Farm Credit Mid-America is deepening its commitment to Louisville’s immigrant and refugee farmers, investing $72,000 in 2025 in Common Earth Gardens to expand market access and farm infrastructure.
The Work of Welcoming Continues
I have often heard it said that Louisville is a welcoming city.
In fact, Louisville was the second city in the U.S. to become a certified “Welcoming City” for immigrants and refugees by the independent non-profit organization, Welcoming America. More than 150 languages are spoken in our public schools.
From Trauma to Purpose
Donna Simmons’ lived experience is different than most. But the trauma she endured as a child and young adult — the torment she faced for years — has made her who she is today.
St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Charities toy drives bring cheer to hundreds
Colorful Christmas bags filled with sought-after toys — from Barbies to toy dinosaurs to tricycles — blanketed the floor of St. Vincent de Paul’s conference room the morning of Dec. 10 as volunteers prepared for the agency’s 29th annual Santa Shop.This year, the organization transitioned to a “shop for a child” model in which parents and guardians completed wish lists …
Share the Journey — The story of a nursing home advocate
As a child, I didn’t know that I would become an MS warrior. I was the one who fell down the steps, broke bones during backyard kickball games, randomly dropped things or couldn’t walk a straight line. I was the one who got teased for being the “klutz.”
Catholic Charities’ Migration and Refugee Services celebrates 50 years
When Father Peter Do arrived in Louisville in May 1990 at the age of 17, the city felt like a “promised land” after a long period of waiting.Father Do, his parents and his five older siblings, natives of Vietnam, had been waiting to come to the United States for six or seven years, he said in a recent interview. “We …
The Record: ‘Our shelves are bare and the lines are long’ — Local agencies ask community to help provide food aid
Local social service agencies are preparing for a surge in the need for food across the area and are hoping the community will help. Food pantries, local leaders say, were already strained in recent months; the situation will worsen if the federal SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are allowed to expire Nov. 1 amid the federal shutdown…. Catholic Charities …
LMP.org: Kentucky food pantries call for community support ahead of SNAP cliff
Kentucky Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance.Volunteers rushed to unload sliced meats, cheeses, fresh produce and hefty bags of potatoes before opening the doors of the Sister Visitor Center food bank in Louisville on Thursday. The Catholic Charities associated pantry served …
People Matter—And Our New Website Shows It
An Improved Way to Connect, Serve, and Walk Together At Catholic Charities of Louisville, we believe people matter—all people. The people we serve. The people who give their time and hearts to volunteer. The people who share their resources so that others may find hope. Every act of service, generosity, and compassion is part of the same story—one rooted in …
Share the Journey — Interpreting is about more than words
I am a proud Cuban, born and raised in Havana, but my journey to the Language Services Department of Catholic Charities began in the Netherlands. As a biochemistry student there, I never imagined that speaking English would be the way I made my living.