Refugee Community Sponsorship
HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED! How You Can Make a Difference From our eNewsletter Refugee Community Sponsorship: As part of a group, support refugees by choosing from a [...]
Grade School Answers the Call to Welcome the Stranger
Hope Hero Shout Out! St. Joseph Catholic School in Shawnee combined prayer with action during a week devoted to “Welcoming the Stranger.” After learning about Catholic Charities’ resettlement efforts [...]
Work is Valuable and Dignifying
Almost every day we work. Work can take many forms and will look different from person to person. It is, however, a universal aspect of the human condition. We [...]
The Seemingly Simple Tasks Prove Challenging
A Story of Hope from our Pregnancy Counseling Program So many times and in so many circumstances, I feel I take for granted the ease with which I can [...]
Homeland Security Awards Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Citizenship and Integration Grant
Atchison Globe on NewsPressNow OVERLAND PARK— The Department of Homeland Security awarded approximately $10 million in grants to 40 organizations in 25 states to help prepare lawful permanent residents [...]
Looking For Ways To Advance ‘Respect Life’ Causes This Month?
by Lauren Solidum for The Leaven In October, we celebrate Respect Life Month. But every single day in our shared Catholic faith is a day to promote the dignity [...]
Catholics Mobilize to Aid Afghan Refugees
Afghan refugees walk to a bus taking them to a refugee processing center upon their arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, Aug. 25. (CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters) [...]
Thrift Store Manager Finds Purpose in His Profession
Special by The Leaven October 1, 2021 Dave Brewer, manager of one of the three TurnStyles Thrift stores in the archdiocese, sorts through inventory at the store at 5304 [...]