Bakhita team pauses for retreat, focuses on growth
On Oct 27, the Bakhita Empowerment Initiative staff had their annual retreat in Elizabethtown, KY. The focus of the retreat was program growth and transitions, finances, administration, implementation, and self-care.
Pictured left to right are Heidi Reyes (Owensboro), Mariya Kobayashi (Louisville), Marissa Castellanos (director), Amy Nace-DeGonda (assistant director), Raquell Jackson (Louisville), Tamar Israel (prevention education), and Rebecca Banks (Lexington).
We are looking for volunteers to help our clients shop for donations in our donation room in the gym at the St. Anthony campus. Volunteers will be working with clients to find what they need, restocking the store, and maintaining an efficient/organized space for our clients to shop with dignity! If you’re interested or know of someone who is, sign up at cclou.org/volunteer.
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On Monday, the LouCity Foundation hosted MRS youth for a private tour of Lynn Family Stadium and the LouCity training facility. Students learned about the character values and history of the club, and also got to hear from three LouCity staff who shared about their jobs in marketing, social media, and community engagement. Thank you LouCity FC, for sharing your beautiful space and introducing our students to new career opportunities! If you 
DeShawn Hubbard has joined MRS as the Refugee Resource Delivery Associate.Please send him a selcoming email at 
The team at MRS spent part of their Friday unloading a donation of 4,000 rolls of toilet paper. That’s right. 4,000 rolls. At an average of 900 inches per roll, 4,000 rolls of toilet paper is the equivalents of 57 miles. That’s like driving from MRS offices to Frankfort and seeing a steady stream of toilet paper all along the road. Wowsa.
Irene Levy Yates has joined the Kentucky Office for Refugees as the 
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