Catholic Charities News and Notes

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.
Catholic Charities, GoFresh distributing free food boxes to families
Posted:
May 26, 2020
TULSA, Okla. — Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma announced Tuesday it is partnering with GoFresh to distribute free food boxes through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The boxes will include fresh produce and dairy products for anyone who needs food, according to CCEOK officials.
Problem Solvers: WWII vet and wife need help getting back into home after floods
Posted:
May 26, 2020
GROVE, Okla. — A 93-year-old WWII veteran and his wife are desperate to move back into their home after it flooded a year ago. The home sits on Grand Lake and has been sitting unfinished since spring of 2019. Claud and Loula Lamb lived in the home for 30 years before they were forced to leave by floodwaters.
Flooding in the Heartland: Victims struggle to recover one year later
Posted:
May 20, 2020
Recovery from the 2019 Spring flood is still nowhere near complete. Families across Green country are still not back in their homes after waters rose up into homes from Sand Springs to Webbers Falls down to Beggs. Skiatook native Casey Morrison lost his mother's home in the flood.
'The need has been eye-opening,' Catholic Charities' food pantry serving 1,500 families a week during pandemic
Posted:
May 7, 2020
Before each cart of food could be wheeled out to a waiting vehicle, it first had to get past Jennifer Blankenship.
BOK Financial Corporation donates $1 million to COVID-19 relief
Posted:
April 20, 2020
BOK Financial Corporation donates $1 million to COVID-19 relief From Staff Reports | April 20, 2020
Big changes are coming...
Posted:
April 1, 2020

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