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Dala F. Hemeyer, MSW, LCSW
Catholic Charities counseling services director and grade-school students learn lessons from each other
Dala Hemeyer wondered how the grade school students she was working with were feeling, so she came right out and asked them. Offering a list of words ranging from negative to positive, she asked … more
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Whitney Cravens (left), who served with the U.S. Peace Corps in Ukraine, helps display a Ukrainian map.
Program assistant for Catholic Charities Refugee Services found hope in assisting Ukrainian refugees in Poland
Whitney Cravens had served in the Peace Corps in Ukraine and had come to see the people there as her own. “When something like this happens,” she said of the Russian invasion, … more
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A visitor checks out the selection during the Grand Opening celebration of Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri’s new food pantry in Jefferson City March 25. Hundreds of people signed up for food assistance and picked up contact information from various service agencies during a Community Resource Fair.
Catholic Charities food pantry puts faith into action
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. http://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-catholic-charities-food-pantry-grand-opening-community-resource-fair,3875 Doors and … more
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What to do when your mood is as gloomy as the winter sky
The following reflection was written by the director of counseling for Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO). Some will say, “If you can get through a Midwestern … more
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Samantha Moog, director of Catholic Charities Refugee Services, helps serve the cake during a Jan. 31 baby shower for recently resettled refugees from Afghanistan.
Helping refugees while uniting, animating communities
An astounding level of cooperation and creative engagement is helping emergency evacuees from Afghanistan settle into their new life in Central Missouri. Catholic Charities Refugee Services staff … more
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The Islamic Center of Central Missouri hosts fellow Community Sponsorship group members for a meal with Afghan refugee families.
Community Sponsorships of refugee families blooming in the heart of Missouri
Cindy Schlueter dropped by a recently resettled Afghan family’s home in Columbia, with clippers to trim up the boys’ hair. The parents and children were kneeling on their colorful … more
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Catholic Charities affiliate grows in response to community needs
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) has welcomed new program staff and administrative leaders over the past several months as the agency expands programs and services to meet … more
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri Executive Director Dan Lester and CCNMO director of Refugee Services Samantha Moog visit with former Delaware Governor Jack Markell, the point person for the White House task force on Afghan Refugee resettlement, to talk about how our communities in central Missouri are welcoming refugees.
White House task force on Afghan resettlement visits Missouri
CLICK HERE to see a list of items needed for donation to help resettling refugees. Missouri’s efforts to partner with local communities and organizations to resettle a wave of refugees from … more
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Upon their arrival, refugees from Afghanistan board a bus at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia., Sept. 1, 2021, taking them to a processing center.
Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement seeking help
The Fulton Rotary Club’s communal sponsorship of a resettling family from Afghanistan is uniting people of all ages, creeds and political stripes behind an essential cause. “Yes, … more
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Several members of the Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) staff gather around the reception desk inside the new Catholic Charities center in Jefferson City during an Oct. 16 open house following the blessing and dedication of the nearly completed building. It will serve as a hub of charity and mercy in the Capital Area and command center for Catholic Charities activities throughout the Jefferson City diocese.
Abundance of grace, thanksgiving for Catholic Charities’ new home
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. http://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-blessing-and-dedication-of-the-new-catholic-charities-center,3567 ‘Bishop W. … more
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From left, Frishta Aslami, Catholic Charities Afghan Program Coordinator, Samantha Moog, Catholic Charities Director of Refugee Services, and Ismat Kaakar, Catholic Charities Afghan Program Coordinator, welcome Fazal at the Columbia airport Sept. 26.
Catholic Charities welcomes first Afghan refugee to Mid-Missouri
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) welcomed the first refugee from Afghanistan to Columbia Sept. 26, and the community joined with hearts wide open. Adel Khaffaji, of the … more
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These two new art-glass windows were created by Jim Wisch for the chapel of the nearly completed Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) headquarters in Jefferson City. The first represents the building’s past use as a high school seminary chapel and gym, as well as CCCNMO’s first 10 years of existence. The second points to the building’s future of paving and illuminating the path to God through the gateway of concrete acts of charity and mercy.
Pieces falling into place at new CCCNMO headquarters
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos. Jim Wisch and Doug Schrader were in the chapel installing the back-lit art-glass windows that shed light on the building’s heroic past and promising … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight listens to Sr. Kathleen address the people who had gathered in the Alphonse J. Schwartze Memorial Catholic Center in Jefferson City to watch her receive the award.
Sr. Kathleen Wegman SSND receives Citizen Recognition Award
For Sister Kathleen Wegman of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, help is always better than idleness.  “Each day, we have to decide whether to be Good Samaritans or indifferent … more
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Afghan refugees walk to a bus taking them to a refugee processing center upon their arrival at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, Aug. 25, 2021.
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri seeking help for anticipated refugee arrivals from Afghanistan
Refugee Services of Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) is seeking local assistance for the possible arrival of refugees from Afghanistan. As the only refugee resettlement … more
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight and Helias Catholic High School President John Knight visit while touring the construction site of CCCNMO’s new health and social services center July 16.
Bishop, Helias Catholic president view construction progress at Catholic Charities’ new center
As Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri’s (CCCNMO’s) new health and social services center in Jefferson City nears completion, one of its big neighbors are getting excited … more
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Representatives of the Veterans United Foundation and present a $50,000 check to Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri toward the renovation of the former La Salette Seminary building in Jefferson City into a state-of-the-art hub of ministry and charity, set to open later this year.
Catholic Charities receives $50,000 from Veterans United Foundation
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) has been awarded a $50,000 grant from Veterans United Foundation to help create a health and social services center for Mid-Missouri … more
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Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Mo. providing disaster case-management after floods
Recent flash-flooding in central and northeastern Missouri probably wasn’t of a significant magnitude to trigger a federal disaster declaration. Nonetheless, Catholic Charities of Central … more
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Participants in the 2021 World Refugee Day celebration gather around tables and booths under the MU Healthcare Pavilion in Clary-Shy Park in Columbia. The theme for the event was “Together, we heal, learn and shine.”
Celebrating strength and unity on World Refugee Day
Their valley of tears had been transformed into an oasis of second chances and new beginnings. Several hundred people from near and very far gathered under a Columbia park pavilion June 21 to … more
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Dan Lester, executive director of Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri, speaks to the faculty and staff of Helias Catholic High School about opportunities for collaboration between the school and Catholic Charities after its new headquarters and charitable outreach center is completed later this year.
Catholic Charities, Helias Catholic High School anticipating avenues of collaboration
Helias Catholic High School President and Principal Kenya Fuemmeler set the tone with a quote from Jesus: “Truly, I tell you: whatever you did for these brothers and sisters of Mine, you did … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight visits with retired local contractor Jim Wisch, a member of the CCCNMO board of directors and the Shikles redevelopment planning committee. The bishop is standing where the altar for the former La Salette Seminary Chapel once stood.
Bishop surveys progress on new Catholic Charities hub of charity
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. Bishop W. Shawn Mc­Knight stood at the entrance to the former La Salette Seminary Chapel, looking down at the new foundation walls that … more
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