MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: New TurnStyles Thrift Store Opens!
You’ve heard the saying: good things come in threes. TurnStyles Thrift, a ministry of Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, is counting on that with the opening of its third [...]
AT&T Supports Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas with Funding and Volunteer Hours
$5,000 Contribution and 400 Service Hours from AT&T Pioneers Will Support Books, Food, and Clothes for Rural Areas KANSAS CITY, Kan., Nov. 2, 2018 — AT&T Pioneers is contributing [...]
Catholic Charities Resource Bus Brings Hope to Rural Communities
by Jan Dixon Special to The Leaven MOUND CITY — Neighbors helping neighbors. That’s what was happening when the Catholic Charities Resource Bus parked in the lot of Sacred [...]
No Gift – or Giver – Too Small
Hope Hero Shout Out! Four-year-old Joslyn bounced through the doors at Catholic Charities pulling a wagon twice the size of her small frame. Days earlier, Joslyn had been pulling [...]
Afghans for Hospice Patients are a Labor of Love
Jane Godar Kreiter, a member of Church of the Ascension in Overland Park, has made more than 200 lap afghans for hospice patients. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JOE MCSORLEY [...]
Barbara and Steve’s Hope Story: Asking for Help
Barbara and Steve are a couple in their 60s, and both are disabled. Steve was a social worker, but had to retire early due to heart disease. Barbara is [...]
Job is a calling for new Catholic Charities CEO
Originally publish in The Leaven By Carol Cowdrey Special to The Leaven Lauren Solidum takes time out of her tour of Juniper Gardens, the training farm for the [...]
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Welcomes New CEO
Lauren Solidum has been named the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas. Solidum, who began her new role on August 13, has over [...]
Refugee Summer School Program Impacts Students and Volunteers
The following is a reflection written by Andrea Curnes, a St. James Academy high school student who volunteered with our Refugee School Impact (RSI) Summer Program. The program collaborates [...]
Feeding Minds and Bellies
For the past three years, the staff and children at the St. Marys library have participated in the Summer Food Service Program, which is funded by the U.S. [...]
KIDS + NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES = GREAT START!
For weeks, families have been out doing the traditional back-to-school shopping. With lists in hand, they’re buying new backpacks, pink erasers, crayons, binders and more. But for parents struggling [...]
KCK Emergency Assistance Center Expands to Meet Growing Needs
During an average day, 80 to 100 families walk through the doors of our Emergency Assistance Center (EAC) in Kansas City, Kansas. Some need aid feeding their families or [...]