Cabbage
Patch Louisville
About Us
The Cabbage Patch Settlement
House is a non-profit, Christian organization that exists to empower
families and children to be self-sufficient by helping them maximize
their spiritual, social, emotional, physical, moral, economic and
educational potential. For over 98 years, The Cabbage Patch Settlement
House has helped Louisville's disadvantaged children and youths
eliminate the boundaries of poverty and ease the trials of growing
up in the inner city. We have always been dedicated to the empowerment
of families and children, so they can be self-sufficient and successful
as they grow and develop. With your help, the lives of 1,100 at-risk
children and families are being profoundly changed. The Cabbage
Patch is helping to illuminate hope for a promising and secure future.
Our guiding principles
are:
- To seek first the
Kingdom of God and embody the presence of Christ in all our actions
and interactions, so that others will be drawn to Christ.
- To hold foremost the
potential of each individual, to celebrate what they have overcome
and to foster a vision of what they might yet become.
- To promote responsible
stewardship of the resources and talents entrusted to us.
- To respect the dignity
and privacy of the members of our community.
- To enrich the lives
of everyone we touch.
- To foster open, honest
and effective communication both inside and outside the organization.
- To stay true to the
mission of The Cabbage Patch.
- To value the inherent
worth of each individual as a child of God deserving of our best
efforts.
- To empower the members
of our community to achieve their individual potential.
- To promote the pre-eminence
of relationships in changing lives.
- To balance an appreciation
of our talents with a humble spirit.
There
are many worthwhile charities in the city that help meet the needs
of the underprivileged. However, I feel that The Cabbage Patch is
unique because we are in the prevention business. We're helping
children and families find ways to break the cycle of poverty and
prevent future problems such as homelessness, alcoholism, child
abuse, school dropout and acts of crime. This of course not only
helps these children but our community as well.
--Edith Breed, former
board president
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