How one staff member found connection, purpose, and peanut butter at HCM’s Senior Center. I didn’t expect to end up at Highlands Community Ministries. I was sitting in my car on my lunch break, feeling burned out and scrolling through job listings when I came across the post for Operations Coordinator. I wasn’t even sure what all it would…
A’mya Simpson is a Master of Science in Social Work student at the University of Louisville. This summer, she joined Highlands Community Ministries as an intern, supporting our Individual & Family Assistance Program, Senior Services, and Food Pantry. Below, she reflects on her time at HCM and the unexpected impact the experience had on her personal and professional journey….
Spoiler: It involves $1.5 million and a whole lot of juice boxes. It’s not every day that a gift comes along and changes everything. But this spring, that’s exactly what happened at Highlands Community Ministries. Thanks to a remarkable $1.5 million investment from longtime Highlands neighbors Stephen Reily and Emily Bingham, HCM is beginning a new chapter—one rooted in…
At Highlands Community Ministries, belonging starts with showing up for your neighbors. On Wednesday mornings, the Highlands Community Ministries food pantry opens its doors. The shelves are stocked with staples—cereal, canned vegetables, peanut butter—and volunteers are ready to greet the first neighbors of the day. One of the first faces you’ll usually see belongs to Laura Walker. Laura has…
