IF University: Taking you behind the scenes at Dare to Care food bank
The origins of Dare to Care are legend. On Thanksgiving morning 1969, the Courier-Journal reported a 9-year-old boy had died of hunger. The late Rev. Jack Jones, a Roman Catholic priest, was so...
View ArticlePaddle for Hunger returns to Waterfront Park on Saturday, July 12
More than 30 corporate and charity teams will take to the Ohio River once again this Saturday to raise funds for Dare to Care Food Bank and The World Food Programme via a day of Voyageur Boat...
View ArticleBobby Ellis Memorial Vigil Against Hunger honors 45-year anniversary of...
On Thanksgiving Eve in 1969, 9-year-old Bobby Ellis was starving. Literally, starving to death in his west Louisville home. His starved body, weighing all of 20 pounds, was found by social workers on a...
View ArticleCommunity Foundation set to announce nearly $300k in local nonprofit grants
The Community Foundation of Louisville, in partnership with the Lift a Life Foundation, will award nearly $300,000 in Fund for Louisville Grants to 17 local nonprofit organizations. These...
View ArticleKMAC food drive aims to collect more than 1,000 pounds for Dare to Care
In conjunction with their latest exhibit, “Food Shelter Clothing,” the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft is partnering with Republic Bank to host a food drive that’ll help Dare to Care replenish the...
View ArticleInaugural Wine on the River event benefits Dare to Care on Saturday
First there was Bourbon by the Bridge, and now there’s Wine on the River — and although the two events are not related, the fact that organizations are taking advantage of our beautiful waterfront...
View ArticleFlat 12 Bierwerks gives back to local charities all month, culminating with a...
While it is, indeed, too early to be blasting Christmas music at this time (we’re talking to you, Lite 106.9), it’s never too soon to get into the spirit of giving. With this in mind, the folks over at...
View ArticleDear Santa: Discounted Tailspin Ale Fest tickets available this week
Don’t say we never warned you. For the past two years, the annual Tailspin Ale Fest, held at Bowman Field, has sold out. This year’s beer-sampling event will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, but for those...
View ArticleThe Closing Bell: Lucrative pharma jobs coming, major mixed-use development...
Welcome to The Closing Bell. This is your last stop for biz scoops and big news before the weekend — a roundup of stories that can’t wait till Monday. High-paying pharmaceutical industry jobs coming to...
View ArticleSaturday’s Voyageur Canoe races help raise funds for Dare to Care
On Saturday, July 30, there will be fierce competition on the Ohio River as more than 30 canoes compete in the annual Voyageur Canoe World Championship. Each canoe will be manned by a team of 10 rowers...
View ArticleCelebrate the new ‘Star Wars’ movie at the Monkey Wrench
It’s beginning to look a lot like … “Star Wars”! With the successful film “The Force Awakens” under its belt, it looks like Disney and Lucasfilm are set to bring us a new “Star Wars” movie about once a...
View ArticleThe Palace will screen ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ on Sunday
No matter how many pixels your fancy new flatscreen TV features, nothing beats seeing the Christmas classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” on the big screen. Lucky for us, the Louisville Palace will host a...
View ArticleLocal food banks seeing increased use during government shutdown, but they’re...
Rep John Yarmuth and Brian Riendeau, executive director of Dare to Care, spoke to media at the Catholic Enrichment Center Saturday. Also pictured are Meridith Rogester and Shaun Wimberly Jr.,...
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