Common Earth Gardens is excited to have Lawrence Caudle as the new Assistant Director. Lawrence holds his BS in Agricultural Business and MS in Agricultural Education. He comes to us from University of Kentucky Extension Service where he previously worked in 4-H for Jefferson County and as an Agriculture Agent in Powell County. Prior to moving to Kentucky, he lived in Iowa and Arkansas where he worked for the National Soil Conservation Service and the US Department of Agriculture.

Thanks to everyone who voted for Common Table and sent us screenshots of your votes. While we did not win the grant from State Farm, we did win the camaraderie of pulling together for Catholic Charities. Thank you!

Om Kafley, an employment specialist with Migration and Refugee Services, won our drawing for a $50 gift card. Thanks, Om, for your faithfulness. He voted every single day!

Here is everyone else who voted and submitted […]

More than half of you completed the All Staff Survey this summer. I learned a lot, as I always do when I hear from you directly.

Here are a few things I took away as important:

• The work isn’t over, but the effort we have put in to raise salaries, recognize great work, and address poor performance is showing up for you.
• You have more access to training and resources than you did three years ago, but there’s still room for […]
  

Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an affiliate ministry of Catholic Charities, was featured on both WDRB and WLKY news this Saturday. They and volunteers worked to build 20 beds in one day for children in metro Louisville who do not have beds. Ultimately the beds will be delivered to kids in our area, complete with sheets, pillows, and comforters.

You may watch the WDRB story here.

This beautiful graphic was created by a Spalding University intern with our Family Support Services program in response to the question, “What did you hope to learn while working with FSS?” Look closely…it tells a complete story.

This has been and continues to be a heartbreaking season for Louisville and for those across our country who yearn for justice. No matter what you desired the grand jury to recommend in the Breonna Taylor case, you cannot escape our community’s deep and lasting lament over life lost and lives devastated.

And yet, even in our grief, I encourage you to also hope in the work of individuals and agencies like ours all across this community who give themselves daily […]

The Office for Victims of Crime is offering a free 5-week webinar series on how to evaluate your program. This will help you demonstrate the need for your program’s services and help with fundraising. The series starts October 5. Click here to learn more.

https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/govoteky