Paducah Cooperative Ministry

06/12/2026

Bring your Board to work day! As PCM continues to grow, we also have to take every opportunity to grow together.

We were lucky enough to be joined by board members Angela Meyer, Maurie McGarvey, and Dr. Bree Shelby who took the time to join us at Fresh Start Village and SHARE their knowledge and skills on how to better work together as a team, find ways to continue to serve our community outside of our work place, and how to care for ourselves so we can care for our clients. 💚

06/11/2026

Tonight was a great representation of the Paducah Cooperative Ministry team at the inaugural celebration of the new Duke & Duchess of Paducah Foundation!

Outgoing PCM Board Chair Maurie McGarvey of Paducah Bank, and current PCM Board Chair Angela Meyer of CFSBank were awarded Duchess tonight, as well as PCM Community Engagement Coordinator William Brandon who was awarded as Duke in May. 💚

06/11/2026

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One Eagle Scout project is helping grow more than vegetables, it’s growing hope. 🌱

In the June issue of VUE Magazine, read how Griffin Holland partnered with Paducah Cooperative Ministry to build raised garden beds that will help provide fresh produce to families in need. An inspiring story of service, leadership, and community kindness. 💚 Link https://bit.ly/VUEJune26

06/10/2026

Our friends over at the Airgas Paducah location will be hosting a food drive for PCM at their 500 Bethel Street office! From June 15th through June 19th next week you can drop off items between 7:30am to 4:30pm and they'll get them to us! 💚

06/09/2026

Fresh Start Village is in need of towels for our shelter residents! If you would like to donate new towels for us, you can drop them off directly at the PCM pantry at 402 Legion Drive during regular business hours, or you can click on our Amazon link below to have them delivered right to us! 💚

https://a.co/0dD5NoH1

06/04/2026

Today is an incredible day to SHARE our congratulations with PCM's Support Services Coordinator, Chaka Nicholson, as she graduates Leadership Paducah Class #39!

Day in and day out she continues to thrive and serve our neighbors here at the food pantry, our residents at Fresh Start Village, and McCracken County as a whole. We are all so proud of her!

You can help support her Leadership class project for one more month at leadershippaducahproject.com

Congratulations Chaka! 💚

06/04/2026

06/03/2026

Something we are asked daily is: "What does homelessness look like in our area? What do you think the reason is?"

While the solution is infinitely more complicated, the answer is often very simple: they don't have a home.

Today, it looks like a mother swinging with her kids on our playground at Fresh Start Village. A breath of fresh air, a break from the world. We believe that poverty doesn't have to be punishment, and many of the faces of homelessness are those that you regularly see and would never know of.

In 2025, Fresh Start Village provided shelter to 157 individuals consisting of 91 adults and 66 children. 97%(!!!!!) of guests were able to exit with sustainable income. 68% of guests were able to exit with their own housing secured. All of this amounted to 19,715 individual nights of shelter for our neighbors. We couldn't have made it happen without you.

Shelter inquiries alone rose from 74 per month in 2024 to 120 per month in 2025. PCM will continue to prioritize connection, dignity, and resident voices through workshops, on campus-therapy services, and advisory council meetings with residents to restore empowerment and agency to those we serve.

Do we have enough resources to fight all issues of hunger and housing in our community? No, we don't.

Do we have enough hands to help, hearts to care, and a clear path forward? We believe it, and we'll keep fighting for it together.

You can learn more about what we do at sharepcm.org or you can access our 2025 Annual Report directly here:https://sharepcm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2025-PCM-Annual-Report.pdf

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06/02/2026

Our executive director was featured on this episode, make sure to give it a listen!

Lacy Boling is executive director of Paducah Cooperative Ministry. The agency provides a variety of help and resources for individuals and families in need.