South Louisville Community Ministries

Cause Area

  • Children & Youth
  • Community
  • Health & Medicine
  • Hunger
  • Seniors

Location

415 1/2 W AshlandLouisville, KY 40214 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

SLCM Mission: To empower our neighbors in crisis to move toward stability and self-sufficiency. We do this by demonstrating respectful compassion; practicing faithful stewardship; and providing: emergency assistance with food, medicine, housing and utilities, comprehensive referral services and partnerships (individual, family and marriage counseling), daily enrichment services for senior adults

Description

South Louisville Community Ministries (SLCM) has a long history of service to families in the south end of Louisville. We were founded in 1975 by the churches in the area. We began in a small church office and have since expanded with programs that programs that range from a Food Pantry to Emergency Financial Assistance and from Medication Assistance to Meals on Wheels.
Our service area is an area rich in diversity that encompasses all of zip codes 40214, 40215, and 40209, and those families in 40208 who live south of Eastern Parkway. (With the exception of our food pantry which assists families in those zip codes that reside east of Taylor Blvd./New Cut Road only.) Within our boundaries you will find both Churchill Downs and an abundance of Section 8 housing, a vast array of ethnic restaurants and large number of seniors living on fixed-incomes. Here you will discover the beauty of Iroquois Park and the second highest poverty rate in the city (29.1%, double the national average). We serve approximately 2,000 men, women, and children every month, often with multiple and on-going services.

Reviews

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by JUDITH C. (2022-08-07 07:36:11.0)
WHEN I COULD NOT AFFORD FOOD, SOUTH LOIUISVILLE MINISTRIES ON ASHLAND AVE WERE SO VERY KIND TO ME. I WOULD GO EVERY MONTH TO GET MY GOODIES. THE PEOPLE THERE WERE SO WONDERFUL. EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE BUT LITTLE MONETARY MEANS, I WAS ALWAYS TREATED WITH THE UTMOST OF DIGNITY AND RESPECT. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT DURING A TIME OF MUCH STRIFE FOR ME. SOUTH LOU MINISTRIES WERE , AND ALWAYS WILL BE MY SPECIAL ANGELS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
by Aaron E. (2018-04-13 06:57:38.0)
Everyone there is very friendly! Great experience and even a better way to help the community in south louisville. I look forward to doing things with them in the future!

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