by Austin Fitzgerald | Sep 23, 2022 | Deaf & Disability Ministries, Feature, New Post, Newsletter, Outreach & Engagement, Stories, Uncategorized
On October 12th, our department partnered with the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph to present a luncheon with Deacon Ed Shoener of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers. The focus of the gathering was on the development of parish mental health...
by Austin Fitzgerald | Sep 16, 2022 | Deaf & Disability Ministries, Feature, New Post, Newsletter, Outreach & Engagement, Stories, Uncategorized
About a year ago, our department hosted an online screening of the film None of Us Want to Stand Still about better health care for adults with developmental disabilities. After we viewed the film, we had a group discussion, and many of the individuals present...
by Austin Fitzgerald | Sep 9, 2022 | Deaf & Disability Ministries, Feature, New Post, Newsletter, Outreach & Engagement, Uncategorized
Recently, one of our dedicated sign language interpreters, Becky Turner, told me about her daughter who had recently started a new organization. Caroline Turner is the founder of Quirky Buds, a new social networking system designed to connect individuals of different...
by Austin Fitzgerald | Sep 8, 2022 | Current Newsletter, New Post, Newsletter, Planned Giving, Uncategorized
Over the last several years, there have been many changes to the individual retirement account (IRA) landscape. Possibly the most overlooked new tool for IRA owners is the qualified charitable distribution, or QCD. A QCD is a withdrawal from an IRA made directly to...
by Austin Fitzgerald | Sep 8, 2022 | Adoption, Children & Family Services, Current Newsletter, Feature, New Post, Newsletter, Uncategorized
The debate about human life has been in the news and at the Supreme Court level a lot lately. Here at Catholic Charities, all life, and the dignity inherent in every life is very important to us. Dignity is a core value listed in the Social Work Code of Ethics stating...
by Austin Fitzgerald | Sep 8, 2022 | Current Newsletter, Disaster Relief, New Post, Newsletter, Outpace Poverty, Outreach & Engagement, Support Us, Volunteer
Poverty can quickly move into a family’s life: a broken appliance, a medical emergency, a costly car repair can spiral into not meeting monthly bills and missing rent payments. It’s just a few steps from that point to the brink of eviction or foreclosure. It’s...
