In The News

During the Senior Companion Program's (SCP) October In-Service, our guest speakers were with the CSBG department within Central KY Community Action. CSBG Director, Ellen Leake and her staff, did a wonderful job presenting about LIHEAP. The CSBG staff come and...

The CSBG Program continues its work from being an immediate emergency assistance provider to becoming a program that really helps low-income families change their lives. Although we continue to provide emergency assistance, we also assist with budgeting and developing strategies...

The Kentucky Works Program (KWP) was approached by a local school and asked to participate in their Job Shadowing Program. Our Hardin County worker hosted Paige Mullins, who is a senior at Thomas Nelson High School. During Paige's day of...

Central KY Community Action's Weatherization Program has completed 9 weatherization units with 8 walkaway units. There are 35 clients on the waiting list to receive services. The Weatherization program is fully staffed with an in-house crew and is still utilizing...

September is Hunger Action Month, which led to a nationwide awareness campaign designed to mobilize the public to take action to help end hunger. The campaign brought attention to the reality of how bad hunger is in the United States...

On August 2nd our Regional Network hosted a Poverty Simulation at the New Haven Elementary School in Nelson County. The Poverty Simulation asks each participant, “Could you survive a month in poverty?” The simulation is designed to have participants walk...