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The 12th annual Gravy Cup can satisfy your craving for gravy and help out Boys & Girls Haven
Feb 24, 2025 – LOUISVILLE, Ky. —May the best biscuits and gravy win during the 12th annual Gravy Cup. WDRB’s Keith Kaiser joins some gravy makers before Saturday’s competition to benefit Boys & Girls Haven. It’s been called the world’s largest biscuits and gravy competition. Just like chili, hot wings and BBQ, everyone thinks theirs’s is the best! More than 30 amateur and professional chefs will present their best gravy recipe to a panel of judges for a chance to win the grand champion title. Chow down on delicious biscuits and gravy, then vote for your favorites to win the People’s Choice Award.
The Gravy Cup Returns to Raise Funds for Boys & Girls Haven
Feb 20, 2025 – LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Boy’s & Girls Haven’s Gravy Cup Committee Co-Chair Mike Brown and Chef Brandi Alexander – Owner of Southern Flair Private Chef Services and Master Chef Season 7 Runner Up, join Dawne Gee to preview the 12th Annual Gravy Cup.
Biscuits and gravy competition in Louisville raising funds for Boys & Girls Haven
Feb 15, 2025 – LOUISVILLE, Ky. —The Gravy Cup is coming to Louisville next month. Its organizers proclaim it to be the world’s largest biscuits and gravy tournament, and proceeds go to a worthy cause. It’s happening Saturday, March 1 at the Mellwood Arts Center complete with live music, kids’ areas, drinks, and food from local chefs. Ethan the Dog and his owner are involved and will be in attendance for guests to meet him and take photos.
Closet Factory Partners with Boys & Girls Haven to Give Back to Youth
May 28, 2024 – Closet Factory is dedicated to more than enhancing your closet, they also are dedicated to enhancing their community. Their new Closet Factory Cares Program is partnering with Boys and Girls Haven to give back to children in need.
Boys & Girls Haven Helps With Foster Care, Independence Readiness and Counseling Services
May 19, 2024 – “Our mission is really to help these children and families,” says Amanda Masterson, the organization’s CEO. “In [the Goldsmith Lane facility], we serve boys ages 11 to 17 who need residential treatment and who are in the state’s foster care system.”
$75K donation to Boys and Girls Haven allowing the organization to expand programs
May 8, 2024 – Thieneman Construction donated $75,000 to the foster care organization to replace the gym’s collapsing ceiling, lighting, and 60-plus-year-old windows. The donation also went toward updating the campus’ landscaping.
Boys & Girls Haven asks community for its support
May 7, 2024 – During the month of May, observed as National Foster Care Awareness Month, Boys & Girls Haven is inviting individuals in the Archdiocese of Louisville and the wider community to engage with and support its work.
World’s Largest Biscuits and Gravy Competition Returns to Louisville This Weekend
Feb 14, 2024 – The event’s mission is to raise funds for a local foster care agency, Boys and Girls Haven.
GDL: Boys and Girls Haven
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GDL: Boys and Girls Haven Groundbreaking for Hope and Haven Riding Arena
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GDL: Foster Care at Boys and Girls Haven
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GDL: Boys and Girls Haven Expanding their Animal-Assisted Therapy Program
Congressman Morgan McGarvey Announces $240,000 In Americorps American Rescue Plan Funding For Louisville
Feb 10, 2023 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) announced Father Maloney’s Boys & Girls Haven in Louisville has received a $240,000 AmeriCorps grant through the American Rescue Plan (ARP).
With residential housing full, Kentucky needs more foster parents
Feb 7, 2023 – LOUISVILLE, Ky. — There are kids in Kentucky with nowhere to go. It’s a problem folks who work with foster youth daily warn will persist unless more people step up to become foster parents.
Archbishop tours Boys and Girls Haven
Jul 28, 2022 – Archbishop Shelton Fabre met with leaders of the Boys and Girls Haven, including CEO Amanda Masterson and board member Steve Diebold, early last week to discuss new ways for the archdiocese to work alongside the foster care agency.
Former American Idol contestant Jackson Snelling performs for Boys and Girls Haven
Dec 7, 2021 – LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Jackson Snelling, a singer and songwriter who was a contestant on the most recent season of American Idol, performed for foster children at Boys and Girls Haven. Snelling spoke to the children about his experience living with autism, adoption and coping with the death of his father.
Aging Out of Foster Care and Why 18 Year Olds Still Need Help
Jan 23, 2020 – ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — About 10,000 young people in foster care in Kentucky will age out of the system when they turn 18. Some say that’s too young to take on the world alone. A handful of charities, like the Boys and Girls Haven in Louisville, will offer help transitioning to independent living;
