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Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report
Our latest Impact Report is now available, offering a transparent look at the outcomes, insights, and momentum shaping our work this year. It reflects the measurable progress we’ve made, the challenges we addressed, and the initiatives that moved our mission forward. This report is more than a recap, it’s a clear view of the impact […]
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Suicide an Uncomfortable Conversation Made Comfortable
I first met the Very Rev. Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, at a Catholic Writers Conference in 2018. He was promoting his book After Suicide. This was a timely encounter, as I had two acquaintances who were struggling after recently losing family members to suicide. God will often place opportunities in our hands to help those […]
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Care for Care Givers
Giving care for loved ones can be hard work, lonely work but also rewarding work. Praise to the care givers out there, who often go unnoticed. Care giving to loved ones can be urgent with a steep learning curve or a gradual increase in care that is needed. Think of the difference of diving into a pool and sitting on the side of the pool and gradually […]
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Independence
As a nation, we recently celebrated our Independence Day. For an amazing 250 years, we have preserved our freedom and the God-given rights on which our country was founded. Throughout our history, we have fought to protect that independence. On a personal level, however, independence means something different for each of us. What independence looks […]
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Intentions 2026
Happy New Year Are you one of the millions who begin the new year with excitement and hope that this will be the year your resolution finally sticks? Resolutions have long been a symbol of new beginnings- this year I’m finally going to do this and avoid that. I honestly believe I’ve made resolutions that lasted through the year, […]
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A PLACE TO CALL HOME: OLDER YOUTH ADOPTION
Catholic Charities of Kansas City- St. Joseph has had an active, open adoption presence now for 146 years! Currently we do newborn adoptions, and as of recently we are doing older youth adoptions as well. Here at Catholic Charities Kansas City- St. Joseph we are highlighting our older youth adoption! We are choosing to highlight […]
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Couple Donates $2 Million for Food Pantry
Prior to the pandemic, virtually all of our services were done face-to-face. We have been on Facebook Live and YouTube, so check us out at the Catholic Charities website.