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Mission Statement & Fact Sheet

Mission

Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph responds to the gospel mandate by caring for the vulnerable, honoring the life and dignity of all persons, and engaging the community in providing compassionate social services and advocacy.

Interesting Facts

Since 1879, Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St. Joseph, Inc., has touched the lives of thousands of individuals and families by providing social services regardless of race, gender, economic or religious background.

Catholic Charities in Kansas City, Missouri, was founded in 1879.

Although named Catholic Charities, more than 70% of those served are not of Catholic faith.

Catholic Charities helped provide food, shelter, utilities and other assistance to more than 150,000 individuals in 2007-2008.

Catholic Charities administrative and fundraising costs are impressively among the lowest in the region, with more than 90 cents of every dollar directly helping someone in need.

Catholic Charities continues to earn an aggregate client satisfaction score of more than 98% in its annual Continued Quality Improvement assessments.

Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph is accredited through the Council on Accreditation, a comprehensive process by which an organization completes a thorough self-study and on-site review by trained Peer Reviewers. Catholic Charities has achieved this highest recognition for delivering quality child and family services, behavioral healthcare services, and community support and education services that comply with nationally recognized standards of best practice.

Catholic Charities-USA is the nation's largest private network of social service agencies.

Code of Ethics
Catholic Charities Code of Ethics is based on a fundamental ethical value that our agency carries out its moral obligations as a corporate entity which is, essentially, to implement the social mission of the Church and to assure that all of its policies and activities are conducted in an ethically responsible manner.  Click here to view the Code of Ethics.

Mission Statement & Fact Sheet

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