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...
by Austin Fitzgerald | May 31, 2022 | Deaf & Disability Ministries, New Post, Outreach & Engagement, Uncategorized, Veteran services, Welcome Center
Mental health can determine the course of our lives regardless of age or life circumstance. Lisa Wagner-Carollo, Deaf and Disability Ministry Coordinator at Catholic Charities Kansas City-Saint Joseph, feels strongly about mental health and how crucial it is for...
by Austin Fitzgerald | May 29, 2022 | Uncategorized, Veteran services, Welcome Center, Welcome Center Slider
What is SSVF? The Supportive Services for Veterans and Families Program (SSVF) at Catholic Charities Kansas City- Saint Joseph exists to prevent homelessness in our local Veteran community. Out of the thousands of Missourians who have served our country, more than 500...
by Austin Fitzgerald | Mar 7, 2022 | Employment Services, Housing Services, New Post, Uncategorized, Veteran services
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 Annual Business Survey, “Veteran-owned businesses made up about 5.9% (337,934) of all businesses, with an estimated $947.7 billion in receipts, approximately 3.9 million employees, and about $177.7 billion in annual payroll”....
by Ashley Everett | Nov 11, 2021 | Employment Services, Feature, New Post, Veteran services
As the first President of the United States George Washington who led us through the Battle of Trenton and the Siege of Yorktown once said, “Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.” The...