Elie Enriquez-Gross is joining MRS in a new position, Migrant Specialist Service. She grew up in Mexico City and got a degree in Hospitality Management. She worked in Mexico City in the private industry for many years until she moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 2016 to start a new life with her husband and her son. She had the fortune to start her professional career in the nonprofit world working for the Better […]
The March winner is ANA CHAN!
Sr. Paris Slapikas
Kim Clark
Becky Jetton
Sara Logsdon
Audrey Penman
Nova Stubbs
Pacifique Uwayezu
Laura Williams
Rebecca Cottrell
Ana Chan
Alissa Edwards
Ana Samada Ramos
Alison Voit
Jill Hook
Andrea Granados
Steve Higdon
Catholic Charities is thankful for the generous support of community partners, including those who have awarded a total of $77,341 in grants just in the month of March. They are as follows:
FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program (through Metro United Way–$17,331 for Sister Visitor Center’s emergency financial assistance with rent that allows families to maintain stable housing
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth–$40,000 to Immigration Legal Services for its Fee Waiver Program that provides legal services to qualifying clients regardless of their […]
TO: All Catholic Charities Staff
As part of our Humana Go365 wellness program, we are pleased to offer Biometric Screening again this year. For those who are currently enrolled in the Humana health insurance plan, there is no charge for the screening. That’s right; it’s FREE! You will also earn Go365 points and bucks.
The 10-minute screening is a set of quick checks:
Shout out to students at Holy Trinity Parish Louisville, where the school’s Student Council and KUNA team hosted a bake sale at the first fish fry and raised $300 for CRS Rice Bowl! They also had an informative trifold on the work of […]
Learn practical and natural methods to prevent and manage pests in your garden! This Conservation Workshop Series class will be co-facilitated by Amir Hussein, who runs Common Earth Gardens Farm Business Program. Email Amelia at abaylon@archlou.org to RSVP.
Now if there were just some […]
The wonderful team with Bakhita Empowerment Initiative is looking for a stove and oven to complete the apartment kitchen for a person exiting human trafficking. If you have a stove in good working condition, or know someone who does, please email Toni at aflores@archlou.org to donate.
Also, we often provide housing for those exiting human trafficking. Do you own rental property? Know someone who does? We would love to find someone to help us with discounted rent rates or even […]
Last week in classes with Madison McMullen, students working on their English were learning direction words like up, down, left, and right. They had a great time practicing these by shouting direction words to help a student pin the tail on the donkey. Watch the video below!
Common Earth Gardens staff recently built raised beds for a family involved in our In-Home Garden Project. With the project, newly arrived refugee families who would like to farm their own culturally important foods receive raised beds at their homes. This is one way of equipping them to thrive in Louisville, especially when there is a waiting list for garden plots at our many community gardens. Thanks, Common Earth Gardens team, for welcoming so well!
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