Social Services

The Department of Social Services operates three core divisions and three community engagement programs providing an array of multi-generational services, from the “cradle to the rocking chair.” The department also supports collaborative efforts with an existing network of local non-profit organizations and human services agencies.

  • Aging & Disability Services
  • Family Services
  • Youth Services
  • Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition
  • Partners for Youth
  • Substance Use Disorder Intervention Program

FY24 – FY25 Nonprofit Capital Grant Program

The City of Lexington is once offered Fayette County 501 (c)(3) Nonprofits the opportunity to compete for capital grants for the Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 beginning Aug. 31, 2023. The deadline for these Requests for Proposals was September 20, 2023.

The Fiscal Year 2024–2025 program was locally funded at $479.300.

Nonprofit Capital Grants Awards List FY24–FY25

American Rescue Plan Act Nonprofit Capital Grant Program

News

wear purple oct. 21
Wear purple on Oct. 21 for domestic violence awareness

Purple Thursday is an annual event that raises awareness of domestic violence.

pumpkin painted purple on a front porch
Purple pumpkins raising awareness of domestic violence

The Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition (DSVPC) and GreenHouse17 are partnering with local businesses and organizations to raise awareness of domestic violence during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. 

Members from Voices Of Hope-Lexington, Inc. stand together in front of a van wearing and displaying their active bystander gear.
August is Bystander Awareness Month

You have the power to help end intimate partner violence in your community.

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