Breaking Bread Subscription
Sign up here to receive our semi-annual Breaking Bread newsletter in the mail.Browse an archive of “Breaking Bread,” the print newsletter for Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas.
St. Rita Program Helps Nurse Fulfill Her Passion
April’s desire to become a nurse began when she was 20 years old. A supply clerk in a nursing home, she dreamt she was holding the hand of a resident who was dying. She knew [...]
Breaking Bread – Fall 2018 – Lack of Financial Understanding Costs Families
[dg order="DESC" orderby="name" attachment_pg="false" paginate="true" ids="12198"] Download PDF version of Breaking Bread Newsletter Tom and Sue have 12 credit cards totaling $34,000 in debt. All have a balance due each month. With a three- year-old [...]
Breaking Bread – Spring 2018 – Future is Bright for St. Rita’s Inaugural Class of 2018
Download PDF version of Breaking Bread - Spring 2018 Lavaunte has always been passionate about auto technology. Without the proper training, that passion, unfortunately, couldn’t translate into income. He needed more education, but as the [...]
Breaking Bread – Fall 2017 – Summer Food Program Fills Gap for Hungry Kids and Adults
Moms and dads in Northeast Kansas worried 13,633 less times about whether or not their children would eat lunch this past summer. That's the number of times this year that Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas' [...]
Breaking Bread – Spring 2017 – Strengthening Programs Set Course for Achieving Self-Sufficiency
Jack came into one of Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas’ Emergency Assistance Centers seeking more than food and utility assistance. He was looking for a job. Jack is among the growing number of people turning [...]
Breaking Bread – Fall 2016 – Celebrating 60 Years of Giving Help and Hope
The year was 1956. Archbishop Edward J. Hunkeler, Monsignor John Horvat and Thomas Daly met to discuss the establishment of a new organization within the Archdiocese. Its sole focus would be on the management of “Catholic charitable activities,” especially [...]
Breaking Bread – Winter 2012 – Lawrence: A Year of Serving the Community
Catholic Charities has long had a presence in the Lawrence community but just recently celebrated one year of human services work from its new office in St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. From October 2010 to [...]