The center serves as a primary emergency assistance hub for residents in specific zip codes (40203, 40211, and 40212). It aims to prevent homelessness and utility disconnection by providing immediate financial support and basic necessities. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• Utility Assistance: Provides direct payments or "pledges" to utility companies (like Louisville Water or LG&E) to prevent service shut-offs.

• Food Pantry: Operates a choice-based food pantry where residents can select their own groceries.

• Financial Aid: Offers limited emergency assistance for rent and other critical life-sustaining needs. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Qualifiers & How to Apply

◈ Eligibility: Must live in the 40203, 40211, or 40212 zip codes. Assistance is generally reserved for those facing an immediate crisis, such as a "Disconnect Notice."

◈ Requirements: Applicants must provide a photo ID, proof of household income, and the specific bill or notice for which they are seeking help.

◈ Application Process: Services are typically provided on a walk-in basis or by calling ahead to verify funding availability. The center is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM.

Choice Food Pantry: located at 2235 West Market St.

Regular Hours: M-F 10 a.m. -2:30 p.m. Closed on the First Tuesday of the Month

Summer Hours: M-Th 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. F – Closed

**Need ID if it's your first visit

Category: Basic Needs & Support, Rent Assistance, Utility Assistance