Catholic Charities needs donations and volunteers to assist refugees
byCatholic Charities of Louisville is collecting donations for resettled refugee families and those expected to arrive in the coming months. The ministry needs household…
migration and refugee services
Afghan family learns to thrive in Kentucky climate
byInside a house in the Fern Creek neighborhood, traditional Afghani tea and black pine nuts are served amid the sounds of children playing. Within…
Catholic Charities celebrates World Refugee Day
byCatholic Charities of Louisville’s Migration and Refugee Services hosted a World Refugee Day celebration June 20 at its St. Anthony Campus at 22nd and…
Catholic Charities needs
volunteers, donations during
unprecedented resettlement process
by
Catholic Charities of Louisville has been doing refugee resettlement for 40+ years. And it’s never been like this before, according to the agency’s Migration…
St. Agnes School students
aid Afghan evacuees
by
St. Agnes School sixth-graders held a toiletries drive to benefit Afghan evacuees who will be resettled by Catholic Charities of Louisville. On Oct. 26…
Share the Journey — Refugees work alongside those assisting them
byWhen you work with people who are resettling in a new country, like I do, it’s easy to fall into an unwanted power dynamic…
Students have a message for lawmakers
byA group of about 20 people from the Archdiocese of Louisville, including students from Assumption High School and staff members of Catholic Charities of…
Seeing refugees as individuals with skills, hopes and dreams
byby Zeljana Javorek When my family arrived in Louisville as refugees from Bosnia, Catholic Charities welcomed us and provided the help we needed to…
Share the Journey — Connecting through compassion
byWhen a former client recently showed up at the reception desk of Catholic Charities of Louisville, he didn’t know where else to turn. The…
Refugees arrive amid uncertainty
byBy Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer Barkat Mohamed held his daughter, Khadra, in his arms for the first time last Friday, Feb. 3, at the…