The founders of a center for grief-stricken children say it’s time for a return to its Lakeland hometown – time to rebuild and renew the vision of a beloved friend who passed away but left them with a call to action.
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Talbot House Taking Applications for Vermont Place Apartments
Talbot House Ministries is accepting applications from prospective tenants for its affordable housing project, the Vermont Place Apartments at 912 and 920 N. Vermont Ave.
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Grant Propels Gospel Inc. Toward Its Vision of a Tiny-House Village for the Homeless
Gospel Inc.’s purchase of a mobile home park near downtown Lakeland, funded by the federal CARES Act, is the first step in its long-term plans for Gospel Town, a housing and work complex for former transients, according to founder and Director Brian Seeley.
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Covid Grants Helping 3 Local Social Service Agencies Expand
Three Lakeland social-service organizations — Gospel Inc., Talbot House Ministries and Peace River Center — are readying for facility improvements afforded by COVID-19 grants.
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Main Library to Partially Close for History Center Construction
Most of the main Lakeland Public Library on Lake Morton will be closed to the public for at least eight months starting in mid-February as crews construct a Lakeland History and Culture Center.
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Polk Reopens Rent and Mortgage Assistance
With a new infusion of federal CARES Act money, the Polk County Commission has allocated $1 million to rent and mortgage assistance for people who lost income during the pandemic and have not received relief, News Channel 8 reports. Applications will be available starting Dec. 29 on the county website. | ALSO: Ledger coverage Source: […]
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Citizens Bank Grants $100,000 to Local Nonprofits
The season of giving has given reason for hope to directors of more than two dozen local nonprofit organizations that received grants from Citizens Bank & Trust. The Polk-based bank’s philanthropic distribution was named 100 Days of Giving to help celebrate its 100th birthday this year.
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Talbot House, KidsPACK Help Feed Neighbors in Need
Talbot House Ministries serves three hot meals a day to the community’s homeless, and KidsPACK sends packets of food home each Friday with underserved Polk students, Bay News 9 reports. Source: Bay News 9
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Mount Tabor Baptist Church Perseveres After Tornado
A year after its sanctuary and food pantry were destroyed in a tornado, Mount Tabor Baptist Church has rebuilt the church and is still serving food to 300 families per week. A $15,000 United Way grant is helping build a 1,400-square-foot food pantry, ABC Action News reports. Source: ABC Action News
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VISTE Delivers 1,800 Thanksgiving Meals
Lakeland-based Volunteers in Service to the Elderly re-tooled their food prep and delivery methods this year to align with pandemic protocols, and its volunteers drove 1,800 Thanksgiving meals to western Polk’s elderly, News Channel 8 reports. Source: News Channel 8
