by Austin Fitzgerald | Sep 8, 2022 | Current Newsletter, New Post, Newsletter, Outreach & Engagement, Support Us, Uncategorized
Do you have a car, truck, RV, or boat you are not using? Turn it into hope for families who come to Catholic Charities of Kansas City St. Joseph. Through our Cars4KC program, any vehicle in any condition may be donated and turned into much needed funding for the...
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 Austin Fitzgerald | Jul 7, 2022 | Children & Family Services, Current Newsletter, New Post, Newsletter, Stories, Support Us
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...
by Austin Fitzgerald | Jul 7, 2022 | Current Newsletter, New Post, Newsletter, Outreach & Engagement, Pantry, Support Us, Volunteer, Welcome Center, Welcome Center Slider
Two themes motivate the staff at Catholic Charities on a daily basis: the pandemic has increased the number of people in need (our clients), and the rural areas of our diocese does not receive the same amount of support as does the KC and St. Joseph metro areas. ...
by Austin Fitzgerald | Jun 6, 2022 | Feature, New Post, Outreach & Engagement, Stories, Support Us, Veteran services
Throughout George’s time in the military, he wanted to be strong. Strong for himself, strong for his wife, strong for his family, and most of all (as they are the world to George), his two dogs: Zeus and Bella. When Rhonda Gonzalez, SSVF Housing Case Manager, first...
by Austin Fitzgerald | Jun 1, 2022 | Feature, New Post, Stories, Support Us, Veteran services
George has had a life unlike most. Right out of high school, George felt called to the military where he would serve 2 ½ years at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and Fort Benning, Georgia. Being one of 13 kids raised in Kansas City Missouri, he loved serving and this...