As part of The Patch’s strategic planning, the Board of Directors and staff identified weekend programming as a high priority several months ago, but it wasn’t until The Humana Foundation provided us with a grant that we could make the expanded hours a reality. We are thrilled to be starting the New Year with a resolution to engage current members and new members in purpose-driven activities six days a week!
“I try to teach my kids the lessons that I learned at The Patch.” Jamie Fox is a Master Sergeant in the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing. He is also a devoted father who imparts the lessons of The Cabbage Patch to a new generation.
Because of you, Lanayia gets to be herself. Because of you, Abdi gets to go to college. Because of you, Natalya’s life is “Awesome!” Because of you, more than 1,000 lives are profoundly changed each year.
“I grew up in a neighborhood of takers, and The Cabbage Patch is an environment of givers.” – Bob Willis, Senior Account Executive, Neace Lukens Insurance Company.
Because of our wonderful volunteers, The Cabbage Patch has been getting some spring cleaning done in preparation for summer programs! We teach Patch participants to respect and take care of their space, and it is important that we provide an environment that they can be proud of.
April 16, 2014 Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center This April, The Cabbage Patch invites you to tee up and take a swing at the 4th Annual Putt fore The Patch miniature golf tournament. This unique 18-hole indoor miniature “putt-putt” competition raises funds to support programs for children and families served by The Cabbage Patch Settlement House. Learn More >
Tracy Holladay, Executive Director, and Charissa Acree from The Cabbage Patch Settlement House talked to local radio station WAY-FM about our work to profoundly change the lives of children and families. The interview aired on November 10th. You can listen in below. https://www.cabbagepatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Cabbage-Patch-Settlement-House-2013-1950.mp3
It was an honest question from a 12-year-old boy who didn’t think he was ever going to amount to much. For a year, he had struggled to get along with other children his age at school and at The Cabbage Patch. Sometimes he would act out to get attention. Other days, he walked in the door with a bad attitude. But staff members and volunteers knew that life at home was not always easy for…
