BGCAP - Jessamine County Community Developer
213 South Main Street,
Suite 103
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-3512
Tracy Fain
tracy.fain@bgcap.org
Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday through Friday
What does Bluegrass Community Action - Jessamine County Community Developer do????
Jessamine County’s Blue Grass Community Action Partnership began operating the "crisis" portion of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) on Jan. 4. (Read more...)
Jessamine Faces Need: Community Action helps thousands of families heat homes. Jessamine County saw its first signs of snow this week and a string of low temperatures running closer to the freezing mark. And when the temperatures drop, the number of people needing utility assistance begins to rise. (Read more...)
NPD D.A.R.E. Program Donates Food from Pageant to Community Action
Officer Kevin Grimes of the Nicholasville Police Department unloaded donations to Blue Grass Community Action Partnership last week. The food was collected from contestants in the Miss Heart of America Pageant. (Photo by Jonathan Kleppinger)
Hundreds of food items were donated to Blue Grass Community Action Partnership last week by the Nicholasville police's D.A.R.E. program after the food was collected during a pageant.
The bluegrass region's Miss Heart of America pageant was Saturday, Aug. 28, at West Jessamine High School. Contestants were asked to bring nonperishable food items for donation to a community food bank. Donations from 21 contestants were given to the D.A.R.E. program, which in turn took the food, which filled the bed of a pickup truck, to the community-action office in Nicholasville.
"We try to help low-income families - food, utility assistance - we offer a lot, but food is very important," said Tracy Fain, a community developer for BGCAP. "A lot of times we have people come in here for food, and we have small amounts, so this will really help."
The pageant began as a food drive for a local rescue mission and blossomed into a national pageant program that has distributed nearly 150,000 nonperishable food items to nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.missheartofamerica.com.
The Jessamine County Beef Cattle Association showed its support of local organizations at its January meeting. From left are Adele McKinney, Manna Ministry; Terry Lucas, Camp Nelson Honor Guard; Debbie Waller, Jessamine County Association of Exceptional Citizens; Tracy Fain, Blue Grass Community Action; Lela Bishop, Jessamine County Cancer Buddies; Carol Cobb, Salvation Army; Connie Sunda, Wilmore High Bridge Community Service Center; Max Vanderpool, Jessamine County Food Pantry; and Doug Marshall, Jessamine County Beef Cattle Association president.
Need help paying your water bill? Kentucky American Water's "H20-Help to Others" Program Assists Low-Income Customers with Water Bill Payments.
St. Athanasius Offering Bread Ministry - Project Lazarus Bread Gifting Ministry operates through the generosity of Panera Bread as a ministry of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church. Project Lazarus gives free packages of bread and bagels away from 1-2 pm Sundays out of St. Athanasius, 926 S. Main Street (next to Prescription Pad). If you have questions about this ministry, call the church office at 881-8188.
Word of Light Offers Clothing Bank - Word of Light Missionary Church, 2313 Union Mill Road, is accepting clothing for its clothing bank to help those in need. All clothing is freely offered to the public. For pick-up, call 859-885-2581. Free bread will be given away on Sundays.