Tom's We Are the Safety Net Fundraiser

Years ago, I coached various Highland Youth Recreation (HYR) teams on which my daughter or son participated. What a blast! Not sure who had more fun: the players or the coaches! And what a great way to get to know new folks in the Highlands!

More recently, my grandkids have been in HCM Daycare and, later, playing in HYR.

Over the last 10 years I have been on the HCM Board and currently serve as the immediate past chair of the Advisory Council.

I continue to be excited by HCM's current exploration of new ways to serve older adults to better enable them to live longer in their homes.

Because of this, I'm raising $1,000 to help launch this new older adults initiative. Will you join me in bringing this new best practice to the Highlands and growing it to later serve all of Louisville?

Check out more information about Highlands Community Ministries below.

We Are the Safety Net

When larger systems fall short, neighbors step forward.

Across Louisville, more of our neighbors are facing impossible choices. Older adults are waiting for meals. Families are struggling to keep up with rent, utilities, and groceries. Public support is becoming less certain at the very moment local need is growing.

At Highlands Community Ministries, we believe a safety net is not just a program or a policy. It is people.

It is the volunteer delivering meals to an older adult who lives alone. It is the donor who helps a family stay housed after an unexpected crisis. It is the neighbor who makes sure the pantry shelves are stocked. It is the community that says, “You are not alone.”

This Give for Good Louisville, HCM is raising $45,000 to respond where the need is greatest. Your gift may help provide meals for older adults, groceries for families, help with rent or utilities, or care for a neighbor who does not know where else to turn.

One of the stories guiding us this year is the story of Florence, a 95-year-old neighbor served through Meals on Wheels. For Florence, this program was never just about food. It was about dignity, consistency, relationship, and being known by name. Her story reminds us that no neighbor should disappear into a waiting list, a budget cut, or a system that has grown too thin to hold them.

The safety net is only strong when we hold it together.

Whether you give $10, $50, $100, or more, your gift helps HCM show up for neighbors who cannot afford to wait.

Give today and be part of the care our neighbors are counting on.

We are the safety net. And you can be, too.