The Hamiso Farm is selling fresh produce–some of which you won’t find anywhere else in Louisville–this Saturday from 9 to noon at the Bardstown Road Farmers Market, 1722 Bardstown Road. See where all farmers with Common Earth Gardens will be this weekend at […]

A $100,000 grant from Metro United Way to Catholic Charities this week put us over the $1 million mark in grants earned in fiscal year 2022. As far as we can tell, this is the most grant money ever awarded to Catholic Charities in one year. Congratulations and a hearty thank you to everyone who has contributed to the many, many applications submitted this year. Great job!

Amy Nace-DeGonda and Marissa Castellanos provided a full day Train the Trainer “Human Trafficking 101: An Overview” to staff at Family and Children’s Place, the local children’s advocacy center. Ten  staff participated in the training, where we discussed definitions and terminology, vulnerable populations, Kentucky state law, Kentucky-specific data, and specialized services. Tamar Israel stopped by and shared information on prevention education. These 10 training participants now have the information and resources they need to provide HT 101 training and awareness […]

Know someone who needs some help with finding employment? Encourage them to attend the next information session at Common Table to learn about our 8-week culinary arts training program. Not only will participants pick up skills, they will be eligible to earn 8 credit hours from Jefferson Community Technical College, continue on to other apprenticeships, or get help finding a job.

Info Session
June 9
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Common Table
1200 S. 28th Street
(Dare to Care Community Kitchen)

Abdul is a young man who was a supervisor at a truck company in Afghanistan, where he also helped Americans, checking deliveries and guarding land and equipment. He and his family received threats in the past but when threats and danger escalated, he was evacuated to the United States last August and resettled to Louisville in September. He was the first clients from Afghanistan received by MRS. Since he fled, the Taliban has been to his home in Afghanistan asking […]

Visit farmers with Common Earth Gardens at local farmers markets to get all you favorites as well as many foods you can’t get anywhere else in Louisville, like African eggplant and Chayote squash, pictured below.

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Two families from Afghanistan are the first to gain asylum status through the work of our Immigration Legal Services team. Asylum status assures their right to remain in the United States.

We want to share their stories but cannot share their names  because of the danger still posed by the Taliban to them and their families still in Afghanistan.

Family A’s father converted to Christianity about 15 years ago and later became a pastor. Because of his religion, and the fact that […]

Amy Nace DeGonda, assistant director of Bakhita Empowerment Initiative, is available to meet with your social, church, or professional group–or just a handful of you and your friends–to dispel the myths surrounding human trafficking and give you a better understanding of what trafficking is and how you can affect it.

Email Amy at anacedegonda@archlou.org.