Even though he had no family here when he exited human trafficking, Rohitkumar Joshi (Raj) didn’t feel alone. He had the friendship of others with Bakhita Empowerment Initiative.
“At the time I had no family with me, but I never feel myself, ‘I have no family’ because everybody treat me like same as a family members,” Raj said. “That’s why I am a proud member of the Bakhita Advisory Board.”
That board is a cutting-edge […]
There was a cow roaming the halls on Friday, announcing the upcoming Mardi Gras Rouler party on Fat Tuesday, February 21 at Mellwood Art Center, 5:30 to 9. Tickets are $85, but employees can buy tickets for only $50! That gives you access to an open bar, free food, live music, Bingo, casino style gaming, and, of course, bingo!
Proceeds fund your programs and salaries!
Ticket sales will open soon … mark your calendars now!
And what about that cow? Well…The celebration of […]
We have been advised by the Pastoral Center that errors have been discovered on some of the Humana ID cards that have been received in the past 2 – 4 weeks. These errors involve member ID numbers and co-pay information.
Everyone enrolled in medical and dental plans for 2023 will be receiving new Humana ID cards to replace any previously received. We do not yet have a timeframe for the new cards. As we get more information, we will […]
Tania Janero has joined the MRS team as the Youth and Family Reunification Caseworker. Please drop her a note of welcome at tjanero@archlou.org.
I am proud to be part of the professional team of Catholic Charities of Louisville. Our refugee and immigrants receive hope, support, education, encouragement through our Resettlement program, helping them to understand better the new culture, the valuable job opportunities to become self-sufficient and achieve their dreams”.
The family of Abdul and Khalisa Malikzada provided a hearty lunch for the MRS team–and anyone else available at the time–Thursday afternoon in the ESL classroom. Abdul said they prepared the lunch to thank the MRS team for all they do for immigrants and refugees.
We couldn’t agree more.
Big love to the Malikzadas, and we see you, MRS team! Thanks for serving our clients so well.
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Here are the Staff Stars for December! Thanks to each of you for going above and beyond!
The December winner is REBECCA COTTRELL!
1 Madison McMullen
2. Chase Dontanville
3. Tek Rizal
4. Cydnei Dean
5. Jane Evans
6. Alisa Pifine
7. Rebecca Cottrell
8. Joy Brooks
9. Ahmad Alasadi
10. Susan Smith
11. Steve Kraus
12. Ana Samada Ramos
13. Claudia Fuentes
Immigration Legal Services won a $15,000 grant from the Louisville Bar Foundation to provide lower-cost and no-cost legal assistance to immigrants and refugees.
In announcing the grant, Louisville Bar Foundation Executive Director Jeffrey Been said the group “looks forward to hearing of the many good things this project will achieve for our community.”
Congratulations, Immigration Legal Services team!
Common Table won a $15,000 grant in December from the Chef Jacques Pepin Foundation to go towards operating expenses. The Foundation also will provide custom-embroidered aprons for Common Table’s students, and access to its robust library of videos and recipes.
Executive Chef Makeda freeman Woods said the program was “thrilled to be welcomed into the Jacques Pepin Foundation family with this gift and access to resources. This will make a tangible difference in our efforts to equip underemployed and unemployed individuals […]
This year Catholic Charities of Louisville provided Christmas for 195 families served by our programs.
That breaks down to $30,000 of gifts and toys and $11,000 in gift cards to 500 children and 350 adults. Special thanks to the many volunteers who donated 115 hours of time, and to staff who also donated 115 hours.
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