A note from Lisa on the new building, plans

Four years ago, Catholic Charities of Louisville launched its Building A Brighter Future Campaign to construct a new Catholic Charities Center on the Fourth Street property at Holy Name. Although the need to replace our current deteriorating structures is urgent, land-use litigation put our planned project on hold for three years. In the interim, thanks to COVID supply chain disruptions, construction costs skyrocketed. After signing Wehr Constructors as our construction manager in May 2022, […]
2022-09-07T12:09:47-05:00September 7th, 2022|

Farmers market at MRS open on Thursdays

You can buy fresh local vegetables at the farmers market at 23rd and Market Streets in #WestLouisville every Thursday this month. It’s open from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.. Eligible shoppers can use SNAP (with twice the spending power- ask us how!), cash, or card. Please stop by to support the farmers! […]

2022-09-07T08:22:32-05:00September 7th, 2022|

Eh Nay Thaw on WFPL live show on refugees

Eh Nay Thaw, refugee resettlement caseworker, represented Catholic Charities of Louisville on WFPL’s live show, In Conversation, last Friday. The show focused on the experiences of refugees who have resettled in Louisville. Eh Nay represented us well, the perspective of both one who has resettled here and one who serves others making the same journey. Thank you, Eh Nay! You made us proud.

You can listen to the show here. […]

2022-09-06T13:37:03-05:00September 6th, 2022|

Plans underway to purchase new building

Lisa announced at the all-staff meeting last Friday that Catholic Charities has scrapped plans to build at its current location at Fourth and Heywood Streets and instead purchase a commercial building at 535 E. Broadway.

The building, now serving as an operations center for a local bank, will require come modifications but already boasts ample office space, state-of-the-art security systems, reliable high-speed internet, and an outstanding kitchen area for staff.

Lisa said leadership decided to change plans after legal delays and the […]

2022-09-06T11:01:50-05:00September 6th, 2022|

The Season of Creation is now through October 4

Today, September 1 is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

The Season of Creation spans five weeks between the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (September 1) and the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi (October 4).

This “time for creation” offers, in the words of Pope Francis, “individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards […]

2022-09-01T12:34:54-05:00September 1st, 2022|

September is suicide prevention month

Enough people to fill the KFC Yum! Center TWICE. That’s how many people in American completed suicide in 2020 (more than 45,000). And another million Americans attempted it but were saved.
Someone in America completes suicide every 11 minutes every day. But we can help lower that number.
Suicide is preventable. Have an […]
2022-09-01T09:13:48-05:00September 1st, 2022|
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