Common Table featured on KET
Common Table was featured on the popular KET show, Kentucky Edition recently. Great job, Chef Makeda! You make us proud. You can watch it here.
Celebrating Bakhita as program of the month
The leadership team recognized Bakhita Empowerment Initiative as February’s program of the month with a celebration at Market Street Thursday. The whole team was there, including staff from Lexington and Owensboro. Congratulations! We all are proud of the work this team does and does so well.
Here’s all you want to know about Humana
As you may have read in the email from Dr. Brian Reynolds, Chancellor and Chief Administrative Officer of the Archdiocese of Louisville, Humana has made the decision to discontinue offering Employer Group Commercial Medical plans after 2023.
Q: So, what do I need to do at this time?
A: Very simply, you do not need to do anything. All medical plan coverages, doctors, pharmacy/prescriptions, claims processing, etc., remain in place.
The Archdiocese will be working on determining possible alternatives for the 2024 benefit […]
Ben Harlan joins MRS as employment specialist
Ben Harlan has joined MRS as refugee employment specialist. Please drop him a note of welcome at bharlan@archlou.org.
Ben completed his Master’s in Anthropology at the University of Louisville in December 2022. He is interested in ways people can organize to administer goods and services while also combatting the worst impacts of systemic injustice and building community. While writing his thesis, he worked with the immigrant led nonprofit, La Casita Center. Ben […]
Lisa promotes Rouler on local television
CEO Lisa DeJaco Crutcher made the rounds on local television last week promoting Rouler. You can watch her interview on WLKY that aired on Saturday.
Youth programs at MRS show kids the city
Catholic Charities provides programs for young people resettling here as refugees aimed at making them familiar with and comfortable in Louisville, helping them become contributors to the community, and developing their leadership skills. Layne Sanders shared these photographs of some of the recent outings these groups have made.
CCL also offers mentorship to young people. You might be the next mentor to help a young person adjust to life in Louisville. For more info, email Rachel at rvandyke@archlou.org.
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ESL students learn Excel in recent classes
The Adult ESL Teacher for Computer Based Instruction, Logan Armstrong, has helped form a relationship between CCL and the Digital Transformation Center at the University of Louisville. In this partnership, training specialists come to our campus and provide specialized computer training like web design, computer coding, and Power BI. The most recent installment is an 8-week Microsoft Excel Training where students learn the skills to manage large amounts of data, learn helpful formulas, […]
Sr. Paris shares journey of faith, childhood miracle
As a young person, I attended Catholic school, went to Mass every Sunday, and said my prayers. In 7th grade, I transitioned to public schools, where I first became aware of racial diversity. In my circles of private school, church, and neighborhoods, I encountered other races, but always as a majority. Now, in the car with my dad on the first day of 7th grade, I did not see one white person […]
Another asylum status win for Afghan family
Hussein converted from Islam to Christianity and worked as a Christian media network broadcaster, and his wife previously worked as a police officer. In addition, he and his wife are Hazara, and they fear harm by the Taliban because of their historical persecution of that ethnic group. He, his wife, and their infant child were evacuated to the United States on October 19, 2021. ILS (Kathy) filed his asylum application in late February, they traveled to Chicago for interview in […]
Laura Krueger joins LTCO team as associate
Laura Krueger, Associate Ombudsman for Long-Term Care Ombudsman, is excited to join the staff of Catholic Charities Louisville after several decades working in video and television production. Most recently, she worked for Kentucky Educational Television as the Health Producer and Outreach Coordinator where she produced both documentaries and studio programs on important health issues facing Kentuckians. Laura hails from Pennsylvania originally, but has lived in Louisville for over 25 years. She has […]