PortShaw Community Programs
The PortShaw Community Development Corporation is active and engaged in the Portland and Shawnee communities working through its programs to improve the quality of life for the residents it serves and to create a healthy, thriving community that draws families in the neighborhoods that comprise The PortShaw areas.
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Summer Youth Program
Portshaw actively creates safe and empowering learning spaces for the Youth in our community. Addressing learning loss and inadequate resources with youth and their families during the Summer in partnership with local schools.
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Food Pantry & Distribution
Louisville Kentucky ranks high among its peer metro areas in populations living in food deserts. 16.1% of Louisvillians live in areas where there is not enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle for all members of the household. PortShaw recognizes the essential role nutrition plays in health, physical development and academic achievement and mental wellness.
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Source: The Greater Louisville Project
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Health & Wellness Support
A Community's ability to thrive is tied directly to the health and wellness of those living in the community. PortShaw Community Development Corporation is fully committed to empowering the community it serves to live healthy, productive and quality lives through education, training, collaboration and connecting our constituents to vital resources such as grief counseling and more.
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Community Engagement
PortShaw actively engages our community through community based events and activities designed to build community, support neighborly connections and relationships and to advocate for justice, equity, peace and violence reduction in our communities. We believe in safe enriching neighborhood life for the families in our community.
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