Emergency Financial Assistanceext. 213 Danah Smith, Director

Food Pantry & Senior Resourcesext. 260 Tiffany Murphy, Coordinator

Meals on Wheelsext. 206 Donna Douglas, Coordinator

Senior Activitiesext. 250 Leona Brooks, Coordinator

Event Space Rentalext. 200 Mary Beth Rother, Manager

Executive Directorext. 202 Troy Burden

Non-Proft Org.US Postage Paid

Louisville, KYPermit No. 811

Highlands Community Ministries1228 E. Breckinridge St., Box 2Louisville, KY 40204

Woodbourne House - Shaffer Senior Center 502/485-0850 2024 Woodford Place Leona Brooks, Coordinator

Eastern Star Child Care Center 502/458-8723 917 Eastern Star Ct. Gigi Hildenbrand, Asst. Director

Douglass Loop Child Care Centers 502/458-3045 St. Paul UMC and Douglass Blvd. Christian Church Bambi Riggs, Asst. DirectorHCM Child Care Centers 502/458-8723 Debbie Smith, Director

Highland Youth Recreation (HYR) 502/671-9701 Patrick Fitzgerald, Director

HCM Quick Contact List Website: www.hcmlouisville.org

to look after everyone in the Highlands. HCM’s Member Congregations do a faithful job in serving church mem-bers, enriching spiritual lives, learning from and growing with one another, and continuing the Highlands legacy of a quirky and diverse community. But as one of the 21 member congregations of Highland Community Minis-tries, we’re able to accomplish a great deal more.

TOGETHER, we help ensure that older residents receive 10,000 home-delivered meals through Meals on Wheels each year, serve 3,500 hot lunches at our Senior Nutrition sites, facilitate medical clinics and social opportunites, and provide a central resource seniors can call for medical and billing help. TOGETHER, we help provide emergency financial assistance for housing and utilities, and in 2017, provided this much-needed relief for 805 individuals and families.

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Christmas gifts and baskets for low-income families, school supplies for kids, fresh produce and a food pantry open five days a week, plus a whole lot more! There is simply no way an individual congregation could support this much good work, but TOGETHER, we truly are a big village that cares for its own.So, TOGETHER, as pastors - one of the newest - and one of the more seasoned - at HCM’s member congrega-tions, we ask you to continue to support these good works both financially and spiritually, and we invite you to get involved as your time and talents allow. And TOGETHER, we can care for our Highlands family for many years to come. Grace and Peace,

Pastor Chris SparksHighland United Methodist Church

Pastor David PlattDeer Park Baptist Church

You can donate to HCM using the enclosed, self-addressed envelope, or use a credit card at our website, www.HCMLouisville.org. HCM is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization.

Central Office at the HCC502/451-3695 1228 E. Breckinridge St.

Senior Lunch Manager,

Joann

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TOGETHER, we help enable more than 1,200 local kids enjoy soccer and baseball leagues through Highland Youth Recreation each springand fall. And this year, we’ve been able to include

more than 100 refugee children to join in the fun and we’re adding basketball to the mix.

Senior Lunch Program at the HCC

Senior Activity at the HCC

Interested in Volunteering at HCM? Call Donna at 451-3695 x206

Hit me like a bolt of lightning. Sure, I could help out with a regional or nation-al cause with my new-found retirement freedom, but what about needs a little closer to home? The Highlands is beautiful and full of things to do, but sometimes we forget that not all our neighbors share in such good fortune. There are tons of kids out there who need a safe place to play sports, families that need a little help with groceries or the light bill, and older folks who have a tough time getting to a hot meal or to doctors’ appointments. I read about where I could pitch in by reading this very newsletter last year. It’s been fun experience and I’m glad to know I can make a difference right here in my own backyard. Whether you are, or you’ve been, an accountant, a bus driver or anything in between - there’s a spot for you here at HCM. Give it some thought and I hope you join me.

Call 502-458-3045 to learn more about our 3 Child Care Centers!

HCM Child Care Centers From One Generation to the Next

What says more about HCM’s childcare centers than the fact that we routinely have children enrolled whose parents attended our program when THEY were in daycare and preschool! HCM’s child care centers offer a nurturing and inclusive environment, accepting children from all local zip codes, ages infant to five years.

Two of the three centers are located at the Douglass Loop, one in St. Paul United Methodist Church and the other in Douglass Blvd. Christian Church. The third location is tucked away behind the hustle and bustle of Baxter Ave., in an old estate house on Eastern Star Court, off of Cherokee Rd.

Highland Youth Recreation has been providing a positive sports experience for kids since 1976! Thanks to many dedicated vol-unteers and sponsors, HYR, a program of HCM, offers Spring & Fall Soccer and Summer T-ball, Baseball, & Softball to kids ages 4 - 17. HYR collaborates with Kentucky Refugee Ministries to bring in kids from all over the world!

Highlands Court ApartmentsThe Highlands Court Apartments is a collaboration between HCM and Bellarmine University and managed by Underhill and Associates. It is conveniently located on Richmond Avenue (near Norris Place) and provides HUD Section 8 Senior and Disabled Housing.

For more information, call Janet Lee, Property Manager, at 502-454-7395 or visit HCMlouisville.org.

•Dare to Care Food Pantry and Fresh Produce •Emergency Financial Help with Rent & Utilities •Holiday Gifts and Food Baskets •Back-to-School Supplies for Students K-College

Financial help By Appointment

Call Director, Danah Smith451-3695 x213

Food Pantry HoursMonday through Friday

10am - noon Again on Wed: 4-6pm

Yours, Chris Borders, IFAP Volunteer

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Former HCM Kids with their kids now in HCM’s Daycares! Pictured left is Claire Seiffert Tidmore with her older daughter, Kennedy, and younger daughter, Eleanor. Above, right, is Sam Smock with his son, Jasper.

IFAP: Staff - Donna, Director - Danah, UofL Student - Lauren, and Staff - Tiffany.

Individual & Family Assistance Program (IFAP)HYR: 42 Years of Positivity and Growth!

New this Winter!First time we are offering Basketball in a long time! We are also offering Futsal (indoor soccer on a gym floor). Being the first time, we will create divisions near the end of regisration, based number and age of registrants for each sport, and will make assignments by January 2nd.

Visit www.HYRSports.com for League Info & Registration!

HYR Director Wins Service AwardsHYR Director, Patrick Fitzgerald, has won the 2018 KY Refugee Ministries “Donna Craig Service Award” for involving newly-arrived refugee kids in the community and the 2018 Belknap Neighborhood “Blossom Award” which acknowledges outstanding community volunteers and contributors. Congrats!

Love, Learn, & Grow!

HCM installed a new playground at the Douglass Blvd. Christian Church site.

Buy Milk & Bread, help HCM! Visit www.HCMLouisville.org to find out how.

• Bardstown Road Presbyterian Church • Bellarmine Campus Ministry• Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ• Church of the Advent Episcopal• Concordia Lutheran Church• Deer Park Baptist Church• Douglass Boulevard Christian Church• Highland Baptist Church• Highland Presbyterian Church• Highland United Methodist Church• Immanuel United Church of Christ• Quaker Meeting House - Louisville Friends• St. Agnes Catholic Church• St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church• St. Brigid Catholic Church• St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church• St. James Catholic Church• St. Paul United Methodist Church• St. Raphael Catholic Church• Strathmoor Presbyterian Church• Vine Street Baptist Church• Trust Fund of Edendside Christian Church

HCM’s Member Congregations: Cornerstone of Support

HCM is grateful and proud to be affiliated with and supported by 21 Highlands congregations. The support they provide is the basis of HCM’s founding and ability to grow over the years. HCM welcomes congregations of all faiths to join in the collaboration and mission of helping our neighbors in need.

In the summer of 2018, HCM provided an opportunity for the community to explore the spiritual traditions of the Highlands. The services of two different denominations

had by all! HCM is happy to provide this support in return to its member congregations and hopes to continue this tour again in the summer of 2019. Like our Facebook page and visit our website to find out more about our upcoming

events and programs! www.HCMLouisville.org.

Raising Funds to Help Feed Our Neighbors in NeedEmpty Bowls

Hunger Benefit The idea is simple: serve a simple meal of soup, bread, cheese, and fruit for a simple purpose: to help end hunger. The 22nd annual Empty Bowls event held Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, was a great success! We are so thankful to have such a supportive community that attends, spon-sors, volunteers for, and donates to our major fundraising event every year. We look forward to many more to come! Empty Bowls is held in October as a www.WeekInTheHighlands.org event.

Sign up for our email list to hear about news and events! HCMLouisville.org

building including the Sanctuary built in 1902, offices, kitchen, gym (now Event Hall) and classrooms to HCM. In turn, with alot of TLC, the HCC became the new home of HCM’s Dare to Care Food Pantry, Emergency Assistance Program, Senior Services Program, and Central Office, as well as a new HCM nutrition site hosting activities and lunch for Seniors. In 2018, the HCC was the recipient of a Kentucky Colonels’ grant for new stage curtains and a new set of event chairs. For rental inquiries and tours, call Mary Beth at 451-3695 ext. 200 or email info@hcmlouisville.org. More information can be found at ourwebsite, www.hcmlouisville.org.

Now a bustling community center with many weekly programs, over a dozen tenants, and an Event Hall & Sanctuary available for rent, the HCC came about in 2014, after the congregation of Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ donated the entire

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Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Fat Tuesday, March 5, 2019

HighlandsCommunity

Campus!

of HCM’s member congregations were visited every other Sunday over a 2-month period. HCM pro-vided group transportation and time to discuss the services over coffee and pastries. A rewarding and educational experience was

Summer Sampler Tour

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Daily Lunch & Activities

HCM’s Senior Outreach ProgramHCM’s Senior Outreach Center offers many programs for seniors to stay active and engaged with the community. To get help with with forms for TARC 3, QMB, Food Stamps, and Medicare Part D, or questions about Social Security and SHIP, or if you need health care aides, please call Tiffany at 451-3695 x260.

Must first complete the beginning Tai Chi classes to attend the free ongoing classes.Call Jeff Graham at 502/836-5455 to register.

Tai Chi Balance & Fall Prevention Class offered for $25/month. Learn strategies for everyday balance. Weekly on Wednesdays, 1-2 pm. Call Lisa Nutt to register: 502/533-8208.

Line Dancing with Alice

Noon - 1:45 p.m. every Monday. St. Paul UMC

Family Life Center, 2000

Douglass Blvd..Call Mary Lynne

to register at451-3695 x205.

Free Day Classes for those 60+ ($2 under 60)

• Ongoing Tai Chi 103 Posture Mondays, 9:30-10:30 am• Ongoing Tai Chi for Arthritis Mondays, 1-2 pm • Ongoing 16 Posture Class Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30 am or Wednesdays, 6-7pm

MON, WED, & FRI: FOR 50 AND OLDER 9:30 am -1:00 pm • Lunch at Noon RSVP for lunch by 10 am the day before

TUE & THU: FOR 60 AND OLDER 9:30 am -1:00 pm ~ Lunch at 11:30 RSVP for lunch by 10 am the day before

Mon • Various Games and Bunco at noon• Various Games and Bingo at 10:45• Chair Zumba 9:45-10:45

Highlands Community Campus1228 E. Breckinridge St. at Barret Ave.

Call Leona: 451-3695 ext. 250

Shaffer Enrichment Center2024 Woodford Place (Douglass Loop)

Call Leona: 485-0850

Tai Chi with Lisa and Jeff

HCM Senior Services for Older Persons is funded, in part, under a contract with DHA, KIPDA, KY Dept. for Human Resources & the US Dept. of Health & Human Services. “This project is funded, in part, under a contract with KIPDA and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services with Funds from the US Department of Health and Human Services.”

• Various Crafts & Games• Dance Movement or Chair Zumba (switches monthly) 10:15-11:15• Various Crafts & Games• Practical Education 10-noon• Various Crafts & Games• Chair Zumba 10:15-11:15

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Fri

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HCM’s Community Garden Club meets at the HCC in the Spring and Summer!

• $37 total for the play, lunch and transportation via TARC from Highlands Court Apartments, 1720 Richmond Dr. ($33 no TARC).

• Mail payment 30 days ahead to: Highlands Community Ministries 1228 E. Breckinridge St., Box 2, Louisville, KY 40204 • Call Mary Lynne at 451-3695 x205 to RSVP and to find out about more 2019 shows!

“The Robber Bridegroom”Sat., March 9, 2019

“Newsies” Sat., May 11, 2019

Arrive 11am TARC leaves 11:15 am

Held at the Shaffer Enrichment Centerwith Dr. Larry Ketcherside.

2024 Woodford Place (behind Douglass Blvd. Christian Church,

2005 Douglass Blvd.)

For persons 65 and over. Medicare and supplemental insurance will be billed. You will be billed for what insurance doesn’t cover. Bring your insurance cards.

•Foot evaluation •Removal of corns and calluses •Toenail trimming •Ingrown toenails

Call Tiffany for an appointment: 451-3695 x260

All clinic dates are on a Thursday:

2019 Podiatry Clinics

Exercise bikes free to use at the HCC! Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, 10am-noon.

• Jan. 31, 2019• Feb. 7, 2019• April 4, 2019• April 11, 2019• June 6, 2019• June 13, 2019

• Aug. 8, 2019• Aug. 15, 2019• Oct. 10, 2019• Oct. 17, 2019• Dec. 12, 2019• Dec. 19, 2019

Intermediate Watercolors with Dan Church

Tuesdays, 2-4pm, at the Highlands Community Campus.

To register, call Dan at 592-6409.

Vinyasa Yoga with Sharon Weis Call 939-2895• Thu., 6:30-7:30 pm, Strathmoor Pres. Church, 2201 Hawthorne Ave.• Mon., 6:45-7:45 pm, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 2233 Woodbourne Ave.

Meals on Wheels

Community Classes

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Check Calendar for other activities like movies, holiday parties, and art with Carol.

Donations for lunch accepted!

Day Trips

“This project is funded, in part, under a contract with KIPDA and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services with funds from the US Depart-ment of Health and Human Services. Nutrient dense meals are planned using preparation and delivery methods that preserve the nutritional value of foods. Meals served provide at least 1/3 of the recommended dietary allowance established by the Food and Nutrition Board to the National Research Council of the Academy of Sciences.”

Call Donna at 451-3695 x206 to:• Have meals delivered to your home• Volunteer to pre-pack meals or make deliveries any morning Mon. - Fri.

We contract with Louisville Metro Senior Nutrition to deliver meals to persons 60+ who are homebound and unable to cook.

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Held at the Highlands Community Campus, 1228 E. Breckinridge St.

Practicum Supervisor Becky and UofL Student Lauren

Meals on Wheels VolunteersRobin, Trey, and Colleen. Meals on Wheels

Volunteers Ann and Bill with staff member Donna.

Weekly classes in 7-week sessions from September through June for $35/session.