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Catholic Charities News and Notes

Graduation "a dream come true" for one special student
Posted:
September 5, 2023
For most, high school graduation is a big deal and a rite of passage. For Grover Canseco-Citalan, it’s a dream come true…a dream he often thought might never happen.
"She is the biggest proof of resilience and determination.": Madonna House resident welcomes her new path
Posted:
August 30, 2023
Born to a teenage mom and given over to foster care at four months old, Lakeisha is a product of the system. She herself is now pregnant and striving to take steps to keep her baby and break the cycle of generational trauma. 
'She's worked so hard': Bartlesville Girl Scout creates recipe book for local food pantry
Posted:
August 27, 2023
A Bartlesville teen creates a cookbook for families using ingredients they can pick up from a Bartlesville Food Pantry. 'She's worked so hard':
Tulsa teens raise thousands of dollars for charity by selling Barbie dolls
Posted:
August 14, 2023
A man who volunteers with Catholic Charities challenged his grandson and his grandson's friend to sell 89 original, boxed Barbie dolls that had been donated to the organization.
OSU partnership with Catholic Charities helps women in Payne County Jail work toward diplomas
Posted:
August 8, 2023
Oklahoma State University and Catholic Charities are working together to help women inside the Payne County Jail get their high school diplomas. Sister Catherine Martinez believes love changes lives.
Sapulpa Vietnam Veteran preserving letters written to wife, parents during war
Posted:
May 30, 2023
SAPULPA, Okla. - A Sapulpa Vietnam War veteran is preserving the love letters he wrote to his wife while he was away at battle.He copied the letters and put them into a book for his family to read. But he’s also doing Something Good, by sharing a message with other veterans. 

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