We celebrate Mother Teresa’s feast day – September 5 – each and every year. It’s a powerful reminder of why Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph exists. When Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950, she told the Vatican that their work would...
Our interview this month highlights a new, free service. The Fontbonne Speech and Language Clinic recently opened at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. Fontbonne-Kansas City has an on-campus clinic to support the education of graduate students training to be...
Many years ago, our department sponsored American Sign Language (ASL) classes. Recently, in May of 2021, we re-started this program. Our first class met at St. Thomas More in the months of May and June. The class was a beginner’s class (one that Linda Hopkins...
Linda Hopkins began working at Catholic Charities in 2018. She was initially hired as the Donor Stewardship Specialist. At this time, she serves as the Volunteer Manager and the Supervisor of the Deaf and Disabilities Ministry. Her oversight and support have been a...
Early in my days as Deaf and Disabilities Ministries Coordinator, I heard about the McVickers. Ever since, I’ve wanted to interview them for Faith Journey. Amy and Jamey McVicker, of Cameron, Missouri, devote their time in public service, caring for their three...
We are happy to announce that in July 2022, Catholic Charities Kansas City- St. Joseph will be rolling out a new social-emotional program. The program, “Social Butterflies”, will provide social-emotional services to children 1-5 years old. Social-emotional development...
