Summer Supply Drive

It's no secret the Refugee Elder Program has been growing, growing, growing!  We have over 70 elders actively participating in the program, and new elders continue to arrive in Louisville.  While it is wonderful to have such a successful program and to serve so many elders, it does put strain on some of our funding sources; we are constantly trying to do more with less.  In order to conserve as much money as possible, we are continually searching for donated items instead of purchasing them.  In an effort to ramp up our donations and save some money, this year we are launching our first ever Summer Supply Drive!

As the Elder Program is on its summer break in July, we will be collecting items to prepare for the elders return to classes in August.  Below is a list of items we need:

Gift Cards to Kroger, Wal*Mart, Target, and the Parent Teacher Store
     These gift cards will help us purchase supplies, including snacks for the elders, classroom posters and teaching materials, and other supplies throughout the year.

Notebooks (spiral bound preferred)

Pencils

Looseleaf Notebook Paper

3-Ring Binders

Computer Paper (for printing worksheets)

As always, we will accept monetary donations as well.  We will need to purchase another set of citizenship books very soon as several elders will be moving "up" into a more citizenship-focused class; monetary donations will help us to purchase these books as well as many other much-needed supplies. 

Please bring or mail your donations to either:

Refugee Elder Program
c/o Chris Clements
Migration and Refugee Services
Catholic Charities
2220 West Market Street
Louisville, KY 40212

OR

Refugee Elder Program
c/o Jenny Heineken Johnson
Kentucky Refugee Ministries
969B Cherokee Road
Louisville, KY 40204

You may drop the items off during regular business hours.If you have any questions about the Summer Supply Drive, please don't hesitate to contact either Chris at cclements@archlou.org or Jenny at jjohnson@kyrm.org.  Please share about our Summer Supply Drive with your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else you think may help.  Thank you so much for your support!