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An indigent burial program run by Catholic Charities in Louisville, Kentucky, regularly receives help from an unlikely source — local high schoolers.
Catholic Charities of Louisville says its “one-of-a-kind” burial program “provides burial services for individuals in our community who do not have resources or family to provide them.”
“Every individual that qualifies for the Indigent Burial Program receives a dignified and respectful service surrounded by compassionate volunteers and community members,” the charity says.
Jennifer Wilson, the burial program’s coordinator, told CNA that the initiative was originally started by the city in order to address individuals whose remains were left in city morgues with no family or loved ones to claim them.
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Catholic Charities of Louisville says its “one-of-a-kind” burial program “provides burial services for individuals in our community who do not have resources or family to provide them.”
“Every individual that qualifies for the Indigent Burial Program receives a dignified and respectful service surrounded by compassionate volunteers and community members,” the charity says.
Jennifer Wilson, the burial program’s coordinator, told CNA that the initiative was originally started by the city in order to address individuals whose remains were left in city morgues with no family or loved ones to claim them.
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In Louisville, Catholic high schoolers help bury the indigent dead
Catholic Charities of Louisville says its burial program provides services “for individuals in our community who do not have resources or family to provide them.”
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