At 50 years old, Annie Smith overdosed on the streets of Louisville. A mother of three, Smith had struggled since her teenage years with alcohol and drugs. She had checked in and out of various treatment facilities, but nothing seemed to help. Nothing seemed to work. Nothing seemed to curb her craving. “It’s hard for…
Open Hand Kitchen celebrates 40 years of service
Juju may not know where he’s going to sleep at night, but rest assured he knows where his next meal will come from. He walks to St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Open Hand Kitchen every day to eat. “I feel like once I come here I don’t have to worry about where I’m going to…
Family Success Center welcomes new Program Manager
The kids have a nickname for Kendra Hayes, the new Program Manager at St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Family Success Center (FSC). “They call me principal. That’s so funny,” said Hayes, a mother of two teenage daughters. “I guess they call me that because they see me handling and doing everything at the FSC.” By…