Louisville utilizes new water truck to help those in need as temperatures soar

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A new resource was utilized Tuesday to help Louisville's homeless community beat the heat.

With the feels like temperature at more than 100 degrees, Louisville Metro Homeless Services brought water to those in need this week using its new water trailer.

The trailer holds almost 1,000 containers of water. The hope is to take it to areas of the city that need it most.

Monday and Tuesday, the trailer was taken to libraries and parks.

"Right now, we're all in need. It's hot," Jon Pilbean, director of Metro Homeless Services, said. "So the best we can do is go to them, and while we have them we will talk to them about the services that are available to them."

To find out when and where the trailer will be next, you can sign up for RAVE alerts by clicking here. You can also sign up for the HEART Alert System by texting HEART to 226787.

Dates and locations will likely also be posted on the Louisville Metro Office of Social Services' Facebook page, here.

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