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Duncan Park Community Picnic
08/12/2017
11:00am-3:00pm
Join the neighbors of the East End for a Community Picnic at Duncan Park! As a community partner, CV is excited to set up a booth at this family event and spread our mission even further.
For more information, contact Smitty at smitty@cvky.org.
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Lunch & Learn Series
08/24/2017
11:30am-12:30pm
Bring your lunch and join the Women's Business Center of Kentucky for the 2017 Lunch & Learn Series presented by Cherie Guilford of the Small Business Administration.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has a variety of programs to help small businesses compete for these federal contracts. During the series, learn about some of the certification programs available to you as a small business.
On Augsut 24th, join Cherie for HubZone, Veteran, and SDB Certifications.
For more details and to sign up, contact Margaret Prince at (859) 231-0054 or mprince@cvky.org
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WBC Expo &
Conference Gears Up as Speakers Commit
With the 5th Annual Women in Business Expo & Conference just around the corner, Community Ventures' and the WBC's official line-up of speakers is starting to form. Led by Phyllis Alcorn, our WBC and marketing team have been working hard to develop a strong group of women top lead this year's event.
 Joining Krystal Ball, our Luncheon Keynote Speaker, are some incredible women including, Niki Brown, Reverend, Author, & Motivational Speaker, Sadiqa Reynolds, President of the Louisville Urban League, and many more!
For a look at our current lineup of speakers, visit our website at: www.WBCEXPO.org.
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Project Reinvest Client Closes on New Home
Congrats Paulette Hackett! Thanks to Community Ventures' new homeownership program, Project Reinvest, Ms. Hackett has finally found her new home. As Ms. Hackett begins this exciting new chapter of her life, we would like to thank Chad Bowman with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate for helping Ms. Hackett find her wonderful home in the greater Lexington area!
For more success stories like this, visit our
Newsroom.
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Celebrating National Home-
ownership
Month
In June, NeighborWorks America facilitated a nationwide celebration of National Homeownership Month. Alongside hundreds of other CDFIs, we partnered with Neighborworks America for their annual Neighborworks Week celebration to showcase our ongoing efforts to increase homeownership throughout Kentucky. Thanks to NeighborWorks America, we were able to support and implement events that touched dozens of clients and community members.
In Lexington, neighbors, friends, and community
sta
keholders joined the CV team for an afternoon of fun, live music, and a hot grill of food for everyone. We also used the event to showcase a number of local artists from the East End, in an effort to showcase the rich culture that still exists in this vibrant community.
In West Louisville, we invited Russell neighborhood residents along with potential future residents to our Cedar Street show house for a relaxing afternoon with food and drinks.
For more information on Community Ventures and our work in the community, visit our website:
www.CVKY.org
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Chef Space Featured in Courier-Journal
In an article written by Bailey Loosemore at the Courier Journal, Community Ventures and Chef Space were included in a market analysis of the West End that announced that local business owners were more likely to find reward rather than risk when opening a restaurant.
As stated in the article, a recent study by the nonprofit organization, One West, found that $217 million are generated by retail businesses outside of West Louisville by West Louisville residents. With such a high market potential, West Louisville is a hotbed for new and expanding entrepreneurs.
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Save Money With Weekly Boxes of Veggies!
As Bluegrass Harvest quickly approaches the middle of the harvest season, the Bluegrass Harvest staff have been conducting a new study that might interest your wallet and your health. According to new data, Bluegrass Harvest CSA shares can save you up to 63% of the cost of normal groceries at your local food source.
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eHome America Makes Splash During National Homeownership Month
eHome America, a web-based homeownership education program developed by Community Ventures, has grown rapidly since its inception in 2009. In that time, the home has assisted more than 274,000 prospective homebuyers with high-quality homeownership education. Also, eHome has helped make nonprofit service providers more efficient and offered a significant source of fee income to support their counseling services.
Here are key highlights of eHome America through July 2017:
- More than 274,000 registered users since eHome's inception
- Assisted 43,609 customers in 1-2 Q 2017 (an average of 7,268 per month)
- Working with over 558 nonprofit partners across the nation
- Provided over $6.5 million in revenues to support local counseling services in 2016-17 (and $11.8 million since 2010)
- Fifty-nine percent of eHome users are under 35 years old
- Almost 38% of eHome customers are minority households.
- 89% of eHome customers are first-time home buyers
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