Catholic Charities of St. Louis has been selected as one of five Catholic Charities agencies nationwide to pilot a five-year, multi-million dollar initiative aimed at reducing chronic homelessness by 20%; decreasing hospital readmission rates for this population by at least 25%; and connecting 35% of newly housed persons with primary care and behavioral health services. […]

James, a U.S. Navy veteran, loved life — with a job, three children and happy marriage — but his struggles with addiction and mental illness eventually caused him to leave behind what he loved most. James was homeless and without a plan when he learned about St. Patrick Center’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program from a […]

On a bright Friday morning, parishioners of St. Alban Roe Parish in Wildwood, Missouri toured St. Patrick Center, St. Francis Community Services and Cardinal Ritter Senior Services, three federated agencies of Catholic Charities of St. Louis. “We are here today to learn more about Catholic Charities and to understand the missions of the agencies, so […]

The St. Patrick Center Board of Directors has announced it has hired Laurie Phillips as its new chief executive officer. A native St. Louisan, Phillips will begin her role Jan. 20. She is the first female to serve as CEO since St. Patrick Center’s founder in 1983, Edith Cunnane. “We found a unique combination of […]