You can help us provide kids backpacks filled with school supplies taken straight off the lists of local school districts. The items we collect are distributed to families served by several of our programs, including Sister Visitor Center in west Louisville and students in our refugee resettlement program. Your generosity ensures these sweet children have everything they need to excel in class.

EmPower School Supply Drive Flier
EmPower School Supply Drive List
Amazon Wishist

Please contact [email protected]

July 26, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Catholic Charities

Are you looking for a weekend opportunity to volunteer? Saturday Serve is a great way to help others and, for students, earn service hours. In July, we will be stuffing the backpacks from our Back-to-School Collection.

Spots are limited. Please sign up here.

For more information, contact Angie at [email protected].

Opens Thursday, June 5, 2025

The Gray Street Farmers Market opens Thursday, June 5th from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and runs every Thursday through September. This is not just any farmers market! Gray Street offers unique international foods like African Eggplant, Roselle, Bitter Melon and Maize grown locally by refugee farmers from our Common Earth Gardens program.

400 E. Gray Street between Preston and Jackson, next to Catholic Charities. This year we TRIPLE SNAP dollars!

Interpreter Training starts June 9, 2025

Our Language Services department has three spots remaining in its Apprentice Interpreter Project, “Bridge to Care.” This training is an opportunity for people fluent in English plus one other language to become “Certified Medical Interpreters,” a unique and rewarding career that helps those with limited English proficiency communicate clearly with their healthcare providers.

We particularly need people who speak Spanish, Nepali, Haitian Creole, Kinyarwanda, Hindi or Dari. Email Alisa Pifine for more information.

Training June 2, 5, 23 and 26, 2025

The Bakhita Empowerment Initiative will host FREE training sessions to increase professionals’ basic understanding of best practices and guiding principles in providing services to victims and survivors of human trafficking. Topics covered include, why human trafficking is a complex topic, ways to respond, and the various scenarios in which it occurs, including sex, labor and commercial exploitation of children.

Choose from both online and in-person options:
        Webinars: June 2, June 5, June 23 from 1:30pm – 3:00pm
        In-Person*: June 26 from 1:30pm – 3:00pm

*In-person will be held at Catholic Charities Center
435 E. Broadway, Louisville KY 40202

Register Now

FAT Tuesday, February 17, 2026

A fundraiser to support Catholic Charities. Held annually on Fat Tuesday, our Mardi Gras themed Rouler features live music, authentic Cajun food, an open bar, gaming that includes Roulette, Blackjack, raffles, and a silent auction. It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year with proceeds benefiting all agency programs and serving people in need. You’ll never have more fun helping others. “Laissez les bon temps rouler!” Let the good times roll!

September 18, 2025

Each year, you can give to Catholic Charities on Louisville’s most generous day of giving, Give for Good. Hosted by the Community Foundation of Louisville, Give for Good offers donors the chance to give to many organizations easily on one day and one website. Please add us to your list of favorite charities to support.

Fall 2025

THANK YOU for the countless hours of service that our wonderful volunteers provide to so many of our clients and programs at Catholic Charities. From food pantry help, Sister Visitor Center, donations, interpreters, mentors, van drivers, event help and more! We could not do it without you!!

December 2025

Every year, we provide Christmas gifts to hundreds of families across many of our programs.

Drop offs are by appointment only.

Email Neal Sullivan for more information.