Keely Doll

2 weeks ago | eu.thegleaner.com | Keely Doll

ICE's 287(g) program allows local and state law enforcement agencies to assist with federal immigration enforcement. Since January, more than 500 agencies have signed up for one or more models through the program. In Kentucky, 11 agencies are assisting ICE. Across the nation, law enforcement agencies are signing up to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement through the 287(g) program, taking on tasks that have traditionally been reserved for federal agents.

2 weeks ago | courier-journal.com | Keely Doll

Over its more than 125-year history, Volunteers of America Mid-States has never built affordable housing — until now. Today, the nonprofit is rapidly expanding in Louisville with three major developments in the works: an affordable apartment complex in the Merriwether neighborhood, the Community Care Campus in downtown Louisville and a tiny home village for veterans in Valley Station.

2 weeks ago | courier-journal.com | Keely Doll

Volunteers of America (VOA) Mid-States is expanding its services in Louisville, Kentucky, to include developing affordable housing units. VOA plans to open an affordable apartment complex, operate the Community Care Campus, and build a tiny home village for veterans within the next decade. These projects represent a shift for the local nonprofit, which has traditionally managed and connected people with housing but has not built units itself.

3 weeks ago | courier-journal.com | Keely Doll

Christen "Tiny" Herron founded The Forgotten Louisville, a group providing support and necessities to Louisville's unhoused residents. Herron advocates for a comprehensive "cradle to grave" approach to helping people experiencing homelessness. In a Circle K parking lot off Second Street, Christen “Tiny” Herron packed a plastic Kroger bag with a hot meal, a bagged lunch and a water bottle. For both Tiny and those she’s serving, the routine is like clockwork.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Keely Doll

For nearly three decades, a Parkland building has served as an incubator for local entrepreneurs and small businesses. Now, the TARC-owned property is potentially being sold, leaving over a dozen tenants and the communities they serve in limbo. The Nia Center, named for the Swahili word for purpose, opened in 1998 as a space to consolidate community services into one location easily accessible by TARC buses.