Living Faith
Community
Development Center Inc.
OUR MISSION
01 / SAFE COMMUNITIES
02 / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
03 / Personal Empowerment
For years, West Louisville has been one of the cities most violent and socioeconomically depressed neighborhoods.
The Louisville region's dynamic economy has outperformed the United States' average job and income growth in the last decade. Unfortunately, West Louisville has not participated fully in this strong economy with unemployment and poverty rates three times higher than the regional average.
West end leaders need to develop confidential, facilitated support/ personal development groups for local families herein they are provided opportunities to informally discuss questions, concerns and experiences and to empower one another and themselves.
SAFE COMMUNITIES
OUR VISION FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES
Public Safety Workshops and Informational Sessions.
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Violence Prevention Workshops & Neighborhood watch.
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Neighborhood Beautification & Community Cleanup Days
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Green Initiative Advocacy
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Job Skills Training & Career Development
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Entrepreneurship & Business and Enterprise Development
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Community Development Projects & Housing, Community Spaces, Community Agency Development and Consultation
"A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources businesses need to compete and thrive in today's global economy."
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-Rod Blagojevich
GET IN TOUCH
Rene Brown: 502-727-8741
Lisa Walker: 502-440-9197
Phone: 502-772-2626
2330 Algonquin Parkway
Louisville, KY 40210
FAMILY FIRST INITIATIVE
Program Manager: Lisa Walker
Dates: August 2018 (delayed kickoff) – August 2024
Identify families (through Living Faith Christian Ministries/Cherish Forever CDC/ WeHire Together
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What We Have:
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Childcare services
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Tutors
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Resume writing advisors
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Meeting space for families/youth
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Office Supplies
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Books
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WeHire Connectors/advisors
What we need:
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Reliable transportation (van)
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Computers w/applicable software
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Assistance with food items
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Grant dollars needed: $28,434.00
Measures of Success
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Number of youth impacted: 200 per year
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Residents using resume writing services
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Improvement in Brigance test scores for children participating in the initiative
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Jobs Filled Through WE HIRE TOGETHER Opportunities
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Unemployment Rate in Zip Codes 40210, 40211 & 40212
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Average Household Income
Sustainability
Committed partnerships with:
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Living Faith Christian Ministries WeHire Together
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Cherish Forever Child Development Center
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Community Ownership (West Louisville families)
Tutoring
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Family First Initiative's after school tutoring program's is a free program serving the under-served school age children of West Louisville. The program focus is to assist in improving reading, comprehension and math scores of those served.
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Tutoring is currently on hold until further notice due to COVID-19.
