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Nina Lowe CCDL Connections March 2016 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Lexington Board of Directors Dwayne Edwards, President Tamara Shumate, Administrative Vice President Janice Bett, Corresponding Secretary Franklin Hoopes, Treasurer Billie Davenport Dennis Duzyk Jane Osborne Ellis Maura Graven Ryan Haley Noah Hall Fred O’Bryan Julie Preston Ramon Rodriguez Beth Wright Staff Ruslyn Case-Compton, Diocesan Director Debbie Goonan, LCSW Bridging the Gap Program Coordinator Laurie Hainley, MS Adoption Specialist Gwen Hall, LCSW Prestonsburg Counselor Nelda Stephens Jackson, MS Pregnancy Counselor Kelly Garringer-Maccabe, LPCA Counselor and Bridging the Gap Assistant Cindy Mitchell, Office Manager Laura Napora, LCSW Counselor Catholic Charities’ Welcome New Americans Project is Seeking Volunteers www.catholiccharieslexington.org Advocates will assist in addressing common issues with Medicaid. 1-1 Tutors will be paired with refugees to increase English language skills, as well as assist with GED and citizenship testing. Training will be provided to volunteers. Catholic Charities and AmeriCorps VISTA hope to launch the Welcome New Americans radio show, which will be recorded as a podcast and sent to community radio stations. The goal with this segment is to help refugees and immigrants in the Lexington community by providing a place to celebrate their culture through stories and music, build social capital through mainstream resource awareness, and promote public service announcements that will benefit the health and safety of the local migrant populations. We’re currently seeking interns and volunteers to help fulfill the communications and journalism aspects of the Welcome New Americans Project and its radio show. Interested volunteers should email Nina at [email protected]. Interns who are interested in assisting Catholic Charities in communications and journalism should email Ruslyn at [email protected]. We look forward to working with you to fulfill our mission to empower and assist individuals, families, and groups in the Diocese to improve their quality of life. At the 2015 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis said, “It is necessary to respond to the globalization of migration with the globalization of charity and cooperation, in such a way as to make the conditions for migrants more humane.” According to a 2010 report found at CIS.org, 43.6% of all immigrants in the U.S. are living in or near poverty. In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Catholic Charities strongly desires to do what it can to help migrants live with dignity. This impulse triggered the birth of the Welcome New Americans Project, which serves as a brand new partnership between Catholic Charities and AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), a national service program designed to fight poverty. The Welcome New Americans Project seeks to develop the most efficient volunteer-based programs that will serve to help break the cycle of poverty within the migrant population of Lexington and surrounding areas. The program intends to empower refugees and immigrants to build social capital and greater self-sufficiency. The Welcome New Americans Project will be 100% sustained by volunteers and geared toward refugees who have already been through the 90-day resettlement process. The program plans to seek volunteers who will act as Transitional Case Managers, Medicaid Advocates, and 1-1 Tutors. The Transitional Case Managers will connect refugees to the necessary mainstream resources, while the Medicaid
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Nina Lowe
CCDL Connections
March 2016
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Lexington
Board of DirectorsDwayne Edwards, President
Tamara Shumate, Administrative Vice President
Janice Bett, Corresponding Secretary
Franklin Hoopes, TreasurerBillie DavenportDennis Duzyk
Jane Osborne EllisMaura Graven
Ryan HaleyNoah Hall
Fred O’BryanJulie Preston
Ramon RodriguezBeth Wright
StaffRuslyn Case-Compton, Diocesan DirectorDebbie Goonan, LCSW Bridging the Gap Program CoordinatorLaurie Hainley, MS Adoption SpecialistGwen Hall, LCSW Prestonsburg CounselorNelda Stephens Jackson, MS Pregnancy CounselorKelly Garringer-Maccabe, LPCA Counselor and Bridging the Gap AssistantCindy Mitchell, Office ManagerLaura Napora, LCSW Counselor
Catholic Charities’ Welcome New Americans Project is Seeking Volunteers
www.catholiccharitieslexington.org
Advocates will assist in addressing common issues with Medicaid. 1-1 Tutors will be paired with refugees to increase English language skills, as well as assist with GED and citizenship testing. Training will be provided to volunteers.
Catholic Charities and AmeriCorps VISTA hope to launch the Welcome New Americans radio show, which will be
recorded as a podcast and sent to community radio stations. The goal with this segment is to help refugees and immigrants in the Lexington community by providing a place to celebrate their culture through stories and music, build social capital through
mainstream resource awareness, and promote public service announcements that will benefit the health and safety of the local migrant populations. We’re currently seeking interns and volunteers to help fulfill the communications and journalism aspects of the Welcome New Americans Project and its radio show.
Interested volunteers should email Nina at [email protected]. Interns who are interested in assisting Catholic Charities in communications and journalism should email Ruslyn at [email protected]. We look forward to working with you to
fulfill our mission to empower and assist individuals, families, and groups in the Diocese to improve their quality of life.
At the 2015 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis said, “It is necessary to respond to the globalization of migration with the globalization of charity and cooperation, in such a way as to make the conditions for migrants more humane.”
According to a 2010 report found at CIS.org, 43.6% of all immigrants in the U.S. are living in or near poverty. In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Catholic Charities strongly desires to do what it can to help migrants live with dignity. This impulse triggered the birth of the Welcome New Americans Project, which serves as a brand new partnership between Catholic Charities and AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), a national service program designed to fight poverty. The Welcome New Americans Project seeks to develop the most efficient volunteer-based programs that will serve to help break the cycle of poverty within the migrant population of Lexington and surrounding areas. The program intends to empower refugees and immigrants to build social capital and greater self-sufficiency.
The Welcome New Americans Project will be 100% sustained by volunteers and geared toward refugees who have already been through the 90-day resettlement process. The program plans to seek volunteers who will act as Transitional Case Managers, Medicaid Advocates, and 1-1 Tutors. The Transitional Case Managers will connect refugees to the necessary mainstream resources, while the Medicaid
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Mary V. Grady in memory of Edward GradyClyde and Maura GravenGary and Linda Graven in honor of Maura GravenAnn Greely in memory of Dorothy and Richard CrutcherWilliam and Deborah GriffithRichard and Ruth HawkBob and Tag HeisterMarie HoulihanAnn JonesRyan Haley for Rachel’s VineyardGwen Hall for Rachel’s VineyardEd HenryOtto and Kay Kaak in honor of Bishop John and Fathers Noll, Prabell and DonatelliSister Ellen KehoeRev. Theodore KellerWalter and Mary J. KellerKen & Helen KendallAnthony KernanConnie Kotzbauer for Rachel’s VineyardMary Kozak Robert J. KusickNancy G. LawsonWalter Leve for Disaster ReliefMadeline LiloreFather John ListDanielle Luecke for Rachel’s VineyardRobert MaherMary McDanielAnn W. McDonald in memory of James Y. McDonaldJohn McKnight for Bridging the Gap, Lasting Change and Suit YourselfMr. and Mrs. Wally McMastersLewis MillerCindy Moody for A Caring ConnectionAndrew MooreMargaret MottVincent and Nancy MullenColette MyersSal and Catherine Nalli in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Ouellette Sal and Catherine Nalli in memory of Joseph BarlettDr. Kevin Nelson & Dr. Anne SteeleFred and Cathy O’Bryan
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Call Ruslyn at (859) 253-1993 ext. 215
or email at [email protected] for more information.
Fall Vacation Getaway
Enjoy the fall colors for a week at Laurel Point Resort in Gatlinburg,
Tennessee!
This comfortable, two-bedroom two-bath condo sleeps four and is available from October 8-15, 2016.
Unit amenities include balcony, microwave, jacuzzi tubs, fireplace,
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After a day hiking through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,
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deposit. Contact Ruslyn Case-Comp-ton at the office of Catholic Charities at [email protected] or by
calling 253-1993 ext. 215.
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