by CC-KCSJ | Oct 27, 2020 | Current Newsletter, Employment Services, Stories
Many of our clients are not dealt a great hand of cards, but if we can provide an ACE up their sleeve, they can win a game they have lost before. A client comes to Catholic Charities and says they need help finding a job. What do we offer this client? Unlike what many... 
by CC-KCSJ | Sep 29, 2020 | Employment Services, Newsletter, Stories
It is easy to say that employment alone can assist with food insecurities, but to do so, the basic needs must be met first. Food insecurity is defined as a disruption of food intake or eating habits due to a lack of money or resources. It is usually the first thing to... 
by CC-KCSJ | Aug 28, 2020 | Employment Services, Newsletter, Stories
While the pandemic has taken a lot of things from us, it’s also opened a lot of opportunity for things we haven’t necessarily tried before. With his 32-year background in Probation and Parole, Brent Morris, now an Employment Specialist for Catholic Charities of Kansas... 
by CC-KCSJ | Jul 29, 2020 | Employment Services, Newsletter
Giving just a few dollars allows someone to start a new day with a decision to make: to choose life, to choose hope. In June 2020, the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, after skyrocketing to 14.7% two months earlier. As we brace ourselves for the possible second wave... 
by CC-KCSJ | Feb 25, 2020 | Employment Services, Newsletter
We are excited to provide Radical Uplifting to each client who walks through our Welcome Center. In 2019, 73% of the people who came into our Welcome Center were unemployed. In addition, every client requested emergency services because they were struggling to make... 
by CC-KCSJ | Jan 27, 2020 | Employment Services, Newsletter
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