With a Burmese student population of 323 and growing, Jenks school employees are taking a step away from the chalkboard and doing some homework themselves. At the forefront is Jennifer Daves, coordinator of English language development for Jenks Public Schools. The St. Toribio Romo Immigration Services building at Catholic Charities...

Kara Grace Mirando puts together bags with 12 gifts in them to give to her friends at school on her 12th birthday, which falls on 12/12/12. (photo by STEPHEN PINGRY / Tulsa World) In middle school, the work gets harder. The teachers expect more from you. You get new kids...

Four Tulsans will be honored Nov. 15 for their philanthropic activities by the Eastern Oklahoma chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals: Mary Shaw (left); Elizabeth Frame Ellison, representing the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation; Sydney Wyre; and Tish Stuart. STEPHEN PINGRY / Tulsa World   Tish Stuart, Director of Mission...

It’s hard to imagine but the Mexican government is helping to educate people right here in Tulsa. Classes are being taught for immigrants on the campus of Tulsa’s Catholic Charities. The program is called the Community Plaza. Adults can earn diplomas from Mexico, for the elementary and middle school classes...

Deacon Kevin Sartorius (left), executive director of Catholic Charities, and David Preciado Juarez, the Consul of Mexico in Little Rock, sign agreements during ceremonies at the Education Center of Catholic Charities of Tulsa. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World By BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer Published: 9/1/2012  2:07 AM Last Modified: 9/1/2012  6:19 AM “What’s...

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Tulsa invites the public to join in for the inauguration and blessing of The Community Plaza on Friday, August 31, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the Catholic Charities’ campus. Special guest speakers Deacon Kevin Sartorius, Executive Director of Catholic Charities; David...

TULSA – After 50 years of steadfast operations across eastern Oklahoma, Catholic Charities decided to consolidate nine north Tulsa sites into one central complex. Two years ago it completed that move into a $22 million, 72,000-square-foot complex emulating a traditional Southwestern mission. While that 2450 N. Harvard Ave. complex upgraded...

Deacon Kevin Sartorius, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Tulsa, discusses the advantage to the ministry of offering nearly all of its services without relying on state or federal funding. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Tulsa is getting national attention for its rejection...

This article appears in the May 2010 issue of TulsaPeople At this time last year, Madonna House was a very different place. Housed in an aging two-story home in the Brady Heights neighborhood, clients of Madonna House, a residential and transitional program for pregnant women and mothers of newborns, lived in small rooms...

When the needy seek out the Muskogee Catholic Charities, especially if it’s on a Tuesday, they are likely to meet volunteer Anna Greuel.