COVINGTON, Ky. — A new change within the city of Covington is making accessing grants and programs a whole lot easier for residents who are not fluent in English.
The city announced Wednesday it had uploaded translated copies of documents and guidelines related to homebuyer assistance, homeowner repair, and lead abatement programs from English to Spanish.
“This is going to be an ongoing thing, I think you will see a lot more documents down the road,” said Jeremy Wallace, the city’s federal grants manager.
It’s a move that comes as the Latino-Hispanic population continues to grow in Northern Kentucky. 2020 census data showed Covington’s number of non-fluent English speakers was more than 1,000. Wallace said the number is likely much larger.
“This is the first time we’ve exceeded the threshold,” Wallace said in a city press release. “We exceeded the 1,000 number of people who weren’t fully fluent in English, …