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An evening in our Food Pantry and Clothing Center
The girl wanted either pink or glittery shoes; I found her an aqua pair of shoes. We were both rooting for that pair but still looked around for more. However, I found a white pair of Vans. I told...
Catholic Charities Mary Martha Outreach named "Best of Bartlesville" Non-Profit
Catholic Charities Mary Martha Outreach has been named the "Best Non-Profit" in Bartlesville.
"We are not strangers. He is a piece of me."
When she showed me [the waiting family's] book, I knew it was them. They felt like family and I had not even met them.
“When it boils right down to it, they saved my life. There's no doubt in my mind.”
The following is a first-hand account of Billy Harris’ experience with Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma. The Wagoner man and his wife, Sherry, lost everything in a home fire on May 6th. He...
Way More Than a Bag of Groceries
I looked over toward a van that was sitting in the driveway and saw a person asleep in the driver side front seat. I went around the van and tapped on the half-rolled-down window. A man slowly...
Way More Than a Charity
When you give to Catholic Charities, you are living out the commandment to love your neighbor. Your generosity is a blessing to the poor and suffering in our community. Together, we are "Love...
Way more than a bed to sleep in...
Melody described herself when she first arrived at Madonna House as a “very round, terrified, small, human.” Of her first experience of Madonna House, she says, “Nothing anybody could have said...
Catholic Charities hires 3
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma has selected three Bartlesville residents to join the staff of Catholic Charities Mary Martha Outreach.
Way More Than Origami
Mickey's take on a lemonade stand supports Catholic Charities.
Way More Than Vanilla Extract
A food pantry volunteer finds the perfect item for a client, creating a ripple of smiles throughout the campus.
Volunteers donate time, resources to help Afghan refugees in Green Country
Posted:
January 3, 2022
Last week, around 60 Afghan refugees flew into Tulsa International Airport. More are expected to arrive in Green Country this week, months after they were evacuated from Afghanistan in August. Employees and roughly 800 volunteers with Catholic Charities are coordinating food, furniture, and other home goods into apartments for refugees. The youngest employee was 11-year-old Tristyn Cummings. Tristyn said it’s important to help.  “I love serving and helping people. I’ve been decorating and loading things into the trucks, that’s mostly what I’ve been doing,” said Tristyn.
Volunteers team up to furnish, stock up apartments for Afghan refugees
Posted:
December 29, 2021
With more than 450 Afghan refugees already here and more on the way this week, teams of volunteers converged Monday at an east Tulsa apartment complex to prepare several units for refugees to occupy.  Kelly Cassidy, director of volunteer engagement for Catholic Charities, said 50 to 60 volunteers were on hand Monday at the complex, unloading moving trucks full of donated furniture and household items and helping set up the apartments.
More Afghan Refugees Arrive In Tulsa; Welcomed By Oklahoma Charities
Posted:
December 28, 2021
Almost three dozen Afghan Refugees spent their first night in Tulsa on Tuesday after arriving at Tulsa International Airport.  Pastor Eric Costanzo says the effort to welcome lots of people that serve the military and Afghan families has been amazing. Costanzo says It’s been a cooperative effort with Catholic Charities to welcome the new Afghan neighbors that have made wonderful contributions to help us in Afghanistan.
We are many parts
Posted:
December 11, 2021
As 800 Afghan refugees are being welcomed to Tulsa, Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma has begun the largest resettlement project in its history and has turned to the entire community to help make it happen. The generosity of the individuals, organizations, foundations and other faith communities is seen in full force the second the refugees land in Tulsa. Volunteers and employees from diverse backgrounds have answered the call to aid in a special way. These are just a few of the key players who are going above and beyond to answer the call to be Christ’s merciful love to those who suffer.
Proper thanks to our Afghan allies requires more than words
Posted:
November 24, 2021
“I think gratitude is the perfect way to describe this, because the outpouring of support from people across the country has been nothing short of remarkable,” Jack Markell, the White House coordinator for Operation Allies Welcome, told me this week. He spoke of his recent visit to Oklahoma City and Tulsa, where Catholic Charities affiliates are leading the resettlement efforts. 
White House point person on Afghan refugees comes to see how Oklahoma is rolling out the welcome mat
Posted:
November 22, 2021
The White House’s point person for Afghan refugee resettlement says the “Oklahoma standard” has quickly become a model for all 200-plus U.S. cities currently taking in those displaced by the American withdrawal.

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