Holy Cross students tackle donation room
Students from Holy Cross High School helped in the donation room last week, sorting, organizing, moving, and stocking! Thanks, Lauren Goldener, for the photos.
PowerPoint from Tuesday’s finance training
As promised, here are the PowerPoint slides from Tuesday’s training in all things Finance. Thanks all!
Suicide is most prevalent among white men
Did you know that men are 3.88 times more likely than women to complete suicide in the United States? The rate of suicide is highest in middle-aged white men. Researchers posit that many men contemplating suicide do not seek help because it makes them appear weak.
If you or someone you know is wrestling with thoughts of suicide, please call 988 for immediate hep and support.
September is Suicide Prevention Month.
We’re collecting needed home, personal care items
We need the following items for clients. These are not listed in order of need. Thanks for pitching in as you can!
Toilet paper
Dish drying racks
Hairbrushes
Paper towels
Body lotion
Toilet bowl cleaner
Baby wipes
Men’s deodorant
Toothpaste
Body wash
Baking sheets
Can openers
New or gently used frying pans/cooking pots
New sleeping pillows
Twin comforters
All furniture items
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
This month we observe Hispanic Heritage Month. As with every good thing, it is right and proper to begin observing Hispanic Heritage Month with prayer, or meditation or intentional centering, of our inner selves, so that we might be better able to focus on important facets and vital aspects of the journey our sisters and brothers make each day of their lives, and how we might be able to join them today […]
Pensy Mawi joins MRS
Hello! My name is Pensy Mawi. I am so excited to join MRS as a Youth Caseworker.I was born and raised in Burma/Myanmar and came to U.S as a refugee almost 13 years ago. I am pleased to find my home here at Louisville for 7 years now. I went to High School in Texas and graduated from the University […]
Scared and nowhere to go, man finds hope
He was just two days out of prison. He had been put on a bus to Louisville even though he wasn’t from Kentucky and had never been to the city before. When he arrived downtown at 2 a.m. he had only the clothes he had worn into prison. He was cold, he was hungry, and he didn’t know what to do. But when a caseworker from Sister Visitor Center met him at a shelter, she helped him get a bed […]
Eli Jacob joins MRS
I was born and raised in Louisville, and have lived here all of my life. I graduated from St. Xavier High School in 2016, and recently earned a double major in Political Science and International Studies from Indiana University. I also minored in Spanish, which I am working towards fluency in. […]
Another Give for Good in the books, successful
Thanks to 74 donors, Catholic Charities of Louisville raised $40,280 during Give for Good yesterday. Many thanks to those team members who donated and who encouraged others to do so.
Give for Good is Louisville’s single biggest day of fundraising for local nonprofits. The entire day raised nearly $8 million dollars for agencies like ours. The top earner was Metro United Way at $280,320; the lowest we won’t name, but suffice to say that out of 556 agencies participating, seven received […]