Bakhita staff provided Human Trafficking Awareness this month to students and staff at Bryan Station High School in Lexington. The presentation and materials were available in English, Spanish, Swahili, French, and Kinyarwanda to ensure language access for all participants.

In addition, Bakhita staff had an informational booth at The HUB with Jefferson Community and Technical College to raise awareness about human traffficking and share information about Bakhita programming and services. This will be a monthly event throughout the Fall 2022 semester.

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Bakhita staff have been working hard moving program participants into independent housing. Habitat Restore donated some furniture to Bakhita, which staff picked up and moved to the housing locations for participants.

Pictured are Amy Nace-DeGonda and Mariya Kobayashi.

Good day everyone!

My name is Julia Htoo (pronounced “too”) and I am joining MRS as a Refugee Cash Assistance Specialist. It is an honor to join the team as I were once a refugee, and I am looking forward to assist clients with similar backgrounds.

I was born and raised in Thailand refugee camp for approximately 12 years before immigrating to the US and lived in Columbia, SC, for 12 years before relocating […]

Students from Holy Cross High School helped in the donation room last week, sorting, organizing, moving, and stocking! Thanks, Lauren Goldener, for the photos.

As promised, here are the PowerPoint slides from Tuesday’s training in all things Finance. Thanks all!

AP & Chart of Accounts Finance Training

Did you know that men are 3.88 times more likely than women to complete suicide in the United States? The rate of suicide is highest in middle-aged white men. Researchers posit that many men contemplating suicide do not seek help because it makes them appear weak.

If you or someone you know is wrestling with thoughts of suicide, please call 988 for immediate hep and support.

September is Suicide Prevention Month.

We need the following items for clients. These are not listed in order of need. Thanks for pitching in as you can!

Toilet paper

Dish drying racks

Hairbrushes

Paper towels

Body lotion

Toilet bowl cleaner

Baby wipes

Men’s deodorant

Toothpaste

Body wash

Baking sheets

Can openers

New or gently used frying pans/cooking pots

New sleeping pillows

Twin comforters

All furniture items

This month we observe Hispanic Heritage Month.  As with every good thing, it is right and proper to begin observing Hispanic Heritage Month with prayer, or meditation or intentional centering, of our inner selves, so that we might be better able to focus on important facets and vital aspects of the journey our sisters and brothers make each day of their lives, and how we might be able to join them today […]