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Ways to Engage
Volunteer and Learning Opportunities Are you looking for a way to give back to your community? Do you want to participate in meaningful work with a bigger purpose? Consider volunteering with Catholic Charities! We [...]
Highest Bidders Aren’t the Only TurnStyles eBay Winners
Pat Urnise has always found value in upcycled items. Couple that with his ability to fix things, it’s no wonder that his wife thought she found him the perfect volunteer opportunity with the TurnStyles [...]
Volunteers Help Clean Tornado Aftermath
Hope Hero Shoutout A special thanks to the volunteers who answered our call to help those in the Douglas County area hit by last month’s devastating tornado. Nearly 20 volunteers contributed over 50 hours [...]
Name Change Reflects Move Toward Holistic Services
“It is not enough to offer someone a sandwich unless it is accompanied by the possibility of learning how to stand on one’s own two feet. Charity that leaves the poor person as he [...]
Program Helps Refugee Children Get Ready for School
Summer is winding down, and the start of the school year is just around the corner! It can be an unsettling time for kids, especially if they are new -- not only to the school [...]
FUND A FARMER – SUPPORT NEW ROOTS FOR REFUGEES
Eat seasonally and locally through the New Roots for Refugees Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. This year, instead of buying directly from one farmer, customers will purchase a New Roots CSA share, allowing them to [...]
LOCAL BUSINESSES INVEST IN VOLUNTEERING
Hope Hero Shout Out! “Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” ― Sherry Anderson Each month over 1,600 volunteers play a crucial role in helping Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas [...]
STUDENTS ACHIEVE DREAM OF BECOMING AMERICAN CITIZENS
“I feel that I belong to this country, and I am so happy!” exclaimed Akram Karimino. Akram was among the 24 students from Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas’ Citizenship Preparation Program who became an American [...]
VITA Program Hits the Road
When Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas’ Mobile Resource Bus rolls into some of our rural communities over the next couple of months, there will be a new service on board – free income tax help [...]
St James Academy Builds a Way to Help Feed the Hungry
It may have been cold outside, but inside St James Academy the annual Canstruction competition was heating up. For weeks prior, students brought in canned food, cereal and boxes of Mac & Cheese in preparation [...]
