There are many faces of need in every part of our region. Need for emergency food, housing, employment and other assistance.
Without help, they will not be able to remain in stable housing, keep their employment, care for their family, or follow a coherent plan that lifts them out of poverty.
Your donation is a way to remember and honor the service of our veterans.
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DVNF Grant And Community Partners Kept This 83 Year Old Vet Housed
When Catholic Charities of Kansas City- St. Joseph first received the Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) Grant, we were pleased to be able to help many that do not qualify for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. However, there is one...
Rhonda Gives George New Hope
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...
George Finds Solace Through Catholic Charities
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...
Living A Full Life In The Midst Of A Broken World – Mental Health Awareness Month 2022
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...
What is SSVF?
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...
Invest In Veterans Week
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”....