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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 can go to their distribution location and receive 50 diapers or 30 pull-ups once every month. Is your child...
Hygiene Items Offer Dignity — Consider a Drive.
Nora awakens to a bead of sweat running down her face. She arose to the spring heat wave, and her air conditioner is off as it is too costly to operate. This past month has been rough. Incidental expenses have cropped up, including a $55 flat tire that also caused her...
My Journey from a Wrongful Conviction to a Meaningful Life
On December 31st, 1981, Judy Henderson was arrested for murder and the trial that followed found her guilty of capital murder with a sentence of life in prison without parole for 50 years. When speaking of that night, Judy says “Because of my choices of being with the...
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 inherent in every life is very important to us. Dignity is a core value listed in the Social Work Code of Ethics stating...
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, “Social Butterflies”, will provide social-emotional services to children 1-5 years old. Social-emotional development...
Hope and Help Hits the Road: Cameron Distribution Center & Mobile Outreach Opens- June Newsletter 2022
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. ...