Monday May 18, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Media Contacts:
Kerri Richardson, 574-1903 / 216-0426
Debbie Belt, 574-6200
Louisville Metro Government
www.LouisvilleKy.gov

May is National Community Action Month

Louisville Metro Community Action Partnership (LMCAP) is “On the Move” for National Community Action Awareness Month. Louisville Metro CAP is one of approximately 1,000 Community Action Partnerships nationwide which have been a vibrant, proactive neighborhood network for 45 years. Community Action Partnerships help 13 million people annually achieve economic stability and move toward self-sufficiency.

The Louisville Metro CAP has adopted CAP “On the Move” as the motto that best defines their commitment to serving people in their respective communities. Staff members will visit more than 60 businesses and organizations this month to spread awareness about the variety of programs offered to help low-income individuals and families.

“The financial crisis has been really hard on everyone, but it has hit low-income people the hardest,” said Mary Elizabeth Miles, Executive Director of LMCAP. “We are happy to participate in National Community Action Month to call attention to poverty-related problems and the initiatives Community Action Partnership has implemented to address them. Some of those programs include job training, education and financial planning initiatives, in addition to our nutrition and emergency assistance programs.”

LMCAP is sponsoring or participating in these upcoming activities:

• CAP/American Red Cross Blood Drive
May 20, 2009, Southwest Government Center, 7219 Dixie Highway, 2 -7 p.m.

• Gang Education for youth to prevent gang violence
May 21, 2009, Newburg Community Center, 4810 Exeter Avenue, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

• “Drug Toss” Medication Disposal Program
May 21, 22 and 23, 2009 at various times and locations; call MetroCall at 311 for more info

• Volunteer Recognition
May 26, 2009, Louisville Slugger Field, game time at 7:05 p.m..
LMCAP honors all of their volunteer programs which help make their mission possible --
RSVP, FGP, KYSMP, Senior Nutrition Sites, Meals on Wheels, and AmeriCorps

• Neighborhood Sweep and Clean Up
May 28, 2009, 18th and Hill Streets starting at 9 a.m.; part of AmeriCorps Week

• Lifeline Screenings
May 29, 2009, Urban Government Center, 810 Barret Avenue. By appointment only

• National Older American’s Month
Activities throughout the month to honor the contributions and needs of American seniors.


Visit www.louisvilleky.gov/CAP or call 574-1157 for more information about the above events, as well as information on the start of the Summer Food Service Program and a mini job fair scheduled in June.
The mission of Louisville Metro Community Action Partnership is to eliminate poverty and its effects among the residents of Metro Louisville, Kentucky. For more information about CAP, visit our website at www.louisvilleky.gov/cap or call CAP at 574-1157 or 574-1270 (TDD available at MetroCall, 574-4091); the Kentucky Association for Community Action (KACA) at 1-800-456-3452; or the Department for Community Based Services Ombudsman Office at 1-800-372-2973 (TDD available).


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