Coffee and Conversation
With Dr. Brian Reynolds, Chancellor
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Join CEO Lisa DeJaco Crutcher for a “Coffee and Conversation” with Dr. Brian Reynolds, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Louisville, on Wednesday, June 4th, from 8:30 – 9:30 am at Catholic Charities 435 E. Broadway. Learn about recent developments in federal funding and the effects on our programs supporting refugees, hunger, human trafficking, emergency assistance and more. To reserve your seat, email Ellen Hauber or call 502.637.9786 ext. 108. Seating is limited.


Gray Street Farmers Market
Opens Thursday, June 5, 2025
The Gray Street Farmers Market opens Thursday, June 5th from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and runs every Thursday through September. This is not just any farmers market! Gray Street offers unique international foods like African Eggplant, Roselle, Bitter Melon and Maize grown locally by refugee farmers from our Common Earth Gardens program.
400 E. Gray Street between Preston and Jackson, next to Catholic Charities. This year we TRIPLE SNAP dollars!
Language Services
Interpreter Training starts June 9, 2025
Our Language Services department has three spots remaining in its Apprentice Interpreter Project, “Bridge to Care.” This training is an opportunity for people fluent in English plus one other language to become “Certified Medical Interpreters,” a unique and rewarding career that helps those with limited English proficiency communicate clearly with their healthcare providers.
We particularly need people who speak Spanish, Nepali, Haitian Creole, Kinyarwanda, Hindi or Dari. Email Alisa Pifine for more information.


World Refugee Day
June 17, 2025
This day is set aside every year to celebrate refugees and all they bring to our community. We honor their journeys and celebrate their resiliency with a day of food and fun that focuses on family with games, face-painting, giveaways, and culturally appropriate foods. Join us June 17th at Saint Agnes Parish for a full day of fun!
Human Trafficking Institute
Training June 23 and 26, 2025
Our Bakhita Empowerment Initiative for human trafficking (BEI) will host TWO FREE professional training sessions to increase understanding of human trafficking, the many forms it takes, who is vulnerable, and ways to respond. A Training Webinar will be held Monday, June 23rd from 1:30 – 3:00pm; In-Person Training will take place Thursday, June 26th from 1:30 – 3:00pm at Catholic Charities, 435 E. Broadway. This training is for social service workers, mental health professionals, healthcare workers, educators and others who work with at-risk individuals. REGISTER HERE, or email Amy Nace-DeGonda Space is limited.


Back to School Collection
You can help us provide kids backpacks filled with school supplies taken straight off the lists of local school districts. The items we collect are distributed to families served by several of our programs, including Sister Visitor Center in west Louisville and students in our refugee resettlement program. Your generosity ensures these sweet children have everything they need to excel in class.
Please contact donations@archou.org
Rouler
FAT Tuesday, February 17, 2026
A fundraiser to support Catholic Charities. Held annually on Fat Tuesday, our Mardi Gras themed Rouler features live music, authentic Cajun food, an open bar, gaming that includes Roulette, Blackjack, raffles, and a silent auction. It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year with proceeds benefiting all agency programs and serving people in need. You’ll never have more fun helping others. “Laissez les bon temps rouler!” Let the good times roll!


Give for Good Louisville
September 18, 2025
Each year, you can give to Catholic Charities on Louisville’s most generous day of giving, Give for Good. Hosted by the Community Foundation of Louisville, Give for Good offers donors the chance to give to many organizations easily on one day and one website. Please add us to your list of favorite charities to support.
Volunteer Appreciation
Fall 2025
THANK YOU for the countless hours of service that our wonderful volunteers provide to so many of our clients and programs at Catholic Charities. From food pantry help, Sister Visitor Center, donations, interpreters, mentors, van drivers, event help and more! We could not do it without you!!


Presents with a Purpose
December 2025
Every year, we provide Christmas gifts to hundreds of families across many of our programs.
Drop offs are by appointment only.
Email Neal Sullivan for more information.