There’s not a better opportunity coming up to celebrate the women in your life thisyear! We are excited to host our sixth annual Roses & Rosé event on Sunday, April 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Olmsted. Join us for a memorable afternoon celebrating the women in our lives and enjoying rosé wine…
Acknowledgement Letter Update
Beginning in 2024, we will only provide an annual summary of donations (by January 31st of each year) in lieu of monthly donor acknowledgement letters. Online donors will continue to receive an email acknowledgement, as well as a yearly annual summary. The annual summary will allow donors to comply with IRS regulations for donations of…
Finding Love at the Food Pantry
John Bowling is one of nine children. When his dad died unexpectedly, John was only 14 years old. “We never went hungry, but there weren’t very many steaks at our house,” John said. “We hardly ever ate out. You can’t take nine kids out to eat.” As a Food Pantry volunteer, John knows what it’s…
Answering the Call
SVDP is the number one referral service provider for Metro United Way’s 2-1-1 call center in Louisville. The number of calls we receive isn’t slowing down any time soon, and in fact, has largely increased since 2020. “We call them back the very day that they call because we want to get to work for…
Ronald, formerly homeless, secures housing and purchases a car
Ronald used to have his own home. He used to have a family, with a wife and one son. He used to work in construction. Times were good. However, at the turn of the century, things quickly went south. Life happened. “I went through a divorce and some rough times, so things went downhill in…
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…
Rainy Day Fund Update: Goal $150,000
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.
St. Matthews Mayor Rick Tonini serves to honor his daughter
Tragedy led St. Matthews Mayor Rick Tonini to St. Vincent de Paul Louisville twenty years ago. On Sept. 7, 2003, Tonini’s daughter, Lauren, who was studying to be a veterinarian at Auburn University, died in a single car crash at the age of 21 while returning to campus. “It’s the most devastating thing that can…
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