Bakhita team shares what they love, how they cope
If you ask Bakhita Empowerment Initiative team members what they love about their work, you’ll see some common themes pretty quickly.
First, there is their passion for walking with people exiting human trafficking as they rebuild their autonomy and self-sufficiency. “We are not saving them,” said Heidi Reyes, who works out of Owensboro. “They are resilient, strong, independent, hard-working, people” whom caseworkers walk with on a unique, individual journey.
“Each participant will be on a different level of independence and meeting them […]
Swarupa Watlington has been named Program Projects Manager, a new position on the leadership team. Please send Swarupa a welcoming email at 
New Horizons match Jimmy and Kevin just had an emotional closing meeting, as they reached the end of their one-year commitment!
Abbey Frederick is the new Data Entry Specialist for the Refugee Cash Assistance Program at Catholic Charities. Abbey has been working in the nonprofit world for nearly 6 years now, a journey that began in Bloomington, Indiana, at a new Arts Education nonprofit. Even though she’s not native to Louisville, Abbey enjoys the restaurants, parks, and local businesses in Louisville and sees herself living here indefinitely. Abbey loves working for a place that 
Our Mission team kicked off the Archdiocese of Louisville’s Rice Bowl campaign on Thursday with a mass celebrated by Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre and attended by students and other members of the community, followed by snacks in the gym at Holy Family Church, where students brainstormed on how they would raise money for the effort. Rice Bowl raises funds for Catholic Relief Services. Twenty-five percent of funds raise stay in the Archdiocese of 
Marissa Castellanos, Bakhita Emowerment Initiative, shares about the rhythm of work and her experiences with the anti-human trafficking outreach in this month’s Share the Journey column in The Record Catholic Newspaper. 
