Four stars for financial health, accountability, transparency
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Catholic Charities of St. Louis has attained a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the highest rating given by the charity rating...
View Article“The Courage to Love” bears fruit for the Annual Catholic Appeal
By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker The 2016 Annual Catholic Appeal has raised nearly $14.9 million, exceeding its $13.5 million goal.More than 51,000 households...
View ArticleTargeted cash assistance can help people avoid homelessness, study finds
By Dennis Sadowski | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Small sums of financial assistance can help stabilize housing for low-income people and stave off homelessness and its slew of related social...
View ArticleQueen of Peace Center’s help seen as saving lives
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 A smiling Kristy Pomirko, bubbly and chatty, turns serious when assessing the impact Queen of Peace Center had on her."I'm very thankful....
View ArticleCatholic Charities opposes bill altering state’s Medicaid Program
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Catholic Charities of St. Louis is opposing Senate Bill 28, which requires the Missouri Department of Social Services to apply to the...
View ArticleCatholic Charities provides long-term care for tornado victims
By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker More than three weeks since a tornado hit near Perryville, Catholic Charities of St. Louis has been formulating a plan to provide...
View ArticleCatholic Charities, St. Vincent de Paul poised to help those impacted by...
By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker Catholic Charities of St. Louis has stepped in to assist in the long-term recovery efforts of those affected by recent flooding...
View ArticleSchool supplies help Pathways families get off to good start
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 With three boys heading back to school, Ramona Brown credits for Catholic Charities of St. Louis taking "a lot of headaches off me," after...
View ArticleCatholic Charities makes headway in addressing poverty
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Theresa Ruzicka, president of Catholic Charities of St. Louis, is proud of her organization's efforts to help break the cycle of poverty,...
View ArticleTexas parishioners shocked by devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey
By James Ramos | Texas Catholic Herald HOUSTON -- With floodwater as high as 20 feet from swelling bayous and waterways, thousands of homes in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston flooded as Tropical...
View ArticleCatholic groups mobilizing to help in Hurricane Harvey's aftermath
By Rhina Guidos | Catholic News Service Editor's note: Updated on Aug. 29 with information about special collection in Archdiocese of St. Louis Sept. 2-3 and Sept. 9-10.read more
View ArticleBoard member helps agency that aided him at his birth, adoption
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Fifty years ago, Marty Tobben's biological mother placed him for adoption with Villa Maria, then an agency of Catholic Charities. He grew...
View ArticleOnce ‘on knees and knuckles,’ now back on her feet
By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker Loddie Gillespie describes herself as always curious, always on the go. The word quit is not in her vocabulary.As a mother, she's...
View ArticleCatholic agencies address poverty issues, public policy
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 A forum last month gave Catholics a chance to voice public policy concerns and ideas to legislators ahead of the state legislative...
View ArticleGo To Bat for Kids provides unforgettable memories for kids
By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker With three curved fingers hooked on top, and a thumb positioned underneath, Carlos Williams demonstrated how he held the baseball...
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