Get behind the Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota Diaper Drive by hosting a diaper shower. It’s fairly easy and can be lots of fun. Every diaper goes to help local babies. This step-by-step shower kit will give you everything you need to plan and throw a “shower” to collect diapers and participate in this year’s [...]
By Christi Reynard Catholic Charities Communications Director You know that Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota helps people in need all over the Diocese in all sorts of ways from emergency housing, to mental health counseling and wellness programs to keep seniors active. This month the agency looks to help the littlest members of our [...]
Mary was born and raised in Mankato, in a big family of seven. She attended all 12 years at the Catholic School in Mankato. Mary and her sweetheart, Marty, will be married 40 years this September. They have three adult children; her joy is her five beautiful grandchildren – one on the way [...]
Patrick is a born and raised Winonan. He graduated from Cotter High School in 2017 and earned a BA in Political Science from Hamline University in St. Paul. During his junior year at Hamline, he volunteered with the Minnesota Coalition for Homeless for their Homeless Day on the Hill. That's where he found [...]
Jan grew up as the youngest of five in the village of Pickwick, just 10 miles south of Winona, and has a B.S. in Public Administration, Health Education, and a minor in Gerontology from Winona State University. She prefers to be on the 'front line' providing one-on-one service to those in need. Jan [...]
By Christi Reynard (WINONA) Imagine choosing between your mental health and breathing. It sounds like something out of a fantasy novel or a TV show. A tyrannical sorcerer appears before a hero, putting before them a terrible choice: sacrifice their mental health, or their ability to breathe. Some people in southern Minnesota have to [...]
Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota is the winner of a $5,000 Community Assistance Award through Altra Federal Credit Union’s annual Best Life Community Awards. That money will go to help Catholic Charities programs like MediAppS, which helps people with low incomes enroll in programs to get prescription medications at reduced or no cost, [...]
The Diocese of Winona-Rochester Social Concerns Committee and Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota invite you to join us for our Fall Study Day, Water: Protecting Our Source of Life. The event will be held on Saturday, September 24th, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, at St. Joseph’s Church in Owatonna, and virtually, via Zoom. [...]
Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota is now an approved charity on AmazonSmile! AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is available at on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and [...]
Catholic Charities would like to thank Olmsted Medical Center’s Community Investment Program for their continued support of the Onward and Upward Program. OMC provided a $2,500 investment in our program last month in order to support single parent students pursuing a degree in the healthcare field! Onward and Upward will provide these students [...]