Spotlight Series: Jefferson County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Jefferson

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Jefferson County where a Jefferson County Extension Homemaker Club partnered with the Kentucky Refugee Ministries to furnish an apartment for a family of refugees from Burma. Approximately $11,000 dollars worth of items were donated to furnish the apartment. “We are trying to help them learn about cooking and simple things that we take for granted. They had to learn about electricity and everything in the kitchen.” The club members have volunteered over 900 hours to give aid, valued at $13,500. They have helped this family overcome the challenges of settling into their new country, which will help them become successful citizens and contribute to the economic development of Metro Louisville.

For more information about the needs of families in Jefferson County and how UK Cooperative Extension is providing services, please click here to see the full Jefferson County Family and Consumer Extension Profile