CEG farmers sell produce at FCMA health fair
Farm Credit Mid-America, a faithful partner to Common Earth Gardens, invited growers with the program to sell produce at their health fair September 28. It was a great day for the growers and our program, and our colleagues from Farm Girl Foods.
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SVC serves up pasta at cooking demonstration
About 25 neighbors in west Louisville attended Sister Visitor Center’s first cooking demonstration, where Laura Williams cooked up whole grain pasta and fresh veggies. She provided recipes and ingredients to participants, who also learned about the advantages of whole wheat pasta and how to cook it. Great job, team!
BEI team helps inform pros on human trafficking
Our Bakhita Empowerment Initiative contributed to the first of two educational programs to inform local professionals on understanding, recognizing, and responding to human trafficking in Louisville. Here’s a clip from WLKY coverage of the event.
If you’re looking for some angelic intervention
Dear Catholic Charities family,
Today, September 29 is recognized as The Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.
Why do Catholics choose to pray for intercession and protection of the archangels? The archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael help encourage and accompany us on life’s journey and defend from the devil, Pope Francis said.
While the three archangels serve the Lord and contemplate his glory, God also “sends them to accompany us on the road of life,” the pope said in his […]
ILS helps more Afghans win asylee status
Here are the stories of four individuals whom our Immigration Legal Services team has helped to gain asylee status guaranteeing their right to remain in the United States. Thank you ILS team for your diligence. You are changing lives.
Jawid, only 25 years old, worked as a police officer for over 7 years in the Afghan National Army. He was evacuated to the United States on September 3, […]
Bakhita staff informs in Lexington, Louisville
Bakhita staff provided Human Trafficking Awareness this month to students and staff at Bryan Station High School in Lexington. The presentation and materials were available in English, Spanish, Swahili, French, and Kinyarwanda to ensure language access for all participants.
In addition, Bakhita staff had an informational booth at The HUB with Jefferson Community and Technical College to raise awareness about human traffficking and share information about Bakhita programming and services. This will be a monthly event throughout the Fall 2022 semester.
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Participants move to independent housing
Bakhita staff have been working hard moving program participants into independent housing. Habitat Restore donated some furniture to Bakhita, which staff picked up and moved to the housing locations for participants.
Pictured are Amy Nace-DeGonda and Mariya Kobayashi.
Julia Htoo joins MRS
Good day everyone!
My name is Julia Htoo (pronounced “too”) and I am joining MRS as a Refugee Cash Assistance Specialist. It is an honor to join the team as I were once a refugee, and I am looking forward to assist clients with similar backgrounds.
I was born and raised in Thailand refugee camp for approximately 12 years before immigrating to the US and lived in Columbia, SC, for 12 years before relocating […]