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Catholic Charities Immigration Services Helps Three Immigrants Become Citizens

On January 22, 2010, 166 people from 44 different countries were naturalized (received their citizenship) at Century II.  Fran Betzen Cook, new director of Help Center and Immigration Services, was in attendance to congratulate three clients who had participated in Citizenship classes through the Immigration program. The classes helped these three clients prepare for their [...] (read more)

Adult Day Services Hosts Client Chili Cook Off

  Adult Day Services hosted a client Chili Cook-Off. Clients worked all month long on their prize chili recipes. During the month the clients went from creating the recipe, naming the recipe, shopping for the ingredients and preparing the ingredients the day of the cook-off. A simple idea made an entire month of fun activities for [...] (read more)

Foster Grandparent Program is Recognized as an Aging Friendly Innovation

Aging Friendly Innovations: Best Practices Wichita Best Practices  The following is a program, initiative, or project, within and beyond the Wichita area, that serve as models to communities anywhere of how to advance intergenerational engagement. Foster Grandparent Program Wichita, Kansas For more than three decades, the Foster Grandparent Program has been providing opportunities for older adults in [...] (read more)

Start Strong Final Friday Art Crawl, Success!

Start Strong Final Friday Art Crawl was a huge Success! It was an art exhibit that Wichita teens created to answer the question ‘what does a healthy relationship look like to you?’ Mayor Carl Brewer was in attendance and proclaimed Feb. Teen Dating Violence Prevention Month. To see a live news broadcast of the Start Strong Final [...] (read more)

2010 Womens Fair

Join Catholic Charities Wichita at the 2010 Women’s Fair! For more information visit: http://womensfair.com/index.php               (read more)

Catholic Charities Set to Cruise the Mississippi

Catholic Charities Set to Cruise the Mississippi WICHITA, Kan. – Catholic Charities Cruise Night, a benefit for Harbor House, is scheduled to sail on Sunday, February 28 at the Hyatt Regency Wichita. On the Harbor House Riverboat, guests will visit the exciting stops of Minneapolis, Minnesota; La Crosse, Wisconsin; St. Louis, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; and Baton [...] (read more)

Census 2010 Partners with Catholic Charities

Census 2010 partners with Catholic Charities   Census 2010 is coming and it is important for everyone to participate. To include hard to reach populations, the US Census Bureau partnered with Catholic Charities to provide logoed items to our clients and these hard to reach populations that we interact with daily. You’ll soon see items in nearly [...] (read more)

Adoption Support Group for Birth Parents

Catholic Charities Adoption Support Group for Birth Parents offers support to birth families pre and post adoption.  Parents or families will gain support from others in a similar situation and learn more about the lifelong journey of adoption.  Birth Parents will also identify the core issues of adoption and how they affect each member of [...] (read more)

Cookie Shares for Catholic Charities

It’s time again for Girl Scout cookie orders! For 2010, Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland has expanded their reach and has set a goal of 10,000 boxes of donated cookies. One of the beneficiaries of these cookie shares are the programs of Catholic Charities in Wichita and other area food pantries. Please consider contributing some [...] (read more)

Counseling Services Offered at Parishes

Community Counseling Services, a program of Catholic Charities, provides compassionate, professional counseling at St. Michael Catholic Church in Mulvane, Church of the Magdalen, and at St. Jude Catholic Church. This service makes it possible for individuals or families to access needed support near their home during times of marital conflict, loss/grief, depression, stress, abuse, and [...] (read more)