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Browse an archive of e-newsletter stories from Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas.
A Lenten Reflection
We are now several weeks into Lent and all of our hearts may be at a different place during this spiritual pilgrimage to Easter. Some are in the midst of suffering and wondering when it [...]
Olathe Family Support Center (FSC) Clothing Closet Renamed “Sue’s Closet”
Since 2001, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas’ Olathe Family Support Center Women’s Auxiliary Clothing Closet has provided free clothes, shoes and accessories to thousands of women in need. Individuals and families that come to Catholic [...]
Sign up for an Early Summer Farm Share!
New Roots for Refugees Farm Share is a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program that provides subscribers with 5-7 locally-grown, seasonal vegetables and herbs each week (AKA a “share”). Produce in each share is grown by farmers [...]
To Better Our Service to the Food Insecure, We Asked for Their Help
by Lauren Solidum Special to The Leaven In 2022, we had an astounding 25,000 additional visits to our food pantries over the previous year. We are on par for that or more as the number of individuals [...]
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Receives Lifesaving Equipment Grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation
Grant is part of more than $73 million given by Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation to public safety organizations across the U.S. OVERLAND PARK, KS – Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation recently awarded an $18,265 [...]
Morning Glory Estate Sales Ready for Launch
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas is excited to announce the launch of a new social enterprise: estate sales. The agency’s latest ministry, Morning Glory Estate Sales, will provide an experienced and [...]
School Serve Experience Connects Students to Catholic Charities’ Mission
Almost seven years ago, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas’ Outreach Team embarked on a journey to connect local Catholic schools to the work and mission of our agency. The team landed on what is now [...]
Fort Leavenworth Commissary Helps Supplement Decline in Food Donations
More often than not our rural Family Support Center (FSC) pantries struggle to receive as many food donations as our metropolitan locations. During a time when food droughts are rampant, FSC managers must get creative [...]
How Are You Answering the Call to Love?
In 1992, Pope St. John Paul II designated February 11th to be World Day of the Sick and intentionally set it as the same day of the memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. The spring which [...]
I Have a Dream…A Catholic Charities Hope Story
The best way to describe my experience with Catholic Charities is Ephesians 3:20, “Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think, according to the power that worketh [...]