St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky Awarded Grant from Greater Cincinnati Foundation and R.C. Durr Foundation; Grant will support neighbors in need with rent and utility assistance
ERLANGER (February 6, 2024) – St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky (SVdP NKY) announced today that the organization received a grant from Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) and co-investor the R.C. Durr Foundation that will help support the organization’s Emergency Rent and Utility Assistance program. These funds will provide neighbors in need with financial support for rent and utility expenses, keeping them safe and secure in their homes.
“The lack of affordable housing coupled with the increased cost of living has given rise to homelessness in Northern Kentucky,” says Karen Zengel, Executive Director of St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky. “Because of this, we are extremely grateful for this grant award as we continue to help many of our clients who live at or below the poverty level and face financial hardship due to health problems, unemployment, or unexpected life events. One hundred percent of those we serve through this program are truly in need, and most do not have emergency savings, live paycheck to paycheck, and lack a family support system. This grant will go a long way in helping us increase the scale of support we provide to those facing economic hardships.”
During the fiscal year 2022-23, SVdP NKY served more than 9,270 people through the Emergency Rent and Utilities Program, totaling more than $950,000. Funds from this grant will be used as a bridge to help clients who have exhausted all available resources.
Since 1963, Greater Cincinnati Foundation has been the region’s leading community foundation. Connecting people with a purpose in an eight-county region – Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana – GCF is leading the charge toward a more vibrant and equitable Greater Cincinnati for everyone and values the co-partnership it has with the R.C. Durr Foundation dedicated to providing philanthropic support to improve the quality of life of the larger Northern Kentucky region and its people, particularly with an emphasis on education, social services, and community development.
To learn more about St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky and current assistance programs, please visit www.svdpnky.org.
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About The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky through its 31 conferences provides rent and utility assistance, food, clothing and furnishing to Northern Kentuckians in need. Our mission is to lead women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. For more information go to www.svdpnky.org.
