St. Rita Program

Zipporah was born in Kenya. The oldest of five children, she has always been the caretaker for her family. At 22 years old, she came to America to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse – and provide much needed financial support to those she left behind.
To help with expenses while attending classes, she began working with Catholic Charities as a Swahili translator. There, she experienced a life-changing moment when she was introduced to the St. Rita program.
Hear about Zipporah's story and how the St. Rita program impacted her.

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Meet Sarah Larson, our Workforce Program Specialist. Hear how our St. Rita Program provides hope to participants.

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The St. Rita Program provides hope for participants by helping them be successful for themselves and their families.

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One of the root causes of poverty is unemployment, or in Brent's case, underemployment. After high school, Brent worked in the construction and iron works industry, learning a variety of on-the-job trade skills. Even though his skillset was in demand, his lack of technical education and trade certification held him back from earning a livable wage. After 12 years as an iron worker, earning meager wages and no benefits, Brent decided it was time to go back to school.
By participating in our St. Rita program, Brent not only returned to school -- he graduated with honors. He found himself with multiple job offers and secured employment before graduation.

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Our St. Rita program works with the Kansas City, Kansas Community College’s Technical Education Center, assisting with enrollment. In addition participants must commit to attending sessions offered by St. Rita including intensive financial education classes. Hear how our St. Rita program impacted Lauvante.

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