by Austin Fitzgerald | Sep 8, 2022 | Current Newsletter, Message from the CEO, New Post, Newsletter, Outpace Poverty, Outreach & Engagement, Support Us, Uncategorized, Volunteer
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...
by Ashley Everett | Sep 22, 2021 | HelpMarie.org, New Post, Outpace Poverty, Outreach & Engagement, Stories, Volunteer
Be A Star Thrower: DONATE Haydyn, a teenage volunteer at our Outpace Poverty 5K was visiting the snack tent, where many Knights of Columbus members were volunteering. She read the volunteer shirts aloud, “One person can only do so much.” She was pondering...
by Ashley Everett | Sep 5, 2021 | Outpace Poverty, Outreach & Engagement, Support Us
On this day, September 5, 1997 Mother Teresa died from cardiac arrest in her convent in Calcutta. She is very well-known and revered around the world for her compassion and the way she provided comfort and care to the destitute, very sick, orphans, lepers and the...
by Brigette Chirpich | Aug 19, 2021 | Outpace Poverty, Outreach & Engagement, Support Us, Volunteer
Sometimes you just want to feel a little brighter, about the world or about yourself. Here is an idea. Register for the Outpace Poverty 5K. It should only take a few minutes and your register helps other people. Plus, you will enjoy yourself on a fabulous Saturday in...
by CC-KCSJ | Aug 13, 2021 | Current Newsletter, Outpace Poverty, Support Us
By Brooke Hilst Lace up your sneakers to hit the ground running at Outpace Poverty 2021 on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Frank A. Theis Park. This year’s 5k Run/Walk will be an in-person event with a virtual component for those unable to attend event day...
