Three sites are under consideration for a large Lakeland outpatient clinic being planned by the Veterans Administration. All three sites are vacant, and they’re located near highway interchanges: Kathleen Road and I-4 Lakeland Highlands Road and the Polk Parkway Braddock Road and the Polk Parkway near Auburndale
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City Expands Eligibility for Rent, Mortgage Assistance
After receiving more federal funding, the city of Lakeland has expanded the pool of residents eligible to apply for rent, utility and mortgage relief, The Ledger reports. The program is open to households economically challenged by COVID-19 that make up to 120% of the average median income, or $70,560 for a family of four | […]
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33 Local Agencies Awarded Grants for COVID-19 Relief
Thirty-three non-profit agencies in Polk, Highlands and Hardee Counties are being awarded grants of up to $15,000 each to support their COVID-19 relief efforts, the GiveWell Community Foundation and United Way of Central Florida announced.
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Nursing Homes Prepare to Allow Visitors Again
With the state of Florida issuing guidelines for nursing homes to start allowing some outside visitors again, administrators of local facilities are drafting policies, The Ledger reports. A facility must have no new cases for 14 days to allow visitors, and special rules can be made for essential caregivers and compassionate caregivers. The head of […]
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Funding Loss Threatens ElderPoint Transport for Seniors
ElderPoint Ministries in Lakeland may have to cut back or quit offering free transportation to senior citizens because of a recent loss of $150,000 in funding, Fox 13 News reports. Source: Fox 13 News
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City Maintains Funding for Social Service Agencies
It took a lot of haggling, but city commissioners decided Monday that a dozen nonprofit social services agencies will get their usual allotment of city funds rather than suffer 25 percent cuts.
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Commissioners Ponder Whether to Restore Social Service Funds
When city of Lakeland managers looked for ways to trim spending at the RP Funding Center, they found more than a half million dollars that could be cut this year, The Ledger reports. That set up a debate that city commissioners will try to decide this afternoon: Should all of the savings be held in […]
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Local Organizations Offer eLearning Community Hubs
Several local non-profit organizations and businesses are establishing eLearning community hubs for parents who aren’t ready to send their children back to brick-and-mortar schools but want help with distance learning in small-group settings. LakelandMom is compiling information about organizations, services they offer, hours and costs. Source: LakelandMom
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Public School Students Getting Food-Assistance Cards
LakelandMom.com warns parents of school-age children not to throw away an envelope with a Milwaukee return address that might look like junk mail. Those envelopes contain cards that can be used to purchase up to $313.50 in food. They are being sent to all students enrolled this spring in Polk public schools and some charter […]
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23 Agencies Selected for CARES Funds to Provide Social Services
Twenty-three non-profit agencies in Polk County have been selected to receive portions of $15 million in federal CARES Act funds that the Polk County Commission reserved for services to families that suffered economic damages as a result of the coronavirus.
