St. Jules Catholic Church in Franklin, LA is the most recent distribution point added to the St. Joseph Diner Mobile program. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Franklin area experienced great need related to poverty and access to food. This new distribution point is in response to that need.
Read MoreDriving by entire neighborhoods in which the street was not discernible from the lots, we noticed splinters, shingles, trees, and commercial vessels upside down in the bayous. The atmosphere of anxiety juxtaposed with the silence left by the void of an active power grid was an eerie reminder of how devastating the situation was.
Read MoreIn response to an increased regional need of those who are experiencing food insecurity in Acadiana, Catholic Charities of Acadiana announced a planned development of its food and nutrition programs, including a service expansion of St. Joseph Diner and buildout of a new FoodNet Food Bank facility.
Read MoreCatholic Charities of Acadiana is actively addressing food insecurity in Acadiana, and we need your help on this Giving Tuesday! Help us meet our goal of raising $150,000 on Giving Tuesday to meet the needs of our neighbors who are experiencing hunger. Thanks to two generous $25,000 matching challenge donations from our friends at the Pinhook Foundation and the William C. Schumacher Family Foundation, your donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000.
Read MoreThe human suffering that I witnessed this week in Southeast Louisiana is some of the worst I have seen on U.S. soil. - Kim Boudreaux
CEO, Catholic Charities of Acadiana
Catholic Charities of Acadiana is currently preparing for the effects of Hurricane Ida, working in coordination with our local disaster response partners from the Acadiana VOAD (Acadiana Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster).
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