Shopping in Lafayette has never been more meaningful. This is the inaugural year for the Holiday Shopping Partners Card benefitting Catholic Services of Acadiana, a local non-profit offering services to people experiencing poverty, hunger and homelessness in our community.
Similar to shopping promotions in major cities like Dallas, Little Rock, Austin and Atlanta,
Catholic Services of Acadiana recently shared their six Core Values with the staff, beginning a new season of growth in the organizations culture. We are excited to share our values with you and invite you to join us in our mission to preserve and enhance the lives of people experiencing poverty, hunger, and homelessness in Acadiana.
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Catholic Services of Acadiana, in a cherished partnership with Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, and with the generous support of the Pinhook Foundation, is excited to announce the beginning of New Life Health Services.
Read MoreOn June 24, 2016, volunteers, donors, and staff gathered at Cafe Vermilionville to celebrate another year of compassionate service at the Catholic Services of Acadiana’s Annual Meeting. During the Annual Meeting we shared our new Core Values, presented an update on our extensive work in rehousing, and honored our hard working volunteers and generous donors.
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At Catholic Services of Acadiana, we strive to carry out the seven corporal works of mercy through every project and program we administer. Every corporal work calls upon people of goodwill to meet the unmet human needs of others - that’s the “corporal” part. Equally as important, all seven corporal works of mercy ask us to compassionately identify with the poor and marginalized members of society - that’s the “mercy” part. If you’ve never personally experienced hunger, homelessness, poverty, or imprisonment, truly identifying with the populations we serve at Catholic Services can be difficult. But when you visit with real people during times in their lives when they are on the receiving end of the corporal works of mercy, you begin to realize that the line between offering and receiving corporal works is incredibly thin.
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