William Sawyer and his seven-year-old son moved from California to Louisville to start a new life, leaving behind a tumultuous relationship with his son’s mother. He had friends and family in Louisville he thought would help him get back on his feet, but he found rebuilding his life to be a little tougher than he anticipated. He and his son ended up in an emergency shelter. Referred to the ESG Rapid Rehousing program (Emergency Solutions Grants), he began working with Family Stabilization Program Case Manager Danielle Bell. Since Rapid Rehousing is a time-limited program, she worked with Mr. Sawyer to […]

Graduation is always a happy time, but when families participating in the HANDS (Health Access Nurturing Development Services) program graduate, it’s a guaranteed great time with plenty of food, fun, smiles, laughter and celebrations. HANDS is one of six core programs for Family & Children’s Place that provides new parents free in-home visitation by a skilled mentor who teaches them  parenting and behavioral skills, and techniques and activities that stimulate development to give their baby the best start possible in life. Recently, 22 children and their families graduated and nine children, along with 34 family members, enjoyed a party featuring […]

Thanks to the team of hardworking volunteers from Strategic Communications who helped landscape and beautify our Shively office today. Your time and talents are greatly appreciated!  

Thanks to everyone who attended Wednesday’s Family & Children’s Place Louisville Building Brighter Futures Breakfast at The Seelbach Hilton. And thanks for standing up for and beside children, the most vulnerable members of our community, to protect them from violence, abuse and neglect. Nearly 400 guests enjoyed a hot breakfast and heard about progress and plans from Pam Darnall, agency president and CEO. We were honored to have as special guests Kentucky First Lady Glenna Bevin and Attorney General Andy Beshear, and to have Beshear talk about the statewide series of training he and Mrs. Bevin are co-sponsoring to increase […]

When you elect to give to charitable organizations, you likely have several assumptions. You want it to be easy. You want your contributions to be as impactful and effective as possible. You want to own the decisions on when to give and whom to support. You want the chance to continue to increase earnings and reap a tax benefit. Then a donor-advised fund, which is much like a charitable savings account, may be the right choice for you. Donor-advised funds are the fastest-growing charitable giving vehicle in the United States. It really is simple. You “deposit” cash or other assets […]