete an online survey. Please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5VZ6S6P to take the survey.
Thanks to everyone who has already taken the survey!
TOPIC TITLE 6 Coalition on the Homeless Just the Fax
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Just the Fax
1300 South 4th Street, Suite 250 Louisville, Kentucky 40208
502 / 636-9550 www.louhomeless.org 502 / 636-9950 fax March 16, 2012
BLUEPRINT UNIVERSITY
The Coalition is pleased to offer a series of training classes designed to train front-line staff of our homeless service providers to better serve their clients. BUT, we welcome any social service provider who believes he or she could benefit from these valuable courses.
These classes are FREE, but space is limited so you MUST RSVP.
“REDUCING CLIENT CONFLICT PART 2”
Using role play and small group work, participants will learn
how to avoid power struggles and diffuse difficult situations
Laura Albovias, M.Div.
Housing Services Manager, Wellspring
March 29, 2012
HOME OF THE INNOCENTS
Brown Forman Training Center in the Hockensmith Assessment Building
1:00-4:00 PM
Email sward@louhomeless.org and RSVP with name, agency and # attending
You will receive a campus map when you RSVP
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LMHA Comment Period and Hearing
The Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA) wishes to encourage citizens to participate in the development of the Annual Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program Plan for the fiscal year July 1, 2012 thru June 30, 2013. LMHA is providing the opportunity for citizens to comment on the FY 2013 Annual MTW Plan, which will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on or about April 17, 2012. A copy of the draft plan is available at the reception desk at LMHA's central offices located at 420 S Eighth St., Louisville, Kentucky 40203 or via mail upon request.
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VASH Vouchers
Our local VA hospital has VASH housing vouchers for chronically homeless veterans to use in the rural counties surrounding Jefferson. If you have appropriate clients willing to move to those counties, let them know. Also, there will be new Jefferson County vouchers in April. We’ll bring you more details at the April CoC meeting.
REGIONAL Homeless SERVICES
Some of you received calls from people looking for shelter and services in the seven county regions. The following resources may help. Please use these numbers for referrals:
Center for Women & Families
Shelby Office (serving Shelby, Henry, Oldham, Trimble and Spencer Counties)
502-633-7800
Bullitt Office (serving Bullitt and Spencer Counties)
502-538-0212
Good News Homes
Transitional housing and referrals to permanent supportive housing (Serving Oldham, Henry, and Trimble Counties)
502-225-0351
Operation Care
Women’s shelter, Transitional shelter, Encore Shop, Mercy Medical Clinic (Serving Shelby County and the 7 County Region)
502-633-1965
Shepherds Shelter
Emergency shelter, Transitional Shelter, Permanent Housing, Supportive Services (serving Bullitt County)
502-543-0660
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The Grant and Per Diem Office will be offering 3 conference calls to review the our current Per Diem Only Notice of Funding Availability. The calls will be for 80 minutes, with 200 lines for each call. We would appreciate your support in getting the word out to interested community partners. We will be posting information about the calls on the GPD web page http://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/GPD.asp , there has been a bit of a delay with this so, we wanted to get this information to you as soon as possible. The dial-in number for the call will be 800-767-1750 access code 60737. The dates and times for the calls are as follows (all times are Eastern Time):
March 22nd 11am - 1220pm
March 29th 1pm - 220pm
Board of Directors May 18, 2012 8:00 a.m.
Executive Board April 18, 2012 8:00 a.m.
Continuum of Care, MUW April 2, 2012 3:30 pm
Attachments with Just the Fax (Not attached)
Soar training flyer
Galt House Available Positions
Affordable Energy Position Description
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The Coalition for the Homeless Staff
Natalie Harris, Executive Director nharris@louhomeless.org
Pat Facktor, Coc Assistant Pfacktor@louhomeless.org
Roman Vodacek, HMIS Coordinator rvodacek@louhomeless.org
Marsha Bailey, Office Manager mbailey@louhomeless.org
Merritt Gill, HMIS Assistant mgill@louhomeless.org
Senlin Ward, Assessment & Agency Resource Coordinator sward@louhomeless.org
Becki Winchel, Development/Community Relations Manager bwinchel@louhomeless.org
Mary Frances Schafer, Director of Community Coordination mfschafer@louhomeless.org
TOPIC TITLE 7 Compassionate, Dependable Caregivers Wanted, All Shifts
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Dear Friends:
At Always Best Care, we always need good caregivers. So we’re improving our application procedures to include both online and regular mail/paper applications. An updated advertisement is attached. Please forward to your students, colleagues, friends, and others who may be interested. You just might help someone find a job helping others, and that’s a good thing ;-).
Many thanks!
All my best to you,
-Robin
Robin Helfers, Certified Senior Advisor
President
Always Best Care Senior Services
Specializing in free senior living navigation and non-medical in home care. See our videos at the links below.
W: (502) 272-4400/C: (502) 836-1818
Compassionate, Dependable Caregivers Wanted, All Shifts
Growing Non-Medical Home Care Company
NO INTERVIEWS GRANTED WITHOUT AN APPLICATION
COMPLETE ONLINE APPLICATION AT: http://www.abcapplication.com/?location=louisville
OR
CALL HUMAN RESOURCES AT 502-644-9589 TO REQUEST A HARD COPY APPLICATION
Always Best Care Senior Services (ABC), the fastest growing non-medical home care franchise in the industry, needs reliable, compassionate caregivers to provide non-medical home care for seniors and people with disabilities. Clients live in: Louisville Metro (Jefferson County), and the following surrounding Kentucky counties: Bullitt, Henry, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and Washington.
ABC helps families with non-medical home care and free senior living navigation services. Every ABC client receives extraordinary care by our staff of compassionate caregivers as we help our clients live as independently as possible in their own home or in a senior community.
Position Responsibilities:
- Level 1 includes companionship, meal preparation, assistance around the home, light housekeeping, transportation to and from appointments and shopping and outings.
- Level 2 includes level 1 if needed, plus such duties as preparing special diet, walking/standby assistance, help with exercises, bathing, grooming and/or dressing.
- Level 3 includes levels 1 & 2 if needed, plus transferring (in/out of wheelchair), turning (bedsore prevention), catheter bag emptying, incontinence care, safety supervision, and feeding.
Qualifications:
- Level 1: previous care giving experience as an in-home caregiver or for a family member
- Level 2: C.N.A. certification, and/or commensurate experience in a health care setting
- Level 3, qualifications for level 2 + experience with bedbound patients and equipment such as Hoyer lifts
Requirements, all Levels:
- Provide valid driver’s license, Social Security card/proof of residence, auto insurance and reliable transportation
- Pass criminal background check, TB test, drug screen and Nurse Aide Abuse Registry search
- Have solid employment references/good work history
- Minimum Age: 18+; all adult age groups and shifts needed
Benefits:
- Competitive pay commensurate with level of care
- Prescription Rx program
- Flexible scheduling
- Referral bonuses
- Comprehensive training and support
TOPIC TITLE 8 BBB Tips on March Madness
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BBB Tips on March Madness
With area basketball teams making it to the NCAA Tournament, basketball fever is pushing up ticket prices in the secondary market. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that publicity about the games is likely to breed scams as well. Major sporting events like the NCAA tournament almost always inspire scammers to capitalize on the scarcity of tickets and fans’ desire to snap up souvenirs or team jerseys.
While counterfeit items may seem like a good deal, they are actually stolen goods. If you love your team, don’t buy a hat or jersey from someone who has stolen the team’s name and logo for their own profit. Also, many counterfeit items are more cheaply made than genuine merchandise, which means they may not last as long as the real thing.
Buying counterfeit memorabilia online poses even more potential problems. Some websites don’t even have merchandise to sell. They just want your credit card number and personal information so they can steal your identity or drain your bank account. The best way to ensure you are getting official sports gear is to buy directly from the team or league websites, from official vendors at the stadium or from other trusted stores.
Craigslist has thousands of sports tickets listed, but the site offers no guarantees and sellers don’t have to provide identification to list tickets. If you decide to try buying a ticket outside the event, remember that there are no refunds or guarantees there, either. Official NCAA ticket information is available at http://www.ncaa.com/tickets.
The BBB’s website, www.bbb.org, lists reputable, secondary market ticket firms that provide buyer protections, including money-back guarantees if tickets are fake. On some sites, sellers also must provide credit card numbers so the site can charge a seller’s card for the cost of replacement tickets if they sell fake tickets.
Lodging scams also can be a problem for events like the NCAA Tournament. Scammers may lure people by advertising low prices – or they may charge a premium by claiming that the hotel is close to the arena when it isn’t. Others may offer tickets with the hotel room, but you have little or no way of verifying whether the tickets are real.
The BBB advises fans to ask lots of questions and be wary of any offer that requires wiring money. When you send money by wire, it is almost impossible to get it back or to trace the recipient, who may be overseas.
The following are some BBB tips for avoiding scams connected to special events:
- Read ads carefully to understand what is being offered and what the price will be.
- Ask the seller where he or she is located and how he or she may be contacted after the sale. If the seller is evasive, don’t pursue the offer.
- When booking hotels, ask for the name, address and phone number of the hotel where the room is located, and call the hotel to verify that the room actually exists. Check the hotel’s website or a reputable travel site to be sure that the location is convenient for getting to and from the arena.
- Be wary of ads that pile on incentives to make the package look better. Often the items – such as lanyards, T-shirts or other trinkets – have limited value.
- Use a credit card. A credit card company can assist you with obtaining a refund if the offer turns out to be fraudulent.
- Do your research. A variety of travel guidebooks and online reviews address services and amenities at hotels and motels.
- Make sure you get a confirmation number when reserving a room. Also, make sure you know check-in and check-out times. Understand what type of room you are reserving (smoking/nonsmoking, queen or double beds, regular room or suite, etc.)
- If you have any concern about the quality of a motel or hotel, ask to inspect your room before moving in. You have a better chance to get satisfaction from staff or management if you have not already accepted your room.
Before you do business with a charity or company, check its BBB Business review at www.bbb.org or call 1-800-388-2222.
Reanna Smith-Hamblin | Vice President/Communications
Tel: 502-588-0043
Fax: 502-588-0080
Email: rsmith-hamblin@louisville.bbb.org
www.bbb.org | Start with Trust
Better Business Bureau serving Louisville, Southern Indiana, and Western Kentucky
844 South 4th Street
Louisville, KY 40203
TOPIC TITLE 9 Special Offer from TRIAD Lunch Sponsor
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Water damage? Flooding? Sump pump failure? Who do you tell your clients to call? Call Rainbow International of Louisville at 502-409-7343 for Restoration Services (24/7).
If you refer Rainbow to your clients, we will offer the client a 5% discount on the services provided by Rainbow International of Louisville for Water Damage/Mitigation.
Additionally, for your referral, Rainbow will give you a $50 gift card as a way of saying “Thank You” for trusting Rainbow to help your client.
Simply contact Tara Kaskocsak at tara.k@mail.rainbowintl.com or by phone at 502-639-6921 to obtain your card. Please reference “TRIAD OFFER”.
TOPIC TITLE 10 Job Shop’s Mock Interview event on March 27
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Good afternoon—
I’m reaching out to several of the Job Shop’s community partners to share information about our Mock Interview event on March 27 from 2-4 pm.
Only 15 mock interview appointments remain. If the opportunity to participate in a mock interview would be useful to your clients or students, please encourage them to call 574-1611 as soon as possible to register.
Each mock interview will last 30 minutes. Volunteers with the Louisville Society of Human Resource Managers (LSHRM) will conduct the mock interviews. Interview attire is recommended.
If your clients or students have questions about the mock interview process, this recent post from the Job Shop blog could help: http://www.lfpl.org/jobshop/index.php?category=6
Thank you for spreading the word. You’ll find a flyer attached. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to give me a call or send me an email.
Thanks again,
Corissa
Corissa A. Phillips
Louisville Free Public Library
Tech Connects Community
(502) 574-1677
TOPIC TITLE 11 NAZARETH HOME Community Education Series
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NAZARETH HOME
2000 Newburg Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40205
Community Education Series
Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease and Community Support
Given that an estimated 74,000 Kentuckians currently are living with Alzheimer’s disease and this number will increase dramatically in the next 10 years due to the aging baby boomers entering the age of greatest risk, it is vital we all understand the needs of the individuals and their families who are affected by the disease.
Nazareth Home is committed to supporting the needs of our culture as we age. This series will be hosted and facilitated by a program director and psychologist who lead the dementia care program at Nazareth Home.
The titles and dates of these offerings are from 5:30PM-6:30PM in the chapel on
MONDAY, MARCH 19 – “Dealing with the feelings in placing a loved one in a long term care facility.”
Presented by Dr. Stephen Bliss & Gretchen Houchin
There will ample time for a question & answer session.
The facilitators are Stephen Bliss, Psy D, clinical geriatric psychologist and the clinical director for Charity Court, the dementia care program at Nazareth Home.
And, Gretchen Houchin, Program Director of Charity Court, support group leader and Alzheimer’s educator.
This event is open to the public and is free, however reservations are requested. Please contact Gretchen Houchin at 473-2396 if you would like to attend.
Nazareth Home - - located in Louisville, Kentucky --- is a 168 bed long-term care and Rehab center with specialty programs for short term Rehab, Memory Care and long term care.
Nazareth Home was established in 1976 as a healthcare ministry sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.
TOPIC TITLE 12 Affordable Energy Corporation: Information Technology Services
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Request for Proposal
Information Technology Services
Affordable Energy Corporation, a small nonprofit agency located in Louisville, KY that provides utility assistance to low income individuals is seeking to procure information technology services needed to support the organization. Local vendor preferred.
SPECIFIC Services DESIRED:
Database development and management: Demonstrated experience in design, creation, troubleshooting and deployment of Microsoft Access applications including table design, query, forms, reports, macros and programming. Create and maintain data interchanges between organizations, businesses and partners.
Network Administration and PC maintenance: Demonstrated experience in planning and managing technology infrastructure, including network administration, security, troubleshooting and repairs of software and equipment (computers) and other information technology.
Information required in proposal:
- Scope of service(s) being proposed.
- Number of years experience in each service area.
- 3 current references for scope of services proposed.
- Hourly billing rate for scope of services proposed.
- Response time for unplanned service calls (emergencies).
- List of IT Certifications
- Proof of Liability Insurance
- Other services available but not specifically requested in this request for proposal.
Send qualifications to: applyaec@gmail.com by April 6, 2012
Cindy Venable
Louisville Metro Community Services & Revitallization
Office for Aging and Disabled Citizens
810 Barret Ave
Louisville, KY 40204
502-574-5092
502-574-5548 Fax
