Jane Evans grew up in the countryside outside of Louisville. She earned a BA from IUS in Sociology and Geography and an MSSW from the University of Louisville. She has many animals, including a blind, tripod dog and several chickens. She spends her free time in her own garden or “anything else I can find to do outside.” Jane worked in refugee mental health for more than eight […]
We’re so sad to announce two departures from Catholic Charities of Louisville.
Rebecca Ford, state refugee health coordinator with Kentucky Office for Refugees, is leaving CCLou effective July 30, to spend more time with her family.
Becca Taylor, cash assistance coordinator with Migration and Refugee Services, […]
Matthew S. Whisman is a graduate of the St. Xavier High School Class of 2012, University of Kentucky class of 2016, and is currently completing his master’s in Public Administration at University of Louisville, before starting his next degree in the fall. During his years in school, he enjoyed teaching classes on UK’s campus as a student teacher and being active on campus through student government and […]
You can support growers with Common Earth Gardens and get some super fresh produce at these farmers markets this weekend. Win win!
Pictured here is Lisa DeJaco Crutcher’s 9-year-old son making his first of about 10 dives into frigid water from Muir Rock into the Kings River in Kings Canyon National Park, California. This water had been snow only 10 minutes earlier. “He did this 10 times,” Lisa said. “Once was enough for me!”
We need LOTS of volunteers to help sort and give away back-to-school supplies and uniforms for families in West Louisville served by Sister Visitor Center.
Opportunities are available:
Before the giveaway
now through July 23
to package and prepare supplies and uniforms;
For the giveaway
July 26-28
to help shoppers get their supplies; and
After the giveaway
July 30
to clean […]
MRS is looking for strong bodies to help move heavy furniture up and/or down the stairs on the St. Anthony campus. If that’s you–or someone you know–please email Alison Voit at avoit@archlou.org. These peeps also will need to fill out a simple online application to volunteer. You can access that at cclou.org.volunteer/.
In the meantime, take a couple of minutes to enjoy Ross, Rachel, and Chandler in their famous […]
Sometimes the toughest stories yield the sweetest endings. And don’t the good people in Immigration Legal Services know it!
In January 2018, ILS filed asylum applications for a brother and sister based on domestic violence by their father. Three-plus years later, those applications this week were approved!
Thank you, everyone on the ILS team for your diligence and perseverance. Congratulations to you and to the brother and […]
I was in a case management meeting with one of my clients, who had just recently moved into her own apartment. We were talking about safety and I asked a few questions about what safety has looked like/felt like for her. She told […]
For more than a year, residents in long-term care facilities experienced heart-breaking isolation and loneliness, dangerous declines in the quality of care, and a heightened risk of premature death. Now that care homes are opening up again, volunteer visits are needed more than ever! If you want to volunteer with our Long-Term Care Ombudsman program to befriend, engage and empower residents, email Moira Brennan at mrbennan@archlou.org.
