Our History
According to an old issue of Episcopal Christ Cathedral Notes, one May night in 1964, 150 African-American boys broke into the long-closed gymnasium at St. George’s parish house to play ball. The Urban Mission council of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky took that as a sign from the Holy Spirit that there was a need for the Episcopal Church to address particular challenges faced by this community. They began holding Friday night events, and by the time school began in September, up to 600 teenagers were attending and St. George’s was born.
The community center was established in 1965 in conjunction with the reopening of St. George’s Episcopal Church at the corner of 26th and Oak Streets in Louisville. This is a residential area of modest homes, predominantly African-American, with many concerns common to the inner-city neighborhoods. The needs of the surrounding community gave the Center a natural ministry in the areas of recreation, education, family and emergency services. The Center was directed by the clergy assigned to the church until August 1991, when a social worker was hired to manage the Center.
Who We Serve
- Predominantly African American youth from West Louisville Kentucky: zip codes 40210 & 40211
- 56% of children in 40210 live below the federal poverty line (Compared to 24% average in Jefferson County)
- 49% of these students receive SNAP benefits
- Up to 85% of our students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
- Many of our parent’s report living on low-to-moderate incomes.
- JCPS data reports only 34% of Black students are considered college and career ready; compared to 69% of their fellow JCPS White students.
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