JCPS and Catholic Charities partner for summer program

Published on May 4, 2023

Jefferson County Public Schools announced April 24 that it has received a grant of more than $500,000 from the Kentucky Office for Refugees, a department of Catholic Charities of Louisville that administers the state refugee resettlement program.

The funds will support summer programs, including tutoring, for refugee children.

Layne Sanders, youth program manager for Catholic Charities, said the summer program is set to run from June 12 – July 19. It will primarily serve newly arrived refugee children in kindergarten through 12th grade.

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