Catholic Charities Initiative Helps Kansans Stuck in Predatory Lending Cycle
Originally posted CJonline.com By Morgan Chilson Posted Apr 17, 2018 at 8:41 PM Updated Apr 17, 2018 at 11:45 PM Hard times hit Bill Coffman as he struggled with [...]
Movie, Panel to Focus on Topeka Predatory Lending
Originally posted CJOnline.com By Tim Hrenchir Posted Apr 15, 2018 at 7:50 PM A movie showing and panel discussion Tuesday will focus on predatory lending in Topeka. Topeka JUMP, [...]
Rachel’s Hope Story: Safe Haven
From one of our case managers... Rachel came to one of our Emergency Assistance Centers (EACs) to shop at our Food Pantry. She had noticeable bruises on her face [...]
Foster Grandparents Program Celebrated at National Service Day Event
On April 3, the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) federal funders, Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), sponsored a special event recognizing the impact of AmeriCorps and Senior Corps [...]
St. Michael the Archangel Parish Serve Day Benefits Neighbors in Need
Hope Hero Shout Out! Parishioners from St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church celebrated their Parish Serve Day by donating their time and service to Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas. [...]
Service Unites Interfaith Group
Although they may not share the same faith, this group of students is very alike when it comes to serving others. Students from Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, The Islamic [...]
AmeriCorps Members Help Get Things Done
Alexandra Kolker never imagined at this point in her life that she would have the opportunity to interact with an international population and teach life skills to new immigrants. [...]
Catholic Charities works to help with tax season
This article was written by Marcus Clem and first published in the Atchison Globe. Tax season is stressful for some, but Jason Chen has the best of three worlds [...]
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas serves Brown County
This article was first published in the Hiawatha World. Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Mobile Resource Bus visits Brown County several times throughout the year. They offer a variety [...]
The Boy on the Bridge
Guest story from Susan Straub, friend of Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas. It was dusk on a surprisingly warm Saturday on January 27th. I was running late, headed home. [...]
Volunteer Opportunities Equal Love in Action
by Ken Williams (originally posted on the Leaven, Feb 28,2018) As a kid, Lent meant depriving myself of some tasty treat or television program. Sacrificial? Yes. Satisfying? Not always. [...]
Patty’s Hope Story: An End in Sight
My name is Patty and this is my hope story... I learned about the Kansas Loan Pool Project (KLPP) program by seeing a KLPP flyer at an agency that [...]