Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri

HUD-certified counselors cover topics such as budgeting, mortgage and banking information, credit scores, and savings strategies. The Housing Counseling program educates clients on the home buying process, addresses barriers to mortgage readiness, and makes the client mortgage ready if at all possible.
The majority of counseling is conducted in one-on-one sessions with CCCNMO HUD-certified counselors.

Refugees are individuals who have fled their countries of origin and who meet the United Nations’ criteria of having a “well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.”

Refugees, having suffered great loss, including their homes, livelihoods, possessions, and often times families, need assistance starting over in a new country. Their initial and ongoing needs are many: food, clothing, shelter, employment, English language training, and orientation to a new community and culture. Catholic Charities offers a comprehensive array of services designed to meet the complex needs or our refugee clients.

In partnership with Catholic parishes, Parish Social Ministry (PSM) is a resource specialist in the development and delivery of services that strengthens the capacity of parish communities to serve vulnerable people of all faiths and become Centers of Charity and Mercy for their neighbors in need. We provide leadership, guidance and training to those called to serve and those who are served. We do this with mutual respect and caring, Christ-centered compassion, insight and adaptability to meet the varied and changing needs of those we serve.

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.

Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri Family Immigration Services provides low-fee immigration legal services as a way to reunite families and promote self-sufficiency for immigrants.

When you come to our agency for help, you’ll be treated with dignity and compassion by our reliable, responsive and trustworthy DOJ Accredited Representatives. Click here to learn more about DOJ accreditation, and why it is important for clients and colleagues alike. When you seek services in our office you can expect confidentiality, respect, and top-quality immigration legal services.

Stress and anxiety are part of our daily lives, but what do you do when it gets to be too much? Professional therapy is one way to work through stress and anxiety, and the therapists in Catholic Charities Counseling Services provide the insight and support needed to manage life problems in a more productive way.

We believe that access to proper nutrition, that is balanced and culturally appropriate, is a basic human right. We strive to alleviate barriers to accessing health care services and recognize the important role health plays physically, mentally, and financially.

What we do:
A Matter of Balance
Chronic Disease Self-Management
Client Choice Food Pantry
Get Movin' Classes
Nutrition Education
Self-Management of Blood Pressure Program
Senior Food Boxes
Walk With Ease

Established in 2020, the Hispanic Community Outreach program was developed in response to the increasing need identified within the Hispanic Community.

The Hispanic Community Outreach program assists with the following:

Connecting members of the Hispanic community with COVID-19 resources
Case management (short-term and long-term)
Homelessness prevention, integrating rent/mortgage assistance when appropriate
The Hispanic Resource Coordinator provides culturally and linguistically responsive client-centered case management to decrease barriers to access, increase self-sufficiency, and promote physical and emotional wellness.

Within this program clients develop a Recovery Plan in collaboration with the Hispanic Resource Coordinator, outlining a case management plan to connect to services and resources.