Megan Eichert has joined Migration and Refugee Services as the Head Start family advocate. Megan says she is excited to be part of Catholic Charities, after having volunteered with Catholic Charities, Doors to Hope, and Kentucky Refugee Ministries. Megan has a bachelor’s degree in marketing with minors in Spanish and international business, from U of L. She enjoys hiking in local parks, trying new restaurants, and going to farmers markets. Welcome, Megan!

Sister Paris Slapikas, SCN, has joined the Sister Visitor Center as its new director. Sr. Paris comes to Catholic Charities from The Center for Women and Families, where she served as supervisor of residential services and crisis response, director of shelter operations, director of crisis response, and director of capacity building over the course of 14 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in executive leadership and organizational change. In […]

Julio Rodriguez was six years old when he and his parents came to America from Cuba, and what he remembers most about that move is that it was scary and cold. Scary because he hadn’t seen his parents as much as usual before the move as they were busy selling their possessions to have some money when they arrived. And cold because it was December 2004 and Louisville […]

The staff memorial service for our friend and colleague Ron Kelly is this Thursday, June 10, at 8 a.m. in the Father Kent Room. We hope you will join us to remember Ron and pray for the repose of his soul.

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Long-Term Care Ombudsman staff and volunteers gathered in person last Friday to recognize the many contributions of volunteers to the LTCO efforts and to freshen up on training. They met at Louisville Slugger Field for food, fun, and face-to-face conversation. YAY!

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Happy Friday, y’all!

This smile is brought to you by Susan Smith’s great nephew, Carter, who is five months old.

Whose smile do you want to see featured on a Friday? Email your pictures to Susan at ssmith@archlou.org. Otherwise, it will be one of her two great nephews, and her dog, Harley, every week. Every. Single. Week.

Lisa DeJaco Crutcher and Dare to Care Director of Programs Annette Ball were on WAVE Country yesterday talking out the new Father Jack Jones Food Pantry. You can watch it here!

FYI …. this link takes you to a download. Look for the download button on the left hand side of the page.

WAVE Country Link