By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer
Though the Opportunities for Life Hotline closed a year ago, help for some women facing an unplanned pregnancy may still be a phone call away.

The statewide hotline — created by the four bishops of Kentucky in the 1980s — closed at the end of 2018, a casualty of changing times and technology. But the January Opportunities for Life Collection, which funded the hotline each year, will continue to support mothers who need help.

“We’ve decided to […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. – To close the 2019 Fiscal Year, the United States Department of Justice awarded 51 grants, amounting to more than $72.4 million to support public safety and crime fighting initiatives throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky, announced Western District United States Attorney Russell Coleman and Eastern District United States Attorney Robert M. Duncan Jr.

“These are significant federal resources coming to Kentucky for one purpose, to keep families safer in all 120 counties of our Commonwealth,” said U.S. Attorney for […]

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27

Catholic Charities Thanksgiving Celebration
Migration and Refugee Services Campus
$5 donation requested  |  11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Welcome Louisville’s migrant and refugee communities with a Thanksgiving lunch (which might be the first for some families). Bring a side to go along with turkey and other Thanksgiving classics prepared by students in Catholic Charities’ Common Table program. There will be children’s activities and free books for the kids, as well as remarks from Louisville’s Chief of Community Building, Vincent James. Read […]

Several ministries of Catholic Charities of Louisville provide clothing and toys to families they serve during the Christmas season.

Parish groups and individuals are invited to help fulfill that mission.

Sister Visitor Center, located at 23rd and West Market Streets, helps families in the Portland, Shawnee and Russell neighborhoods with rent, utility bills, medical expenses, food and clothing throughout the year.

In order to show “dignity and respect” to clients served by Sister Visitor, the center is collecting new clothing and toys, which […]

As Thanksgiving approaches, I am once again excited to watch newly-arrived refugee families experience the holiday for the first time. While it may be a new tradition for many of them, the idea of coming together to share a meal is familiar. It gives us all the opportunity to express our gratitude and build community. Read more.

Cards Come Together service opportunities included a community cleanup in Old Louisville, a composting project, a beautification project with New Directions and volunteering at the Americana Community Center’s fall festival. In addition, daily on-campus donation drives benefited Dare to Care, Volunteers of America Shelby Men’s Recovery program, Jefferson County Public School students and Catholic Charities of Louisville. Read More.

Community leaders broke ground on the new Dare to Care Community Kitchen on Thursday in Louisville’s Parkland neighborhood. Read more.

With a new $5,000 grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Doors to Hope plans to expand its support of immigrant women and families, said Lorena Miller, director of the ministry. Read more.

Fifty years ago, when I was a child growing up in St. Louis, I never could have imagined the path that lay ahead. At the time, I was a carefree 13-year-old, and although my family lived modestly to make ends meet, I had everything I needed: a comfortable home, food on the table, books for school. Read more.