Employees with Signature Healthcare recently volunteered to serve a meal in our Open Hand Kitchen, 1026 S. Jackson St. Pictured above (from left) are: Donna Hodges, Lori Whitlock, Jaclyn Austin, Jennifer Welch and Kim Allen. In addition to appreciating our loyal roster of volunteers from parishes throughout the area, we are always happy to accommodate…
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Thank You!
Our 18th annual Santa Shop was a huge success! More than 350 families in need were served at this holiday outreach, thanks to donations of new Christmas gifts including children’s toys and clothing. Between 150 and 200 volunteers were on hand to assist our clients as they shopped for their free items on Sunday, Dec….
Charities Help People in Need This Christmas
By Marnie McAllister, Record Assistant Editor Nearly 2,000 children will have toys to open on Christmas morning thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donors who have assisted Catholic Charities’ Sister Visitor Center and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. (Pictured: Dick Scherrer, SVDP Board Member and Santa Shop volunteer, sorts clothing donations…
Church Gives Shelter to a Homeless Man
Posted by The Record on December 10, 2014 By Marnie McAllister, Record Assistant Editor Ricky Thompson and his dog, Max, had no place to go when a blast of polar air descended on Louisville in October of 2013. So they hunkered down outside St. Thomas More Church on South Third Street, wet and cold. Julie…
Make A Difference
Now is the time to get involved with our new Family Success Center, where volunteers and mentors nurture school-aged youths and their parents with learning and enrichment opportunities, recreation and fun. If you can tutor, teach, or help kids have fun, come join us in this rewarding outreach!
Louisville Food Panry Gets Help for “Endless Need”
By Gil Corsey LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A local food pantry struggling to keep the shelves stocked will soon see some help from a big corporate donor.The St. Vincent de Paul food pantry on south Preston Street has been open from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays since July. When organizers opened it…
December 2014 Good Sam Newsletter
Local Non-Profit Distributes 5,000 Blankets to Homeless
By Colin Mayfield, WLKY News LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Blanket Louisville continued to spread warmth across the city Saturday morning for its 11th year. “Was a service project for kids, and ended up turning into this tremendous need that we weren’t even aware of when we initially began the project,” said Kathy Fehder, director of Blanket Louisville….
November 2014 Good Samaritan
Success Center Aids Students After School
By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer Children served by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul now have a new facility where they can gather afer school to eat a snack and get help with their homework. The new 11,500-square-foot Family Success Center on South Preston St. officially opened at the end of September and…
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