Robin Gains said she was “scared beyond measure” when she found out she was pregnant with twins. She had been pregnant before, but this would be her first pregnancy sober.
Jonas and Mosaka Allege had a family of eight living in one house and “there was never enough food for everyone.”
Max Peterson “was embarrassed” because he had never needed […]
Rene Maxwell always had an eye for beauty. Growing up in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood she found it in the bones of old buildings, the turn of the Ohio River, and the bend of sidewalks around trees and alleyways. But that beauty was tempered by real hardship. Her family never had what they needed and, because her mom had polio and no […]
Tang Mai Zatau doesn’t stop what he’s doing just because he’s on the phone. On the other end of the line you can hear the sounds of a working farm: gates clanging as they open and close, water rushing from a pump, and footsteps. Lots and lots of footsteps.
Tang is a farmer from a centuries-old lineage of farmers in […]
A sister and baby brother from Democratic Republic of Congo had been waiting for eight years to be reunited. Yesterday that finally happened
Watch the WDRB story here.
When Pete Glauber’s beloved wife Mary Jane became terminally ill early in the pandemic, our team of advocates worked with her nursing home to get Pete and their adult children in to be with her in the days before her death. “It was so important that we be there,” he said. “I don’t know what we would have done without your help.”
Ternessa Beals is the picture of perseverance. In fact, neither she nor the Common Table staff knew for sure if she would finish what she started there. Especially after she had to drop out. Watch her story to find out what Ternessa did and how it changed her life.
Claude came to America from a refugee camp in Rwanda in September 2019 and in December 2020 was named Metro Louisville EMS Rookie of the Year. Today Claude is grateful to “the whole Catholic Charities agency” and happy to be among those who “give hope and protect this community.” Watch Claude’s inspiring story here.
Logan Armstrong has joined MRS as an Adult ESL Teacher for Computer Based Instruction. Logan graduated from the University of Kentucky with an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language and has taught at JCTC for 3 years in their ESL program. He is married to his beautiful wife Emily, and they are expecting their first child Isabella in October. Logan enjoys reading books and spending time with friends and family.
Please […]
Hi, I’m Rebecca Cottrell the new Event Planner at Catholic Charities. I am really looking forward to growing successful events here and am ready to jump right in!If you haven’t visited the New American Farm Market on the St. Anthony campus yet, what are you waiting for? Growers with Common Earth Gardens are there every Thursday with some of your favorite veggies, and some that you can’t find anywhere else in Louisville.
The market was started to give newly arriving refugees access to the vegetables they are accustomed to. That’s why the market is set up outside of MRS. But you will love the rich assortment, too. And, […]
