Malcolm calls himself the “hype man.” Rightly so. He brings a ton of energy while serving clients at the produce window of St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Food Pantry. He is one of a handful of students in the JCPS Ahrens Work Transition Program that volunteers at the Food Pantry every Thursday. The program’s goal…
Frigid Temps
In extreme weather over Christmas weekend, St. Vincent de Paul Louisville was grateful to open its doors to serve those in the community so they could stay safe and warm. A couple of our clients helped inflate 22 emergency air mattresses in our Open Hand Kitchen. Photo credit goes to Sam Upshaw Jr. of The…
Donor Profile: Patrick Crowe
Patrick Crowe, who worked with Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance for 28 years and is currently a consulting actuary, enjoys being a generous person. “I’m very blessed with the assets I’ve accumulated over the years,” Crowe said. At 78-years-old, Crowe says his financial focus has shifted from accumulating assets to properly allocating them. “I’m 78 and…
Success Story from Ozanam Inn ‘H’ goes from Homeless to Housed
Case Manager Latoya Webb-Elliott says one of her Ozanam Inn clients, ‘H’, is “a model client.” A couple of years ago, he “fell on hard times.” ‘H’ lost his son, ex-wife and her dad in a car accident. “He fell into depression,” Webb-Elliott said. ‘H’ lost his job at MSD and then housing. Last March,…
Family Drops off 1,000 Items
In December, the Lanman family donated roughly 1,000 items to St. Vincent de Paul Louisville. This is the second year in a row they’ve given around the holidays to SVDP, but this time they wanted to do “bigger and better.” Will Lanman says his mother, Florence, led the charge. “Mom is that lady. She is…
Church Group Volunteers at Open Hand Kitchen
On Dec. 29, 2022, a group from Hesler Assembly of God in Owenton, Kentucky, handed out a trailer full of clothing, hats, hygiene products, toys, coats and blankets to clients during lunch at St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Open Hand Kitchen. This ministry started 11 years ago because an elementary-age student from their church, Carsyn,…