Smoketown/Shelby Park WEED & SEED

To find out more information about the Smoketown Shelby Park Weed & Seed Program, the Safe Havens or anything else that you have seen on this Web Site please contact the Weed & Seed Site Coordinator listed below.

Mr. John F. Hall
Email: john.hall@loukymetro.org
200 S. 7th Street
Suite 200
Louisville KY 40202
Office: 502-574-2625
Fax: 502-574-4227

Smoketown/Shelby Park WEED & SEED

Weed & Seed

The Smoketown Shelby Park Weed & Seed Program has been in existance since July of 1998. Weed & Seed is a four part strategy thats aimed at Weeding out the negative in the community and Seeding in the positive.

The four part Weed & Seed strategy of Law Enforcement, Community Policing, Intervention Prevention Treatment and Neighborhood Restoration, works to support a community as it works towards economic, residential and community growth.

Weed & Seed is a grant program that is funded through the Justice Department's Executive Office for Weed & Seed.

In accordance with the EOWS funds are provided to maintain Safe Havens with in the Community. There are currently two Safe Havens. The Presbyterian Community Center at 701 South Hancock St. and Meyzeek Community School at 828 South Jackson St. These Safe Havens provide a safe drug and violence free place for youth adults and seniors to gather to learn, play and interact as part of the community.

The Site

The boundaries for the Smoketown Shelby Park Weed & Seed Site are on the North, Broadway,the East, Beargrass creek and CSX railroad tracks, the South, CSX railroad tracks, and the West, Interstate 65.

The Steering Committee

The Smoketown Shelby park Weed & Seed Program is governed by a Steering Committee that is made up of residents, business owners within the Site, community groups, Churches, Schools, Community Centers and local government.

These organizations, groups and people work together in order to make sure that the Weed & Seed Programs is meeting the needs of the community.