Patrick T. Sullivan, The Courier-Journal Louisville homeless shelters are struggling with a lack of volunteers and low donations amid increased summer needs. City shelters see more people during the summer than any other season, but donations and volunteers are scarce then, said Natalie Harris, director of the Coalition for the Homeless. The summer heat is driving the…
Archives for 2014
More Than Merely Helping the Poor
Giving Them Choices and Respect By Nancy Naughton, Associate Executive Director A constant focus at St. Vincent de Paul is on the people we serve and helping them achieve a brighter, more stable future. As a result, our downtown campus is growing to best serve our neighbors in need. Our environment dictates additional action. Our…
July 2014 Good Samaritan
Centre College Students Blog About Stay at Homeless Shelter: Wood Smith
By Wood Smith, Centre College Senior 2014 I’ve never been homeless before. I’ve always had a place to call home—somewhere to recline after school, procrastinating on my coursework to watch another episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants.” I always knew what homelessness was and that it was a pervasive and debilitating issue for millions of Americans. But…
June 2014 Good Samaritan
Centre College Students Blog About Stay at Homeless Shelter: Nick Do
By Nick Do, Centre College Student Going into this, we were quite nervous. Being the third of three pairs getting dropped off at various shelters in Louisville, we had the experience of watching each group disembarking from the van and Professor Axtell laughing quietly at our nervous solemnity. Having learned about the shelter system for…
May 2014 Good Samaritan
Lorrie Rejoices in New Life
Lorrie, 44, is a former St. Vincent de Paul client who has been successfully on her own more than two years after leaving our programs. She shared her story in April’s Good Samaritan newsletter, explaining: “I am so grateful for St. Vincent de Paul and for the people who give to make these programs possible. Everybody…
St. Vincent Campus Adds Success Center
Courier-Journal, April 13, 2014Bailey Loosemore, bloosemore@courier-journal.com Smoketown needed additional children’s services even before the Presbyterian Community Center closed in December. There are more than 60 children on St. Vincent de Paul’s campus, spanning a block on South Preston Street, and 350 kids in the surrounding area who greatly need educational and development services, St. Vincent…