March: Easter Drive
Meredith Pack, Associate Director of Communications
Each month, we host a drive for specific needs within our organization. Aside from our general Wish List, this helps support the efforts of various programs. When the drive changes, we will publish information about the program for that month, along with a list of the most needed items and...read moreFebruary: Duffels of Hope Drive
April Sage, Development & Outreach Coordinator
Each month, we host a drive for specific needs within our organization. Aside from our general Wish List, this helps support the efforts of various programs. When the drive changes, we will publish information about the program for that month, along with a list of the most needed items and...read moreCHFS, Home of the Innocents Partner to Provide Transitional Health Care to Foster Youth
Meredith Pack, Associate Director of Communications
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 22, 2018) – Gov. Matt Bevin, First Lady Glenna Bevin and leadership of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) and the Home of the Innocents in Louisville today celebrated a new partnership to provide improved transitional behavioral health services to children in foster care. As...read moreLet’s Hear it for Connor!
Rachael Victoria, Marketing Intern
We met Connor a few months ago at Open Arms Children’s Health when he had his cochlear implants turned on for the first time. Connor was back in our offices last week for a follow-up appointment, and we caught up with him and his mom, Hope, to see how...read moreProgram Spotlight: Therapeutic Loving foster Care
Rachael Victoria, Marketing Intern
Home of the Innocents’ Therapeutic Loving foster Care and Adoption program (TLC) partners children with “Teaching Parents” who share their hearts and homes with until the children can return to their parents or are permanently adopted. Knapmeyer, TLC program supervisor, shared some updates on their program, including two recent...read more100 Day Challenge Final Results
Rachael Victoria, Marketing Intern
Last year, there were 443 young adults in Louisville who were homeless. They spent their days on the streets with no roof over their head, no heat or air conditioning, and no bed to sleep in. Earlier this year, the Coalition for the Homeless partnered with the Aftercare...read moreMake holiday magic for Aftercare!
April Hall, Development & Outreach Coordinator
Every year, we host our Holiday Magic program where our kids’ holiday wish lists are matched with wonderful donors from our community. We are able to provide Christmas to over 600 of our kids and families we provide services for every year! This year, we are extending our Holiday...read moreHome of the Innocents Reaches Elizabethtown
Rachael Victoria, Marketing Intern
Elizabethtown, Kentucky is home to one of our two satellite offices. This location provides the community with our Therapeutic Loving foster Care and Adoption program (TLC). The office currently serves 14 counties, recruiting and training foster parents with counseling services and classes. Chris Adams, Recruitment, Retention and Training Coordinator, is...read moreHelp us make some holiday magic!
Rachael Victoria, Marketing Intern
Imagine waking up on Christmas morning to realize that another year has gone by and you don’t get to open presents with your family by the Christmas tree in your own home. This story resonates with the kids at Home of the Innocents. Unfortunately, they do not all get to...read moreOpen Arms Children’s Health Reaching the Community
Rachael Victoria, Marketing Intern
Sara Denley, Audiologist with Little Ears Hearing Center at Open Arms Children’s Health, teaches lessons about hearing to children in local Louisville schools. She works with elementary school-age children in their classrooms as a part of Little Ears’ Community Outreach. Denley teaches Dangerous Decibels lessons with fourth graders and...read more