Mr. Hannah is a neighbor to Sister Visitor Center who has been unable to work since December. Recently, he has had no electricity due to mounting bills. The lack was beginning to affect not only his physical health, but his mental health as well. Last week, we helped Mr. Hannah get that power back on and, as you can see from his smile, it made everything better. As Sara Logsdon said, “We do […]

Kelly Grote has joined Migration and Refugee Services as the Refugee Employment Specialist.

I was born and raised in Minnesota but spent the last 14 years in South Dakota. Before coming to Catholic Charities of Louisville, I worked for the Multi-Cultural Center of Sioux Falls, SD, as the Workforce Development Coordinator, doing similar work to what I am doing now. In my off-time I like to knit, binge watch crime docs and podcasts, […]

Well done all ye recipients of Staff Stars for the month of June!

  Susan Kiningham

Maria Utley

Holly Baumer-Smith

Susan Smith

Chase Dontanville

Yanitza Reboredo

Denzel Young

Ahmad Alasadi

Lori Feris

Marissa Castellanos

Amy Nace DeGonda

Heidi Reyes

Rebecca Bank

Raquell Jackson

Tamar Israel

Mariya Kobayashi

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The New American Farm Market featuring growers with Common Earth Gardens is available to all Catholic Charities employees every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can buy some of your traditional favorites, plus some vegetables you can’t get anywhere else in Louisville, like water spinach, African eggplants, or Chayote squash, pictured here.

The market is aimed at providing newly arriving refugees access to the fresh foods they are accustomed to. Common Earth […]

Heidi Reyes and Amy Nace-DeGonda provided a training, “An Overview of Human Trafficking in Kentucky” at the Kentucky Bar Association “All Rise” Annual Conference in Owensboro, Kentucky, in June. They presented on human trafficking laws and terminology, local cases, and services available for survivors. There were approximately 160 attorneys and judges present for the training.

Thanks for representing us so well, Heidi and Amy!

Please consider helping two local families with expenses in the untimely deaths of their young sons. One family was resettled here by our Migration and Refugee Services team. This link was passed along by Zeljana Javorek. Thank you. https://www.gofundme.com/f/h6chm7-funeral-cost

Know someone who needs job training? Or wants to learn more about culinary arts?

Get your job training here! Tuition is already covered! Students completing our Common Table culinary arts job training program can earn 8 credit hours from […]

We’re collecting back-to-school supplies to give to kiddos served by our programs. You still have time to rally your family, friends, social clubs, parishes, and churches to pitch in. Here’s the link to our Amazon wishlist! https://a.co/6lSP8YK