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Local nonprofits request city funding; council to consider awards at next meeting
Summary
Four community organizations addressed the Jeffersontown City Council with funding requests and program updates; council members said funding decisions will be made at the next meeting.
Four community organizations spoke at public comment to request local funding and to describe services they provide to Jeffersontown residents.
Marlon Cummins, executive director of Jefferson Town Area Ministries (JAM), requested $50,000 — the same amount sought last year — for programs that include food distribution, utility and rental assistance and mortgage support. Cummins said JAM provided food to about 130 families during one recent distribution and described daily pickup routes from local grocers and homebound delivery programs for seniors and disabled…
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