Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas' Kids Summer Food program is gearing up to provide summer meals to children in 26 local and rural communities across northeast Kansas. Volunteer responsibilities include: Setting-up and cleaning-up of meal areas Distributing meals to children and adults Tracking meal counts Participating in activities with kids to encourage attendance Informing library [...]
In 2021, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas internally launched a social enterprise incubator encouraging staff to submit innovative and practical ideas. Of the nearly 20 ideas that were submitted, several were chosen to develop into formal business plans, including Morning Glory Estate Sales, which successfully hosted its first sale at the end of April. Over [...]
World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations. It falls each year on June 20 and commemorates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. Every year, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas hosts a World Refugee Day event in [...]
Thank you to everyone who joined us at this year’s 42nd Annual Ben & Betty Zarda Family Golf Classic at Lake Quivira Country Club. For more than four decades this event has helped feed thousands of hungry children and families across northeast Kansas. We are proud to announce that nearly $173,000 was raised through this [...]
by Lauren Solidum Special to The Leaven April is Volunteer Appreciation Month. Throughout this time, we have been celebrating the thousands of volunteers who have walked through the doors of Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas! A volunteer, by definition, is a person who freely takes part in an activity without the promise of compensation for [...]
We are thankful for the generosity and volunteerism we receive on a daily basis at Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, but we would like to give a special shout-out to the individuals and families that volunteered with us throughout this Lenten season! Please watch this short video to hear a special message from our President [...]
Our volunteers and donors make possible our mission of help, hope and hospitality. There are many ways that you can help us serve our brothers and sisters in need: Experience Take a bus tour of program sites Schedule an individual visit Coordinate a “Lunch & Learn” with your school or workplace Serve Volunteer in one [...]
“Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mt. 20:26-28 April is National Volunteer Month, [...]
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas has been resettling refugees since 1975, but one of the newer ways we have engaged with displaced refugee youth is through a refugee mentorship program, known as ReCONNECT. The program originated as a plan to help refugee youth gain assurance to achieve their educational and career goals. Our main objective is [...]
April is National Volunteer Month and this week is National Volunteer Appreciation Week! Today and every day we are proud to celebrate the hundreds of passionate volunteers that have dedicated their time and talents towards supporting our agency programs. Our volunteers truly animate the Gospel of Jesus Christ by putting love into action, and we [...]