Katie Eberwein has joined the Development team as Marketing and Digital Content Coordinator. Please welcome Katie with an email to keberwein@archlou.org.

I recently moved to Louisville from Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to coming to Catholic Charities, I worked for the Diocese of Phoenix in The Catholic Schools Office. My background is social work, but I have always enjoyed creative endeavors and thinking outside of the box. I love beekeeping, rock climbing, and my […]

Nova Stubbs has joined Sister Visitor Center as its SNAP Outreach Coordinator. Please send Nova a welcoming email at nstubbs@archlou.org.

I am originally from Michigan and spent twenty years living in Alaska. I have worked in social services for 15 years, and love serving the people. I love nature, bike riding, painting and exploring the great city of Louisville.

Dear all,

I hope you are looking forward to the Catholic Charities Christmas party on December 9! Everyone will receive 2 drink tickets and plenty of wonderful food – plus there will be door prizes, a fun activity and time to enjoy each other’s company this holiday season!

If you have not yet RSVPed, please go to your Outlook calendar and respond to the invitation from me. Louisville Thoroughbred Society is located at 209 E Main St #200, Louisville, KY 40202, […]

Common Table celebrated it latest graduates with a reception and dinner Friday, December 2. The graduates plan and prepare their own meal, which was beef ribs, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread with mashed potato piping. Dessert was chocolate or raspberry trifle. Pre-dinner appetizers included honey barbecue chicken skewers, mozzarella balls and spinach skewers, cupcakes and strawberries, and–amazingly–deep friend deviled eggs. They. Were. Amazing.

Congratulaitons to the graduates–including a mother/daughter team–Chef Makeda Freeman-Woods, Chef Steve Higdon, and Lacole Hamilton. Great […]

MAC Construction made a generous donation of $26,000to our general fund! Pictured are MAC President Travis Unruh, Catholic Charities CEO Lisa DeJaco Crutcher, MSD Community Benefits Coordinator Shelby Lockhart, and MAC VP of Administration Bryan Wickens.

“If you need a conspiracy about it, I can come up with that for you.” That’s Holly Baumer Smith’s response when asked about her interests and she includes among them, “anything paranormal, cryptic, or inexplicable.”

For Holly, it seems to be more about her deep curiosity and keen interest than anything else. When she was at Murray State she studied sociology and anthropology because of her interest in “faraway places and cultures and why […]

Congratulations to these Staff Star recipients this month and thank you for going above and beyond!

The monthly winner is Holly Baumer Smith!

Layne Sanders

Laura Williams

Jane Evans

Matthew Whisman

Holly Baumer Smith

Darko Mihaylovich

Fr. John Schwartzlose

Cydnei Dean

Makeda Freeman-Woods

We’re in need of dining room tables and chairs and dressers for families resettling here as refugees. This need is urgent.

We also need these items, less urgently:

Couches
Living room chairs
End tables
Nightstands
Coffee tables
Bookshelves

Contact Toni Flores, In-Kind Donation Coordinator, at aflores@archlou.org to donate.

Bakhita Empowerment Initiative recently offered its first human trafficking prevention class for young women who are new arrivals to the U.S., and for coordinator Tamar Israel, it was a dream come true. “This population is so at risk because of the challenges they face while being new to America,” Tamar explains. “I sat in trainings and learned how at-risk they are but felt unable to reach them.”

The group met for six days in a row. Presenters spoke in English and […]

Sure, Thanksgiving was last week. But we’re still thankful, right? Right. Here is Sister Paris’ response to the question, what are you thankful for?