Highlands Community Ministries (HCM)
Emergency Assistance - Utilities
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Key facts for this program listing were confirmed by the provider. Unconfirmed details are labeled below.
Most recent field confirmation: 2026-09-10. Availability has its own date and may be unknown.
Sources and confirmation dates for this program
- identity: Provider confirmed · Authenticated provider reply · 2026-09-10 · Recheck by 2026-12-09
- contact: Provider confirmed · Authenticated provider reply · 2026-09-10 · Recheck by 2026-12-09
- service: Provider confirmed · Authenticated provider reply · 2026-09-10 · Recheck by 2026-12-09
- geography: Provider confirmed · Authenticated provider reply · 2026-09-10 · Recheck by 2026-12-09
- eligibility: Provider confirmed · Authenticated provider reply · 2026-09-10 · Recheck by 2026-12-09
- intake: Provider confirmed · Authenticated provider reply · 2026-09-10 · Recheck by 2026-12-09
- documents: Provider confirmed · Authenticated provider reply · 2026-09-10 · Recheck by 2026-12-09
- cost: Provider confirmed · Phone call reported to NOLO · 2026-09-10 · Recheck by 2026-12-09
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What this program does
Emergency financial assistance may help qualifying low-income residents with utility cutoff notices, past-due water bills, or past-due rent to prevent eviction.
Related preparation guides
These links come from this program's published category tags. They do not prove eligibility, availability, or that every step applies to this program.
- Facing Eviction or Behind on RentDirect category relationship
- Utility Shutoff or Utilities Already DisconnectedDirect category relationship
- Lost Job or Sudden Loss of IncomeDirect category relationship
- Applying for SSI or SSDISupporting category relationship
- Food CrisisSupporting category relationship
- Start the Housing ProcessSupporting category relationship
Provider notes
Past-due rent assistance is intended to prevent eviction.
Provider confirmed · 2026-09-10 · Provider reply
Details
- Eligibility
- Low-income residents facing an immediate financial crisis in 40204, 40205, and portions of 40218.
- Hours
- Unknown
- How to start
- Call 502-451-3695 ext. 213 to schedule or ask about emergency financial assistance. For LG&E cutoff help, bring a current brown bill, government ID, and one month of income proof; for water, bring a past-due bill, government ID, and one month of income proof; for rent, bring a current lease, government ID, and one month of income proof.
- Housing vouchers
- Unknown — we have no confirmed answer on housing vouchers. Ask the provider directly.
- Cost
- Free — provider confirmedPhone call · 2026-09-10
- What to bring
- Utility cutoff: current brown bill, government ID, and one month of income proof. Water: past-due bill, government ID, and one month of income proof. Rent: current lease, government ID, and one month of income proof.
- Accessibility
- Unknown — we have not confirmed physical accessibility, interpretation, or accommodations. Ask when you contact them.
- Languages
- Not published — call to confirm.
Applying or getting referred
phone
Current application status not confirmed
Call extension 213 to schedule or ask about emergency financial assistance.
Availability right now
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