Author: Kathy Mills

FEBRUARY 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Public Meeting Notice

Central Kentucky Community Action Transportation Services (CKCATS) is conducting a meeting to identify unmet public transportation needs in the region. Following the meeting all needs will be assessed and potential funding sources reviewed.  Where possible the needs identified will be used to develop FY 2027 Transit Grant applications, however, preparing a request does not guarantee that service will be provided.  To thoroughly access the needs of the region a public Coordination meeting has been scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on February 25^th, 2026, at Central Kentucky Community Action Council, INC., 328 Hood Avenue, Lebanon, Kentucky. If you have questions regarding this public input, or would like to submit written comments to attend, please contact Kerri Taylor at (270) 692-9313.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CKCAC is seeking nominees for Low-Income Representatives to join our Board of Directors. We are looking for dedicated voices from LaRue, Meade, and Washington counties to help guide our mission of providing vital social services and advocacy.

Why Join? The Board of Directors oversees strategic planning, agency policies, and financial documentation for CKCAC.

To be eligible, nominees must reside in LaRue, Meade, or Washington County; represent the low-income sector, either personally or through professional work within the CKCAC service area; and commit to attending bimonthly board meetings in person (mileage reimbursement is available).

You can nominate yourself or someone else through our Nomination Form at https://bit.ly/3M604zu. The deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 17. After the deadline, we will contact nominees to verify eligibility and interest.

For more information, contact Kathy Mills at 270-692-2136 or kathy.mills@ckcac.org.

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The Kentucky Works Program supports the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (K-TAP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the following Kentucky counties. Anderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Franklin, Grayson, Hardin, Henry, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, Washington, and Woodford. Our goal is to assess these individuals to identify barriers, work to overcome those barriers to make them self- sufficient. We also have job readiness classes to help with resumes, job search, job interviews, etc.

•    We currently have 88 clients that are employed in the K-TAP Program. Our Employment Specialists continue to follow up with each of these clients and track the hours they are working. We served 330 clients in the K-Tap program for the year ending December 31st, 2025.

•  On the SNAP Employment and Training program we continue to reach out to these clients and complete assessments when they are referred to us. We served 746 clients for the SNAP program during quarter ending December 31st, 2025. We served 3,279 SNAP clients for the year of 2025.

• We continue to stay in touch with employers and if we do get referrals, we match the clients skills with the employer needs to have a good match. We call new employers each week and keep a current job listing for each county we serve.

• Our staff continues to stay in touch with staff meeting every other month, either in person or virtually to discuss all relative matters in the program.

• We continue to offer a wage subsidy program where if an employer hires one of our K-TAP clients they will be reimbursed for a portion of their wages during the first six month of employment. We added three wage subsidy contracts in 2025.

Congregate Meals started dine-in only in January, no more grab-n-go at our Senior Centers.

The seniors enjoyed holiday festivities at some of the centers that I visited, they were all decorated for Christmas. They had music, activities, baked goods, and games.

Congregate Meals served 4,446 meals to seniors in December 2025.

Look at this sweet lady pictured, she is 91 years old. Ms. Helen is from Washington County and comes to the center 5 days a week and rides the bike for 30 minutes each day.

This is the busiest time of year for the Community Services Staff. We have just completed the 2025 Fall LIHEAP Subsidy on December 12, 2025. For the 2025 Fall LIHEAP Subsidy, we assisted 2,736 families. The 2026 Winter LIHEAP Crisis began January 6, 2026, and Food Pantries have had numerous families come in. We, in the Central Office, continue to work to pay all of the vendors and balance the programs. We are in the process of completing the annual Needs Assessment Survey Process.  The results of the Needs Assessment Survey will determine the work plan for the next program year. The information will also be available to other programs and to the community. To participate in the Needs Assessment Survey, please use the link below.

WNTERCARE – The Wintercare Program is available to families for utility assistance. These funds are donated by utility customers as they pay their utility bill, and sometimes matched by the utility company. This program is used for families who are over income for LIHEAP, but under 200% of the federal poverty level. These families are often the “working poor” that fall between the cracks in income level eligibility.

Thanks to all the staff members who work so hard to balance all of these different programs and assist those in need. Their extraordinary efforts are greatly appreciated. We have a great team!

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Happy New Year! I hope you and your loved ones had a wonderful holiday season and that 2026 is off to a wonderful start. I know I will be writing my dates wrong for at least a couple more weeks!

The LIHEAP Winter Crisis component began on January 6^th, 2026. Households who are in a home heating crisis and are at risk of having their utilities cut off due to unpaid balances may be eligible for Winter Crisis. Please send anybody in this unfortunate situation to their local Community Services Block Grant office. For more information call our central office at 270-692-2136.

CKCAC is looking ahead to an exciting 2026. We have partnered with Lincoln Trail Area Development District’s strategic communications department (LINC) to bring stronger messaging to you. We are actively exploring new funding streams by applying for Kentucky Housing Corporation’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund. CKCAC is finalizing a 3-year strategic plan that we hope to roll out to you in the coming months, as well.

Finally, CKCAC is also going to be advertising a few Board of Director openings for a couple of our counties. Please be on the lookout for the announcements and what counties have vacancies. We hope you will help identify and nominate folks who bring a passion for helping people and changing lives!

As always, thank you for all you do.