The countdown has begun for the 10th Annual Give for Good Louisville! The Community Foundation of Louisville has set the day for Thursday, Sept. 14. Since its founding, Give for Good Louisville has helped raise $50.6 million for local organizations across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. At St. Vincent de Paul Louisville, you have personally given…
WHAS Crusade for Children donates a $15,000 grant to FSC
We would like to highlight WHAS Crusade for Children for their continuing partnership. They donated $15,000 to fund one of St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Youth Development Specialist positions at the Family Success Center. Cha’vaz Woods, a student athlete at Kankakee Community College in Illinois, came on board as the Youth Development Specialist during SVDP’s…
Success Stories
This is why we do what we do! We love hearing from those we serve and from our volunteers. Our Open Hand Kitchen staff was given the kindest handwritten letter from someone who regularly receives a meal from us, and an email from a volunteer expressing gratitude for their campus experience. We wanted to share…
The gift of brotherly love to those in need
Dominican Brothers Clement and Gerard served at St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s inner-city campus from May 23 to July 27. They weren’t hard to miss. Dominican Brothers always wear a habit, which comes from the Latin “habitus” and means clothing. The habit is symbolic for one’s full commitment to God. It has been a tradition…
First “Backpack League” Summer Camp was a smiling success
There was no shortage of smiles at St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Family Success Center (FSC) this summer. “It was important to give them a safe, structured environment, especially during the summer,” said Kendra Hayes, the new FSC Program Manager. “We had about a couple dozen students who had never stepped foot on our campus,…