Louisville Metro Housing Authority - Special Programs

Family Self-Sufficiency Program

Scholarship Program

GED Program

After-School Tutoring Program

Section 8 Homeownership Program

After School Tutoring

The LMHA has funded an after-school tutoring program for public housing youth since 1994. The tutoring centers are located in the Family Resource Centers in all four of the family developments. The centers offer young people a place to go to receive homework assistance, socialize with friends and have contact with positive role models. Each center is equipped with computers and educational software. The hours are 2:00PM - 7:00PM at most locations.

Beecher Terrace
Baxter Community Center
1125 Cedar Court, Downstairs
(502) 569-4972

Parkway Place
Parkhill Community Center
1703 S. 13th Street
(502) 637-1553

Sheppard Square
740-E S. Hancock St, B-21
(502) 569-6803

Iroquois Homes
Dumeyer Community Center
1644 Squire Drive
(502) 569-6002

For additional information contact Dan Farrell or call (502) 569-6902.

Margi Decker says working with children every day will keep you young. She should know, as she works in the After-School Tutoring program at Clarksdale, which attracts anywhere from 20-60 children Monday through Friday. Margieís seen a lot of good things happen with the children who take part in the program, and says it's rewarding to watch many of them become more interested in school and improve their grades. Margi became a tutor about six years ago as a result of her experience as a room mother and volunteer when her children attended Lincoln Elementary. "I decided I liked it," she says of working with children.

Eight-year-old Devin Burt loved camp at Otter Creek Park the most. "He had a ball," says his mother, Lue Vickers. "He still talks about it." He was able to take part in the summer activity through the After-School Tutoring program for Beecher Terrace residents, where he and his mother live. She said he wouldn't have been able to go without the program, which offered needed transportation to the site. The daily after-school programs are essential for this single-parent family because Lue works full time. The location is convenient and Devin gets help with school work, she explained. He also gets to play games and socialize with his peers - a great benefit since he is an only child. All in all, the program is helping Devin's family meet his needs. It's a service that they appreciate and that will help him be successful.