WORKS OF MERCY SUGGESTIONS: Service Organizations within the Archdiocese of Louisville Area 1) Including a service organization on this list is NOT an endorsement (official or unofficial) of the particular organization by the Archdiocese of Louisville or any of its offices or affiliates, nor is it an indicator that a particular organization abides by the teachings of the Catholic Church. 2) Those that are known to be Catholic in their mission are indicated with a “*”. 3) Each of these organizations has different volunteer guidelines, expectations, and age requirements for individuals and groups. Please contact these organizations directly if you are seeking volunteer service opportunities. 4) This is not an exhaustive list of service opportunities for youth within the Archdiocese of Louisville. If you know of other service organizations you would recommend be included on this list, especially if they are outside of the Metro Louisville area, please contact the Youth Ministry Office ([email protected]).
Louisville - Active Day – Adult Day Care www.seniorcarectrs.com/adult-day-centers-location/?loc=KY Hikes Point: 3403 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville, KY 40220 502.491.3302 South Third Street: 4028 S. Third Street, Louisville, KY 40214 502.366.5777 - Adapted Leisure Activities (Louisville Metro Parks) – recreational activities for those with disabilities https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/adapted- leisure-activities 2305 Douglas Blvd. #3, Louisville, KY 40205 502.456.8148 - Americana Community Center http://americanacc.org 4801 Southside Drive, Louisville, KY 40214 * 502.366.7813 Angels in Disguise – Celebrating the Gift of Down Syndrome http://angelsindisguise.net Office: 2400 Envoy Circle, Louisville, Kentucky 40299 502.526.1642 - Arcadia Community Center www.neighborhoodlink.com/Arcadia_Community_Center 1423 Arcade Avenue, Louisville, KY 40215 502.375.1819 - Arden Courts of Louisville – Alzheimers & Dimentia Care www.arden-courts.com/locations/arden-courts-of-louisville 10451 Linn Station Road, Louisville, KY 40223 502.423.8776 - Atria Assisted Living www.atriaseniorliving.com/retirement- communities Springdale: 4501 Springdale Road, Louisville, KY 40241 502.650.8896 Stoneybrook: 3451 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40299 502.287.1449 St. Matthews: 120 South Hubbards Lane, Louisville, KY 40207 502.287.1448
Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Kentuckiana www.bbbsky.org 1519 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, KY 40218 502-587-0494 Boys & Girls Club of Kentuckiana www.bgckyana.org
Main Office: 3900 Crittenden Dr., Louisville, KY 40209 502.585.5437 Newburg Club: 5020 East Indian Trail, Louisville, KY 40218 502.690.3402 Parkland Club: 3200 Greenwood Ave., Louisville, KY 40211 502.365.1522 Shawnee Club: 317 N. 38th Street, Louisville, KY 40212 502.774.5437 - Brightside – Louisville https://louisvilleky.gov/government/brightside
527 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 606, Louisville, KY 40202 502.574.2613 - Cabbage Patch Settlement House http://cabbagepatch.org
1413 S. Sixth Street, Louisville, KY 40208 502.634.0811 * Catholic Charities http://cclou.org
Main Office: 2911 South Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40208 502.637.9786 KY Office for Refugees: 2222 West Market Street, Louisville, KY 40212 502.873.2560 Sister Visitor Center: 2235 West Market Street, Louisville, KY 40212 502.776.0155 Migration & Refugee Services: 2220 West Market Street, Louisville, KY 40212 502.636.9263 - Cedar Lake http://cedarlake.org
Residences: 7984 New LaGrange Rd., Louisville, KY 40222 502. 327.7706 - Center for Accessible Living www.calky.org 501 South 2nd Street, Suite 200, Louisville, KY 40202 502.589.6620 - Center for Women and Families www.thecenteronline.org Joan E. Thomas, M.D. Campus: 927 South 2nd Street, Louisville, KY 40201 502.581.7200 West Louisville Campus: 4303 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40211 502.775.6408 - Christian Care Communities www.christiancarecommunities.org/Communities-Services/Communities/Louisville.aspx Chapel House & Friendship House: 960 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40203 502.585.5656 Christian Health Center: 920 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40203 502.583.6533 Christian Health Center West: 1015 W. Magazine Street, Louisville, KY 40203 502.815.6460 * Community Catholic Center http://communitycatholiccenter.org 3535 Rudd Ave (Good Shepherd Catholic Church), Louisville, KY 40212 502.424.9398 * Daily Lunch Program at Cathedral of the Assumption www.cathedraloftheassumption.org/social-concerns/daily-lunch-program 433 S. Fifth Street Louisville, KY 40202 502.657.5211 - Dare to Care Food Bank http://daretocare.org 5803 Fern Valley Road, Louisville, KY 40228 502.966.3821 - Daybreak Adult Day Center No website 2120 Payne Street, Louisville, KY 40206 502.357.5546 Down Syndrome of Louisville http://downsyndromeoflouisville.org DSL Lifelong Learning Center: 5001 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40291 502.495.5088 Dreams with Wings – Autism and developmental disabilities day care, camp, and more www.dreamswithwings.org 1579 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40205 502.459.4647 - ECHO: Exploited Children’s Help Organization www.echolou.org 1500 Poplar Level Road, Suite 2, Louisville, KY 40217 502.636.3670 - ElderServe www.elderserveinc.org Main Office: 411 East Muhammad Ali Blvd. Louisville, KY 40202 502.587.8673 The Oak & Acorn Intergenerational Center: 631 S. 28th St., Louisville, KY 40211 502.778.7418 - The Family Ark http://thefamilyark.org 101 Noah’s Lane, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 812.282.8479 - Fern Creek/Highview United Ministries http://fchum.org
9300 Beulah Church Rd., Louisville, KY 40291 502.762.9608 - Franciscan Health Care Center http://trilogyhs.com/browse- locations/item/franciscan-health-care-center 3625 Fern Valley Road, Louisville, KY 40219 502.964.3381 * Franciscan Kitchen/Shelter House http://franciscansusa.org/ministry/franciscan-shelterhouse 748 South Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40201 502.589.0140 - Fuller Center for Housing http://fullercenter.org/louisvillekentucky 4509 West Market Street, Louisville, KY 40212 502.272.1377 - Good Samaritan Society www.good-sam.com/index.php/locations/jeffersontown 3500 Good Samaritan Way, Jeffersontown, KY 40299 502.267.7403 - Green Hill Therapy (physical/occupational therapy on horseback) www.greenhilltherapy.com 1410 Long Run Road, Louisville, KY 40245 502.244.8011 - GuardiaCare Adult Day Center www.guardiacare.org
215 W. Breckinridge Street, Louisville, KY 40203 502.585.9949 - Habitat for Humanity of Louisville www.louisvillehabitat.org
1620 Bank Street, Louisville, KY 40203 502.637.6265 - Hand in Hand Ministries www.myhandinhand.org 2225 Steier Lane, Louisville, KY 40218 502.459.9930 - Harbor House of Louisville http://hhlou.org
2231 Lower Hunters Trace, Louisville, KY 40216 502.719.0072
The Healing Place – Addiction Recovery www.thehealingplace.org 1020 West Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202 502.585.4848 Highlands Community Ministries http://hcmlouisville.org 1228 E. Breckinridge St., Louisville, KY 40204 502.451.3695 * Hildegard House – End of life care for those with no loved ones or home www.hildegardhouse.org P.O. Box 5613, Louisville, KY 40255 502-581-8267 Located at former convent at St. Joseph Parish: 114 Adams St., Louisville KY - Home of the Innocents www.homeoftheinnocents.org 1100 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206 502.596.1031 - Hosparus Louisville www.hosparus.org 3532 Ephraim McDowell Drive, Louisville, KY 40205 502.456.6200 - House of Ruth www.houseofruth.net 607 East St. Catherine Street Louisville, Kentucky 40203 502.587.5080 - Kentucky Hemophilia Foundation’s Camp Discovery – summer camp for children http://kyhemo.org/help/camp_vol.php 1850 Taylor Avenue, Suite 2, Louisville, KY 40213 502.456.3233 - Kentucky Refugee Ministries http://kyrm.org
969B Cherokee Road, Louisville, KY 40204 502.479.9180 - Kentucky School for the Blind http://www.ksb.k12.ky.us 1867 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206 502.897.1583 - Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies http://kidscenterky.org 982 Eastern Parkway, Louisville, KY 40217 502.635.6397 - Kosair enTECH (enabling Technology) at Spalding University – assist with special needs children http://entech.spalding.edu 845 South Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40203 502.992.2448 - Lac Viet Academy – tutoring and more No website 4841 Southside Dr., Louisville, KY 40214 502.366.1266 - Lifehouse Maternity Home www.lifehouselouisville.org 2710 Riedling Drive, Louisville, KY 40206 * 502.897.1655 Little Sisters of the Poor – St. Joseph’s Home www.littlesistersofthepoorlouisville.org 15 Audubon Plaza Drive, Louisville, KY 40217 502-636-2300 - Little Way Pregnancy Resource Center http://pregnancyresourcecenter.net 515 West Oak Street, Louisville, KY 40203 502.583.2151 - Lost Sheep Ministries – serving the homeless http://lostsheepoflouisville.org 502.494.8470 The Potter’s House (behind Cable Baptist Church): 314 S. Wenzel St., Lou., KY 40204 Storage/Clothing/Cooking (behind Kenwood Baptist Church): 204 Seneca Tr., Lou., KY 40214
- Louisville Urban League – tutoring www.lul.org 1535 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40203 502.585.4622 - Mattingly Center – assisting with adults with severe disabilities www.mattinglycenter.org Main Office: 1520 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, KY 40205 502.451.6200 - Ministries United of South Central Louisville www.muscl.org 1207 Hart Avenue, Louisville, KY 40213 502.363.9087 * Nativity Academy at St. Boniface www.nativitylouisville.org 529 East Liberty Street, Louisville, KY 40202-1107 502.855.3300 * Nazareth Home www.nazhome.org 2000 Newburg Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40205 502.459.9681 - Neighborhood House www.nhky.org
201 N. 25th Street, Louisville, KY 40212 502.774.2322 - New Directions Housing Corporation www.ndhc.org 1000 East Liberty Street, Louisville, KY 40204 502.589.2272 - Pitt Academy http://pitt.com
7517 Westport Road, Louisville, KY 40222 502.966.6979 - Project Warm – Louisville www.projectwarm.org 1252 S. Shelby Street, Louisville, KY 40203 502.636.9276 - Regis Woods – Alzheimer’s care www.genesishcc.com/RegisWoods 4604 Lowe Road, Louisville, KY 40220 502.451.1401 - Ronald McDonald House http://rmhc- kentuckiana.org 550 S. First Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 502.581.1416 - Salvation Army – Wide range of volunteer opportunities http://louisvillesa.volunteerfirst.org 911 South Brook Street, Louisville, KY 40203 502.671.4920 * Schuhmann Center – social outreach of St. Martin of Tours www.stmartinoftourschurch.org/social-concerns/schuhmann-center or http://schuhmanncenter.org 730 East Gray Street, Louisville, KY 40202 502.589.6696 - Shively Area Ministries http://shivelyareaministries.com 4415 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY 40216 502.447.4330
- Signature HealthCARE of Cherokee Park: http://shcofcherokeepark.com 2100 Millvale Rd., Louisville, KY 40205 502.451.0990 East Louisville: http://shcofeastlouisville.com 2529 Six Mile Lane, Louisville, KY 40220 502.491.5560 Glenview: http://shcatglenview.com 6000 Hunting Road, Louisville, KY 40222 502.426.1425 South Louisville: http://shcofsouthlouisville.com 1120 Cristland Road, Louisville, KY 40214 502.367.0104 - South Louisville Community Ministries http://slcm.org 415½ West Ashland Avenue, Louisville, KY 40214 502.367.6445 * St. John Center for Homeless Men www.stjohncenter.org
700 East Muhammad Ali Blvd., Louisville, KY 40202 502.568.6758 * St. Joseph Children’s Home www.sjkids.org 2823 Frankfort Ave., Louisville, KY 40206 502.893-0241 - St. Matthew Area Ministries http://stmam.com
201 Biltmore Road, Louisville, KY 40207 502.893.0205 * St. Vincent de Paul of Louisville www.svdplou.org
1015-C South Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40203 502.584.2480 - Uspiritus http://uspiritus.org Volunteer groups 502.515.0434 Brooklawn: 3121 Brooklawn Campus Dr., Louisville, KY 40218 502.451.5177 Bellewood: 11103 Park Road, Louisville, KY 40223 502.245.4171 - Visually Impaired Preschool Services of Louisville (VIPS) http://vips.org
1906 Goldsmith Lane, Louisville, KY 40218 502.636.3207 - Volunteers of America: Kentucky www.voamid.org/kentucky 570 South Fourth Street, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40202 502.636.0771 - Wayside Christian Mission www.waysidechristianmission.org 432 E. Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY 40202 502.584.3711 - Wesley House Community Services www.wesleyhouseky.org 5114 Preston Highway, Louisville, KY 40213 502.968.8231 - West Louisville Youth Space www.facebook.com/pages/West-Louisville-Youth-Space/138557582833510 2234 West Market Street, Louisville, KY 40212 502.776.9126 - YMCA of Greater Louisville - after school care Berrytown: 1300 Heafer Road, Louisville, KY 40223 502.244.6187 www.ymcalouisville.org/berrytown Chestnut Street: 930 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40203 502.587.7405 www.ymcalouisville.org/chestnut Downtown: 555 South Second Street, Louisville, KY 40202 502.587.6700 www.ymcalouisville.org/downtown Middletown: 12330 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY 40243 502.244.9994 www.ymcalouisville.org/middletown Northeast: 9400 Mill Brook Road, Louisville, KY 40223 502.425.1271 www.ymcalouisville.org/northeast Norton Commons: 11000 Brownsboro Road, Prospect, KY 40059 502.882.9622 www.ymcalouisville.org/norton-commons Southeast: 5930 Six Mile Lane, Louisville, KY 40218 502.491.9622 www.ymcalouisville.org/southeast Southwest: 2800 Fordhaven Road, Louisville, KY 40214 502.933.9622 www.ymcalouisville.org/southwest Safe Place: 2400 Crittenden Drive Louisville, KY 40217 502.635.5233 http://ymcasafeplaceservices.org
- Meals on Wheels With local contacts in: Bullitt County, Hardin www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org County, Jefferson County, Meade County, Nelson Located in these counties: Elizabethtown (2 County, Oldham County, Spencer County locations), Louisville (5 locations), Russell Springs www.mealcall.org - Hospital volunteers Located in these counties: Albany, Bardstown, Baptist East Hospital Brandenburg, Burkesville, Edmonton, Bashford East Health Care Elizabethtown (2 locations), Glasgow (2 locations), Jewish Hospital Hodgenville, Lebanon, Lebanon Junction, Kosair Children’s Hospital Louisville (11 locations), Mt. Washington, Norton Hospital Munfordville, Russell Springs, St. Matthews, Norton’s Audubon Hospital Shelbyville, Shepherdsville, Springfield, Vine Norton Southwest Hospital Grove Norton Suburban Hospital Our Lady of Peace Special Olympics of Kentucky Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital www.soky.org Veterans Administration Hospital 105 Lakeview Court, Frankfort, KY 40601 502.695.8222
Bardstown - Active Day – Adult Day Care www.seniorcarectrs.com/adult-day-centers-location/?loc=KY Bardstown: 1297 Springfield Road, Bardstown, KY 40004 502.350.0663 - Colonial Health and Rehabilitation (Elmcroft Senior Living) www.elmcroft.com/health-and-rehab/colonial 708 Bartley Avenue, Bardstown, KY 40004 502.348.9260
Buckner/LaGrange - Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Oldham County www.bbbsky.org P.O. Box 342, Buckner, KY 41101 502.753.3745 Note: This is a remote office of BB/BS of Kentuckiana in Louisville, KY, for Oldham County - Oldham County YMCA - after school care www.ymcalouisville.org/oldham- county 20 Quality Place, (off Highway 146), Buckner, KY 40010 502.222.9358
- Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland (formerly America’s Second Harvest) www.feedingamericaky.org/take-action/volunteer 313 Peterson Drive, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 270.735.1407 - Hosparus of Central Kentucky & Grief Counseling Center www.hosparus.org/Locations/Detail/2/Hosparus-Central-Kentucky-Grief- Counseling-Center 105 Diecks Drive, Elizabethtown, KY 42702 270.737.6300 - Signature HealthCARE of Elizabethtown: http://shcofelizabethtown.com 1117 Woodland Drive, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 270.769.2363
LaGrange - Cedar Lake http://cedarlake.org Lodge: 3301 Jericho Road, LaGrange, KY 40031 502.222.7157 Enrichment Center: 2111 Spencer Court, LaGrange, Kentucky 40031 502.222.7159 Park Place: 325 & 327 Park Road, New Castle, KY 40050 502.845.8996 - Exceptional Equitation No website 2107 Massie School Road, LaGrange, KY 40031 502.222.8762 Contact: Shelley Prete, [email protected]
Mt. Washington - Elmcroft of Mt. Washington Senior Living www.elmcroft.com/community/elmcroft-of-mount-washington 520 Woodlake Drive, Mt. Washington, KY 40047 502.517.0722 - Green Meadows Health Care Center www.greenmeadowshealthcare.com 310 Boxwood Run Road, Mt. Washington, KY 40047 502.538.3500
Shelbyville - Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Shelby County www.bbbsky.org P.O. Box 835, Shelbyville, KY 40065 502.753.3745 Note: This is a remote office of BB/BS of Kentuckiana in Louisville, KY, for Shelby County - Operation Care http://www.operationcareky.org 708 Main Street, Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065 502.633.1965
- The Luci Center – therapeutic horseback riding center www.thelucicenter.org 575 Moody Pike, Shelbyville, KY 40065 502.220.4308 - Stormhaven Youth Ranch – hurting children and rescued horses www.stormhavenyr.org 504 Christianburg Road, Shelbyville, KY 40065 502.655.0845
Shepherdsville - Bullitt County YMCA - after school care www.ymcalouisville.org/bullitt-county 409 Joe B Hall Avenue, Shepherdsville, KY 40165 502.955.6433
Taylorsville - Christian Care Communities www.christiancarecommunities.org/Communities- Services/Communities/Taylorsville.aspx Chapel House: 40 Ray Road, Taylorsville, KY 40071 502.477.9398 - Signature HealthCARE of Spencer County: http://shcofspencercounty.com 625 Taylorsville Road, Taylorsville, KY 40071 502.477.8838
Other Service Ideas: - Indigent cemetery clean-up - One example: River Valley Cemetery, Cane Run Road, SW Jefferson County - For additional information, contact the Louisville Coroner’s Office 502.574.6262 -