Children & Family Services
Children and Family Services
Case management, parenting education and child development assessments help increase family stability and creates a nurturing environment in which children can grow and thrive. Mom’s Empowerment and Social Butterflies serve families from pregnancy and through the child’s preschool years.
Mom’s Empowerment Program
The Mom’s Empowerment program equips pregnant and new moms with knowledge and support throughout pregnancy and up to the baby’s first birthday. The program goal is to help families become self-sufficient.
Adoption Services
We placed a record number of children into loving households through our adoption services exceeding the past eight years!
Social Butterflies
Families with children between 1-5 years old, will receive developmental services to increase the child’s social and emotional development, address mental health and behavioral health needs, and receive parenting education.
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HARVESTING HOPE ON TROOST
This fall, we’re celebrating more than the turning of the seasons, we’re celebrating growth. Catholic Charities has planted new roots at 5151 Troost...
Opening Your Heart and Home: Why Older Youth Adoption Matters
Opening Your Heart and Home: Why Older Youth Adoption Matters Across our city, countless bedrooms sit empty, spaces that could be filled with laughter,...
A PLACE TO CALL HOME: OLDER YOUTH ADOPTION
Catholic Charities of Kansas City- St. Joseph has had an active, open adoption presence now for 146 years! Currently we do newborn adoptions, and as of...
November is National Adoption Month!
Family noun Family: A family is a group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together; all such related persons are...
Happy Bottoms Reaches Our Northern Counties
We are excited to share that our partnership with Happy Bottoms is now available at our St. Joseph Office and Cameron Location! Each month participants...
Dignity Of Life – September Newsletter 2022
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...
Social-Emotional Development and becoming a “Social Butterfly” June Newsletter 2022
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,...
Who is a Birthmother? Breaking stereotypes.
Birthmothers are our daughters, sisters, girlfriends, and neighbors. The adoption program at Catholic Charities is honored to work with women of all ages...
Marie Finds Freedom and Stability
Be A Star Thrower: I cannot believe I am this...
Many Starfish Need Many Star Throwers
The Bible tells us in Matthew 25:35, 40 this is what being a star thrower means. Putting on the heart of Christ means serving the least among us whether hungry or thirsty, help getting over sickness, or in bad situations. Christ did not come to be among the highest in society, but as a lowly servant seeking to save the isolated and cast out. The manger and shepherds were symbols of that, that even the simplest of situations can bring about the greatest of miracles.