SJC News
The latest news on SJC’s programs, advocacy, events, partnerships, and stories of transformation from the people we serve on the road home.
Support Our Mission
You are what makes the work of SJC possible. Contributions from our community are literally life-saving for the people who we serve.
Volunteer @ SJC
Volunteers are the heart of SJC’s Day Shelter, playing a central role in its operation and basic services. 2-hour blocks of your choosing make it flexible!
Employment @ SJC
SJC provides human-centered care that addresses the individual barriers to housing. We meet people where they are, accompanying them on the road home.
Mission Success: Fiscal Year 2025 Outcomes
July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
253
people who worked with the Day Shelter or Outreach moved home.
3,163
people visited the Day Shelter 52,776 times
7,839
services provided to 837 people by Street Outreach
98%
of people in Permanent Supportive Housing maintained their housing for 12+ months
1,934
Day Shelter services provided to assist with state IDs and birth certificates
48%
of people in Permanent Supportive Housing gained or maintained income
💙 Thank You, GE Volunteers!
A big thank-you to our friends at GE for spending their Friday volunteering at St. John Center! Your time, teamwork, and generous spirit made a real difference for our guests and staff.
Whether you were organizing supplies, lending a hand with hospitality, or simply sharing a smile, you helped create a welcoming space where everyone feels valued. We’re so grateful for your partnership and commitment to helping our community move from homelessness to housing.
Thank you, GE, for leading with service and heart — we can’t wait to welcome you back again soon!
Thank you everyone for coming out. We appreciate you.
🔑 Happy Key Friday! 🏠
Every Friday, we celebrate the incredible moment when one of our guests moves from homelessness into a place they can finally call home.
This week’s Key Friday is a reminder that every journey looks different — but each one begins with the same thing: hope. With the support of our community, case managers, and housing partners, our guests are turning that hope into a new beginning.
Every key represents safety. Stability. Dignity.
And every one of them matters. 💛
Thank you for being part of the community that makes this moment possible — week after week.
#KeyFriday #HousingFirst #StJohnCenter #Community #Home #Louisville
Is this a new resident at Sheehan Landing?
Congrats 🎉🎉🎉🎉
💬 Working Together for a Healthier Kentucky 💛
St. John Center staff attended the Opioid Symposium this week — joining community partners, advocates, and health leaders in important conversations about recovery, harm reduction, and healing.
Our team remains committed to learning, collaboration, and compassion as we walk alongside those impacted by substance use and homelessness. Together, we’re building pathways to hope and stability. 🌿
#StJohnCenter #OpioidSymposium #CommunityHealing #HarmReduction #GraceInAction #HealthEquity #KentuckyStrong
We are thrilled to share that Rae will be making her stage debut at Actors Theatre of Louisville October 25th, in FDR’s Very Happy Hour!
You all know she loves a great civic conversation—and so did FDR, who famously hosted nightly “happy hours” at the White House, bringing together people from all walks of life, politics, and perspectives.
This show is equal parts history lesson, cocktail party, and séance—think TED Talk meets Drunk History—hosted by Franklin Delano Roosevelt himself, with a special cameo by yours truly!
🎟️ Join us October 25 at 2:00 p.m. in the Bingham Theatre for this one-of-a-kind evening.
👉 Get your tickets at actorstheatre.org — I’d love to see friendly faces in the audience!
I saw it last weekend. Recommend it.
This sounds SO fun!