Catholic Charities of Louisville Migration and Refugee Services is one of the three refugee resettlement agencies here in Louisville, and we are honored to get to do great work to help people who have been through some of the worst the world has to offer start to rebuild a life here in our great city.
Our arrival numbers are growing exponentially with the expectations of resettling over 200 refugees this summer. In order to do this, we are seeking out support through a program we are re-launching called Welcome Teams. A Welcome Team is a community of people who work together to help support the refugees in their first 90 days in Louisville through housing set-up, transportation, and most importantly friendship!
I think Unity would be an incredible partner for us as we work to make Louisville a more welcoming and inclusive city.
If you think anyone in your congregation would be interested in forming a Welcome Team, or if you are interested in any other ways you could partner with the refugee community here in Louisville please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’d love to sit down and chat about how a partnership could work between our organizations!
Thank you so much!
Lauren Goldener
Community Engagement Specialist
Catholic Charities of Louisville-Migration and Refugee Services
2220 W Market St. Louisville, KY 40212
www.cclou.org – lgoldener@archlou.org
502.636.9263 ext. 110
EACM updates. Food donations are always needed. Click here for more information
We can always use supplies for our students. Please see below.
Items Needed:
Backpacks
Markers (washable)
Crayons
3 ring binders
Pencil pouches
Loose-leaf paper
Drop off: 1015 Dorsey Lane
Also,
Maryhurst Front Desk Volunteers Needed
Maryhurst is currently looking for volunteers to fill shifts covering the front desk duties. Responsibilities would include answering the phones, greeting visitors, and accepting packages. The shifts would be from 9-4. If there are enough volunteers, the shifts may be reduced. Training will be provided.
If interested, you can contact Shelby Allen at 502-909-4690 or sallen@maryhurst.org
We were honored to support and be a part of the Resonant Peaceful Cities Project. We believed we could all help bring peace to our city, country, and the world through concerted efforts at attesting peace. Look at the link below to see how we may have actually achieved some benefit for our city:
Links to Peaceful Cities Project results
https://www.peacefulcities.org/mission/
Help us all live together in peace by participating in our
Anti-Racism Challenge
by https://listenlearnact.org/
The 4-Week Anti-Racism Challenge (ARC) works much the same as a food or fitness challenge: by regularly participating in anti-racism activities, we naturally develop better habits of noticing and challenging racism in our daily lives.
Click here for how to sign up and much more
Join us as Louisville celebrates black owned businesses. Black individuals are 23% of Louisville's population and 2% of the city's business owners. In the spirit of oneness central to our faith, we invite our friends and congregants to join us in visiting and supporting black owned businesses.
For a directory click the link below:
Directory of Black Owned Businesses
In 1986, when the United Nations Children's Fund sent a peace torch relay around the planet during The First Earth Run, an amazing thing happened - all wars stopped for 85 days in the countries that received the torch as the world was riveted by this unifying event.
Intrigued? Want to know more? Click here.
You will learn how to form a team and engage the actions to create more peace within yourself, in your community and in the world.
Crosby can always use clothing. Please drop any unwanted items at the church.