Kim Osborn: Director of the Year Award for Catholic Charities’ Northside Childcare Program Congratulations to Kim Osborn, who was awarded 2024 Director of the Year by the Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children (MNAEYC), recognizing her many years of amazing service at Catholic Charities Northside Child Development Center (NCDC)! MNAEYC’s Director of the… (Read More)

St. Paul Son Finds More Than Shelter at Dorothy Day Scott is a talented graphic designer with deep roots in St. Paul. He went to Highland Park High School before graduating from Hamline University with his bachelor’s degree in 2019 — while also working as his mother’s caretaker. Since then, Scott has continued living with… (Read More)

Saturday Afternoon Inside a Family Shelter Catholic Charities Family Service Center hosted an arts and crafts event to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – with the help of four student volunteers from Prior Lake High School’s Junior Optimist Club. Children and parents staying in the emergency family shelter joined Catholic Charities staff and… (Read More)

Where to go when temperatures plummet? When winter storms bring frigid weather, these dangerous conditions pose a serious threat to people experiencing homelessness in the Twin Cities. This month, temperatures remained well below freezing – with subzero windchills – for over a week straight. In response to this cold snap, Catholic Charities Twin Cities took… (Read More)

COVID sparked a growing recognition of the close link between housing, homelessness, and health. Last December, Catholic Charities’ Chief Advancement and Public Engagement Officer, Wendy Underwood, joined Minnesota leaders in housing and healthcare at the 2023 Minnesota State of Reform Health Policy Conference to discuss the new and innovative opportunities we have to improve health… (Read More)