Common Earth Gardens joined Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District and Kentuckiana Backyard Farms to speak on Forward Radio about community orchard pruning, conservation workshops, and more! Take a listen here.
The latest holiday and pay day schedules are posted on the Employee webpage … yup, right where you are now … under Forms and Policies. Be sure to check them out.
Also, 10 extra points to the people who know what song and what artist we are intimating with the title to this post. Send your answers to ssmith@archlou.org. Go!
Meliki has been matched with his mentor Augustine since April. The pair hit it off so well that they’ve opted to extend their match an additional six months! “He’s like my brother,” Meliki shared. A former refugee himself, Augustine remembers how it felt navigating high school and a new community when he first came to the U.S. years ago, making him a great mentor for Meliki. The two love hitting the gym […]
Our sympathy and love to Mary Kay Flege, along-time ombudsman with our Long-Term Care Ombudsman outreach, on the death of her husband, Ed.
Visitation is this Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Ratterman’s Funeral Home at 3711 Lexington Road, with a memorial service that day at 4 p.m.
Obituary for Ed Flege
Edward J. “Ed” Flege died suddenly on January 22, 2023, due to heart complications. He was born in Covington, Kentucky, on March 13, […]
Alisa Pifine was on WAVE television this week talking up our Language Services program and recruiting interpreters. Watch her here. And GREAT JOB, Alisa!
If you ask Bakhita Empowerment Initiative team members what they love about their work, you’ll see some common themes pretty quickly.
First, there is their passion for walking with people exiting human trafficking as they rebuild their autonomy and self-sufficiency. “We are not saving them,” said Heidi Reyes, who works out of Owensboro. “They are resilient, strong, independent, hard-working, people” whom caseworkers walk with on a unique, individual journey.
“Each participant will be on a different level of independence and meeting them […]
More than 20 years ago, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 enshrined the United States’ commitment to combating human trafficking domestically and internationally. In 2010, by presidential proclamation, President Obama declared January “National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month” and every year since, each president has followed this tradition.
President Biden has proclaimed January 2023 as “National Human Trafficking Prevention Month,” reaffirming his Administration’s commitment to protect and empower survivors […]
Swarupa Watlington has been named Program Projects Manager, a new position on the leadership team. Please send Swarupa a welcoming email at swatlington@archlou.org.
Swarupa Watlington is the new Programs Project Manager at Catholic Charities. Swarupa has worked in the non profit arena for most of her life and enjoys building community. She is new to the Louisville area and loves exploring the outdoors and meeting new people! Swarupa is proud to work for […]
New Horizons match Jimmy and Kevin just had an emotional closing meeting, as they reached the end of their one-year commitment!
“Because of him, I can speak English,” Kevin said.
Jimmy built a strong friendship not only with Kevin, but with Kevin’s entire family. Kevin’s parents shared they are so grateful for the improvement they’ve seen in their son’s confidence, self-esteem, and mental health in the past year.
Jimmy shared the most […]
Rachel Van Dyke and Layne Sanders made a community-wide call for volunteers when they appeared on WAVE television’s daytime talk show, WAVE Country, last week. You can watch them here.
