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Common Table info session this week
If your program is working with someone who needs job training, take note! Common Table is hosting an info session July 15 at 10:30 a.m. at the Dare to Care Community Kitchen, 1200 S. 28th Street.
Students completing our Common Table culinary arts job training program can now earn 8 credit hours from Jefferson Community and Technical College. That’s in addition to gaining the skills to help them land […]
Just chillin. What are you doing this weekend?
Happy Friday, y’all.
Heine Brothers’ field trip
Katie Norton and Layne Sanders (MRS) arranged a wonderful workshop for young people in the Pave the Way mentoring program for teens who have resettled here with their families as refugees. About 15 participants spent an afternoon at Heine Brothers’ Coffee training cafe on Main Street. They learned about careers, human resources, accounting, entrepreneurship, and the production and roasting of coffee. Students received lunch at the cafe […]
Anna Cate Brown joins MRS team
Anna Cate Brown has joined MRS as the new Refugee Employment and Cash Assistance Specialist. Anna Cate graduated in May 2021 from Centre College with a major in International Studies and minor in Education. In her free time she likes to read, tend to her houseplants, and play with her cat, Mr. Darcy. She says she is very excited to explore Louisville, so any recommendations are greatly appreciated! Welcome, Anna Cate!
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Volunteers build wash station at CEG
A new, second wash station at Common Earth Gardens’ Incubator Training Farm helps farmers on busy Saturday mornings prepare their harvest for farmers markets. Big love to our star volunteer, Don Weckman, for planning and building the station. Also, thanks to volunteers from St. X High School and Bellarmine University nursing students for spreading gravel and making the station accessible. Common Earth Gardens provides resettled farmers the place and opportunity to continue their heritage of […]
My last best day: Laura Stevens
My last best day was the March graduation for Common Table. During the course of class, we often hear about how excited students are to learn the new material, participate in cooking challenges, and get try new techniques in the kitchen. What often doesn’t come out during the program is the impact outside of class. During graduation we ask students to say something about what the class […]
Learn a little Vietnamese
Learn a little Vietnamese today! Xin chao is a common way of saying hello in Vietnamese. Say it like this: zin chow.
Our Language Services program translates documents and interprets in 30-plus languages. Tell your friends!
