Catholic Charities Of Central And Northern Missouri

Community Services: Disaster Services staff provide short and long-term recovery services to survivors of natural disasters. Housing Counseling staff provide educational and supportive services for clients across a spectrum of housing needs, including homeless services, fair housing services, first time homebuyer education, and foreclosure and eviction counseling. Hispanic Outreach staff provide supportive services and case management to Hispanic clients to address basic needs access, community referrals, and social services navigation.

Health and Nutrition Services: Wellness education programs, including Walk With Ease and Chronic Disease Self-Management, address barriers to improved health outcomes for vulnerable populations. The client choice food pantry and the Commodity Supplemental Food program promote food security across the lifespan.

Parish Social Ministry: PSM works with parishes to empower parishioners to live out their baptismal call to serve the needs of those living right in their own communities. The program assists in establishing or enhancing current parish ministries and programs to address unmet community needs, gather and train volunteers, and help obtain any additional funding needed to implement these services.

Prison and Jail Ministry: Staff provides assistance to those incarcerated in the form of education, community re-entry, training, religious materials, and retreat experiences. Services are provided to nine correctional facilities by Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri staff, catholic clergy, and a volunteer staff of 40 religious and lay persons.