We are excited to bring back Roses & Rosé this year on May 8 at Porcini Restaurant. Our choice of restaurant for the event was purposeful with safety in mind and to comply with CDC and state guidelines. Restaurants, and especially Porcini, have shown us a clear record of experience in safely providing a fine-dining…
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A Teacher’s Gift to St. Vincent de Paul Louisville
Mary Alice Lawler, a fourth-grade teacher at Our Lady of Lourdes School for 42 years, passed away last August at the age of 78. As part of her estate, she left over $7 million dollars to local organizations, one of which was St. Vincent de Paul Louisville. Ms. Lawler’s generosity is moving and comes at…
St. Vincent de Paul Louisville by the Numbers—February 2021 Update
Permanent Housing Programs (All scattered site, all on-campus apartments except Tranquil) 273 people have been served since January 1, 2021 We served 46 families and 94 individuals We served 110 children 57% of exits were positive NOTE: Our positive exit destinations have dropped because we are back at the beginning of the year and not…
Success Stories — April 2021
Tom had been living in Simon Hall for many years when he received word that we were closing the facility. Tom has a disability that makes him vulnerable to suggestion and exploitation. He depends on friends and family to get some daily tasks done but for the most part is able to live independently. While…
April is National Volunteer Month
The pandemic has put a stop to all but the most necessary volunteer opportunities on St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s campus. We miss seeing the serving teams in the Open Hand Kitchen each day. We miss the school groups that volunteer to clean up campus and donate food and time to the Food Pantry. Our…
2020 Donors to St. Vincent de Paul Louisville
St. Vincent de Paul Society $10,000 and above Mr. Patrick J. CroweMr. and Mrs. John HigginsMr. and Mrs. William G. HowardMr. and Mrs. Michael RomeroMr. William WeaverMrs. Jean B. Zehnder Frederic Ozanam Society $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. P. Thomas BizzellMr. and Mrs. Larry BlandfordMr. and Mrs. James E. CarricoMr. and Mrs. Michael C….
COVID-19 Update
In February, we had an outbreak of COVID-19 at Ozanam Inn Men’s Shelter and the Open Hand Kitchen. More than 20 clients tested positive over the course of two weeks. It started with one or two people reporting testing positive. People who tested positive in the shelter went to the isolation hotel. We reported the…