The Healing Place

The Healing Place provides a full continuum of care to address the issues presented by its clients. Services include an overnight homeless shelter, recovery programs for men and women, health care, meals, sobering-up center, clothes closet, and case management. Opportunities for stewardship include serving meals, office work, and after school care for the children who are living at the recovery center with their mothers. The Healing Place has a campus for men at 1020 W. Broadway and a campus for women at 1607 W. Broadway.
 

Help Ministries of Central Louisville, Inc.

Help Ministries is an urban ministry focusing on homelessness prevention formed by eight downtown churches and guided by a Board of Directors. Volunteers from the churches work three-hour shifts (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) to arrange for emergency assistance - food, rent, utilities, medical assistance, identification, and haircuts - to residents of the 40202, 40203, and 40208 zip codes.  Help Ministries is located at 1031 S. 4th Street.

RIGHT NOW AT HELP MINISTRIES: Individuals are needed to serve as emergency assistance volunteers.  Help Ministries is also looking for a volunteer bookkeeper who could donate 1-2 hours a week of his/her time to assist with accounting.  For more information or to volunteer, please contact Sharon Eckler, Executive Director, at 587-1999.

The House of Ruth

The House of Ruth is a social service agency that provides comprehensive care for people suffering from HIV/AIDS.  It is located at 607 E. St. Catherine Street. The Cathedral supports this ministry through our annual Desserts! Desserts! Festival fundraiser --next one is  Friday, June 1, 2012 this 11am-3pm!

Nativity Academy at St. Boniface

Nativity Academy at St. Boniface is a private middle school in the Catholic tradition that serves students in Metro Louisville who have academic promise and are from families of financial need.  The regular academic day begins with breakfast, includes lunch, and a snack and runs from 7:45am until 3:15pm Monday through Friday.  Every Monday through Thursday, the academic day is followed by an Extended Day Program (referred to as EDP) from 3:10pm until 5:45pm that all students are required to attend.  The Extended Day Program includes mandatory study hall, 3:25 - 4:40, followed by enrichment activities, 4:40 - 5:45, that cover everything from cooking class and basketball practice to drum corps and book club, among many other options.  Our greatest need for volunteers is during the Extended Day Program as almost the entire program is run on volunteer support.  Other than enjoying middle school students and a dynamic school environment, volunteers are required to fill out a background check form and attend one Archdiocesan Safe Environment Training workshop.  Contact William Steinbock, the EDP director, or Meghan Weyland, the principal, at 855-3300 if you can help. 

St. John Center for Homeless Men

St. John Center is a daytime shelter for homeless adults providing mental health and social services, medical and dental services, and an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program. Persons are needed to give generously to create a hopeful environment for those suffering the instability and disorientation of homelessness. Opportunities for stewardship include hands-on work such as serving coffee, monitoring the phone desk, and checking clients into the shelter at the sign-in desk. The center, located at 700 E. Muhammad Ali Boulevard, is open from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm seven days a week, 365 days a year.