On Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, from 6 to 8 p.m., St. Vincent de Paul Louisville (SVDP) hosted a Major Donor Dinner at the Omni Louisville. We had almost 50 SVDP supporters come and connect with each other. CEO Dave Calzi and Director of Housing and Services Dominique Batts spoke about some of our recent successes,…
Success Story: Donated Bike Helps Young Man Get to and from Work
Joyce Johnson is the Lead Program Aide at Waypoint, St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Youth Transitional Housing Program. She is pictured with Chris and his new bike. Someone generously gifted a bike to Chris so that he could get to and from work. Ms. Joyce, as people at Waypoint call her, said, “Chris has been…
Santa Shop a Success on 26th Anniversary
Delta knows exactly what her 9-yearold daughter’s favorite Christmas present will be this year: roller skates. “She’s going to open them and start screaming about the skates. She’ll be rolling on those things all day,” Delta said. Delta, who had some health complications that have affected her ability to work, was one of the many…
Focus on the Conferences: St. Raphael the Archangel
The St. Raphael Conference has 25 active Vincentians who strive to meet the mission of St. Vincent de Paul Louisville by helping to house, feed, and support those in need with compassion and dignity. “Our key work is providing aid to those in need in our community. That can be aid for rent or utilities,…
By the Numbers
Oct. 2021 – Sept. 2022
Permanent Housing Programs (All scattered site, all on-campus apartments, except Tranquil House)• 504 people served since October 1, 2021.• Of those, 139 were individuals, the remaining 365 are part of 109 families.• 227 of these people are children.• 85% of our clients in 2021/22 did not return to homelessness.Ozanam Inn Shelter• 433 individual men served…
Case Manager Latoya Webb-Elliot
Case Manager Latoya Webb-Elliott came to St. Vincent de Paul Louisville after working as a case management service associate at Humana. She began her work at St. Vincent de Paul as a program aide, but soon after coming here, Latoya realized she could do more for the men at the Ozanam Inn emergency men’s shelter…
The Road to Housing
‘C’ emigrated from Mexico. In Louisville he found himself homeless without identification and, consequently, unable to work. C has spent years in Louisville, bouncing from one organization to another trying to get the help he needed to live an independent life. “I went to many different places trying to get people to help me. People…
St. Vincent de Paul Louisville Partners with the Community to Provide Christmas Presents to Children of Low-Income Families
LOUISVILLE, KY — November 21, 2022 Companies, organizations and individuals are invited to “Give from the Heart.” Those who desire to help low-income families can donate unwrapped gifts. Those participating are asked to shop for these items, which will be sorted and then parents can select the appropriate gifts for their children at the Santa…
St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Open Hand Kitchen Hosts Mayor Greg Fischer on Thanksgiving Day
LOUISVILLE, KY — November 17, 2022 St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Open Hand Kitchen welcomes Mayor Greg Fischer, on November 24, 2022, which is Thanksgiving Day. The Open Hand Kitchen will serve shelter clients a Thanksgiving dinner from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., and Mayor Fischer will stop by from 12 p.m. to 12:20 p.m….
Employee Profile: Ms. Joyce
Ms. Joyce is the Lead Program Aide at Waypoint, our Youth Transitional Housing Program. According to her supervisor, Quentin Childers, Ms. Joyce “is always going above and beyond to help our clients and to make them feel comfortable. She makes sure their basic needs are met and will do what it takes to make sure…
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