Gateway Community Services

Fatherhood: gateway fatherhood project is designed to promote and sustain healthy marriage and relationships, strengthen positive father-child engagement, and improve economic and employment mobility opportunities as well as provide robust individualized case management and access to community resources to reduce barriers to program participation and the success of eligible adult fathers in the 14 contiguous kentucky counties of bath, boyd, carter, clark, elliott, estill, greenup, lawrence, madison, menifee, montgomery, morgan, and powell.

Low income home energy assistance program (liheap): gateway provided liheap payments for wood, kerosene, propane, natural gas, and electric to 7973 homes. The services provided included: $45,431 in wood payments, $55,969.77 in kerosene payments, $240,258 in propane payments $1,126,800 in electric payments $21,230 in natural gas payments.

Early head start: gateway early head start promotes school readiness for children ages birth to three from low income families, supporting the development of the whole child. 112 children were provided early head start services in the agency's ten (10) county jurisdiction. 96% of children were identified as income eligible, homeless, or foster. 100% of teaching staff hold a child development credential and/or enrolled in a credentialing program. 100% of family advocate staff hold a degree in human services, social services, or certificate in family development and/or in a credentialing program. 100% of enrolled children obtained an ongoing source of continuous, accessible health care. 14% of enrolled children had a diagnosed disability and received special education and/or related services.

Other program services including community services, job training, weatherization, food programs, housing, and transportation.