Eastern Area Community Ministries

Organize A Collection Drive to Support A Food Pantry Serving LMI Families

Needs Summary

We are seeking bank partners that are willing to organize either a collection drive for the needed items and/or serve as a collection point for gift card donations that can be used by our nonprofit to purchase the items to meet our clients' needs.

Need Category

Donation (in Kind)

Support Needed

In order to adequately fill the pantry to meet demand, we need at least 150 of each item (laundry soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toilet paper, etc.) each month.

Date Needed

December 31, 2020

Details of Need

Our food pantry serves approximately 200 families (450 people) per month with food, personal care, paper, and cleaning products. Member churches, businesses and community groups help to supply the needs of the pantry. However, as summer approaches, donations to our pantry tend to slow down. And yet, this is the season when children are home from school and the demands upon households increase. We are in particular need of toiletry items, cleaning products, and paper products.

Bank partners under this program could communicate the needs to their customers and employees and offer them the chance to respond with either items to donate to our pantry or in the form of gift cards for us to purchase the items tax free in bulk.

We are seeking support from banks within our zip code service areas of 40059, 40222, 40223, 40241, 40242, 4023, and 40245. These donations would go directly to filling the inventory on our shelves or for the purchase of needed items on our shelves.

Community Impact

We serve as a safety net and support system for families in our community who struggle to meet their basic needs. The food pantry responds to the most basic of needs - health and nutrition. Many of the families utilizing our food pantry resource are engaged in the Helping Hands Partnership. These families are participating in financial education activities, budgeting workshops, and other economic stability work. While they are taking the steps to achieve financial stability, our resources assist them in keeping a strong foundation underneath them as they work to achieve a brighter future. Participating in this project would be a direct support by the community to assist these hard working families.

Who Will Benefit

Approximately 200 families (450 individuals) from our zip code service area who are low- to moderate-income.

% LMI

100%

What Area Will Benefit

40059, 40222, 40223, 40241, 40242, 40243, 40245

CRA Analysis

Lending

N/A

Investment

Yes

Service

Yes

Providing support through a collection drive of in-kind donations to a nonprofit organization that serves 100% low- and moderate-income individuals and families qualifies for CRA credit during examinations.  Under this program, banks would organization a customer and/or employee collection drive to collect needed personal care items for LMI individuals.  Banks can also choose to serve as a gift card collection site for donations of gift cards from the community to the nonprofit so that the nonprofit could use the gift cards to purchase needed items.  While this nonprofit is located in an upper-income area, all of their clients must qualify as LMI to receive benefits from the food pantry.

Focus Group LMI Individuals and Families
Affordable Housing

N/A
Financial Literacy

N/A
Financial Services

N/A
Technical Assistance

N/A
Revitalize or Stabilize

N/A
Healthy Community

Yes
Metropolitan Statistical Area

Louisville-Jefferson County KY-IN MSA
LMI Geography

Limited LMI geographies in the impacted area, but all individuals benefitting from this program are LMI-qualified
Counties Affected

Jefferson County, Kentucky
Zip Codes Affected

40222, 40223, 40241, 40242, 40243, 40245 and 40059.
Census Tracts

All census tracts in the impacted zip codes.
CRA Designations

N/A

Jefferson County, Kentucky

Population
741096
% Minority
27.3
% Below Poverty
16.7
Area Median Income
46959
% Unemployed
6.7
Total Households
309175
% Owner-Occupied
63.1
% Vacant
8.4

Eastern Area Community Ministries

Your Hands Helping Others

The Mission of Eastern Area Community Ministries is to partner with people in need or crisis and to equip and support them in achieving life-long stability and dignity.

Partner Type
Nonprofit
CRA Entity
None
NTEE Code
X90 - Interfaith Coalitions
Clients Served

Individuals and families in crisis including those in need of financial assistance, food assistance, senior home-delivered meals, English as a Second Language and much more.

Service Area

Eastern Jefferson County in Louisville, Kentucky from east of the Watterson Expressway and north of Interstate 64. Includes zip codes 40018, 40027, 40059, 40222, 40223, 40241, 40243, and 40245.

Description

Eastern Area Community Ministries (EACM) was founded in 1990 to address the human needs of those living in eastern Jefferson County east of the Watterson Expressway, and north of Interstate 64. We are one of 15 ministries in the Association of Community Ministries (ACM), which serves all of Jefferson County. EACM orchestrates the efforts of many individuals, congregations, service organizations, businesses and local governments as together we strive to effectively respond to the needs of our community and is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization.

Address Details

9104 Westport Rd.
Louisville, KY 40242

(502) 426-2824

cgerard@eacmonline.org

http://www.eacmonline.org

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