When my husband and I moved into our home in the Highlands neighborhood, it was nearly 100 years old. Over the last 15 years, we’ve raised six amazing children into adulthood and celebrated many special moments in our old house. In 2022, we finally decided we had to invest in our home, if we wanted…
University of Louisville football serves at Open Hand Kitchen
Former Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch and several players from the top 25 ranked University of Louisville football team served at the Open Hand Kitchen during their season.
Single mother of three shares of her first homeless experience
When business slowed down at the Mexican restaurant where Angela was pulling double shifts, she and her three children became homeless and lived at a local shelter for 10 months. It was her family’s first bout with homelessness, which began in May 2017. “It was so difficult,” Angela said. “I mean just going through a…
Santa Shop still delivering Christmas presents 27 years and counting
For Christmas, Lisa’s four-year-old son wanted a Woody action figure from the movie series “Toy Story.”While shopping for the first time at the 27th annual Santa Shop, Lisa was able to look through the new, unwrapped gifts for her son. “You had nothing like this where I grew up,” said Lisa, who lives in one…