The Covington Board of Commissioners has approved the allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, funds to two nonprofit organizations serving Northern Kentucky. The allocations to Legal Aid of the Bluegrass and the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission were passed as part of Tuesday night’s consent agenda. Each will receive $157,917 and $537,186, […]
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Kentucky distributes over $12M in grant funds for opioid crisis response
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Thursday that 51 organizations across Kentucky were awarded over $12 million in grant funding from the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission. Five organizations with operations in Northern Kentucky received over $1 million in grants. Earlier this month, the commission voted to approve the grant awards after considering more than […]
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Senior scams and how to spot them
It seems like every few weeks, local police departments and other institutions put out alerts about scammers trying to make off with people’s money or information, often using manipulative tactics to convince them to give it up willingly. What’s more, many of these alerts warn against scammers contacting people over the phone or through the […]
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Legal Aid of the Bluegrass seeks volunteers for Medicare SHIP Program
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass is seeking volunteers for its Medicare SHIP Program, which provides free, confidential assistance to Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers.
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Legal Aid of the Bluegrass offers aid program for those vulnerable to Medicare fraud
For individuals over the age of 60, Medicare fraud and abuse is a serious risk, according to Legal Aid of the Bluegrass. The organization is a nonprofit which runs a Medicare State Health Insurance Assistance program, or SHIP, to assist any person that has Medicare with their public benefit issues. Legal Aid of the Bluegrass […]
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Regional agencies offer support to Newport residents told to move
Local agencies and nonprofit organizations came together Wednesday to discuss how they can offer assistance to residents at Newport’s Victoria Square apartments. Those residents were originally told they must vacate by the end of September so the units could be renovated by its new owners. The residents were told Wednesday that they now have until Oct. […]