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Recently, the Speckin Family gathered at our Hope Distribution Center to honor the life and legacy of John Speckin through service.

Led by his sister, Alisa Ford, a dedicated @catholiccharitiesks Board Member, the family donated food and spent the morning volunteering together, reminding us how powerful it is when compassion turns into action.

We are so grateful for their generosity and the beautiful way they chose to celebrate John’s memory. His impact continues through every family they helped today.

Thank you, Speckin Family, for choosing hope!
Thank you, @nativity_parish_school_knights, for participating in a School Serve Experience! We greatly appreciate your generous donations and the students’ excitement to learn more about our mission.
We are so grateful to Ray Evans and Pegasus Capital Management for spotlighting Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas and the critical work that we do in a recent company podcast. Ray is serving as co-President of our 52nd annual Snow Ball, along with his wife Sarah, and Kevin and Debbie Wilkerson. 

Watch this interview with Chief Development Officer, Kurtis Grothoff, and Chief Program Officer, Amelia Reyes, to learn more about Catholic Charities, and how Snow Ball’s impact enables us to provide for the most vulnerable among us.
Knights of Columbus Council 3146 generously donated 24 new winter coats that will be offered to children in need at our Leavenworth Family Support Center. Thank you so much!
Today is the final day @turnstylesthrift is offering 20% off one full-price item* when you bring in an unexpired, nonperishable food donation. Donations will be collected during store purchases at the cash-wrap and will benefit @catholiccharitiesks food pantries.
 
*Discounts cannot be combined with other offers.
Trinity Episcopal Church recently donated 540.5 pounds of food to our Atchison Family Support Center (FSC). These generous donations are going right back out to families in need almost as quickly as they come in to our FSCs. Thank you to our community for helping us keep our pantry shelves stocked!
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