Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota

09/16/2026

A big thank you to everyone in Lakefield who came out Monday to learn more about preparing for a disaster! We were happy to send participants home with an emergency preparedness bucket filled with items to help them be ready when the unexpected happens.

If you missed Monday’s class, there’s another opportunity this Thursday!

Join Maria from Catholic Charities Disaster Services for a free Emergency Preparedness Class in Windom, MN. You’ll learn practical steps to prepare yourself, your family and your community, including how to create an emergency plan, build an emergency supply kit and respond when disaster strikes.

📅 Thursday, September 17
🕕 6:00–7:00 PM
📍 St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
532 17th St., Windom, MN 56101
** Meal will be provided
Please let us know you’re coming so we can make sure we have enough food!

📞 Register or call Maria with questions: 507-905-8602
📧 [email protected]

09/14/2026

September 14 -20 is Diaper Needs Awareness Week! Together, Families First of Minnesota, Family Resource Center-Olmsted and Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota have partnered up for a community diaper drive to help local families keep their little ones clean, dry, and healthy. Drop off diapers, pull-ups, and wipes at any of our three locations through the end of the week; every donation stays right here in our community.
📍 Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota – 903 W Center St, Suite 220, Rochester
📍 Family Resource Center – 930 40th St NW, Suite 110, Rochester
📍 Families First of Minnesota – 126 Woodlake Dr SE, Rochester

09/13/2026

09/09/2026

Register by this Friday!

Are you caring for a loved one? Join us for Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a FREE 6-week group workshop designed to help caregivers build confidence, reduce stress, solve problems, and take better care of themselves while caring for others.

Learn practical tools and strategies for:
• Managing stress, isolation and fatigue
• Improving communication
• Setting goals and solving problems
• Building confidence as a caregiver

📅 Begins Thursday, September 24
⏰ 1:00–2:30 PM
📍 St. Peter Community Center – St. Peter, MN
📌 Registration is required and space is limited!

👉 Register by Friday, September 11, by calling Kerri Kennedy at 507-458-9687.

Give yourself the tools and support you need to be a more confident, healthier caregiver.

09/08/2026

Adoptive families are invited to join our annual Adoption Day Celebration on November 1, 2026. Please email [email protected] to register and receive location details. We look forward to seeing you there!

09/07/2026

🚨 BE READY. BE PREPARED. FREE
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CLASS🚨

Emergencies and disasters can happen when we least expect them. Would you and your family know what to do?

Join Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota’s Disaster Services for a FREE Emergency Preparedness Class and learn practical steps to help protect yourself, your family, and your community.

You’ll learn how to:
✅ Prepare for different types of emergencies
✅ Create a household emergency plan
✅ Build an emergency supply kit
✅ Respond when disaster strikes
✅ Know what steps to take afterward

🎁 FREE emergency kit for the first 25 participants!

📍 LAKEFIELD
📅 Monday, September 14
⏰ 2:00 PM
Multi-Purpose Senior Center
112 Main St., Lakefield, MN

OR

📍 WINDOM
📅 Thursday, September 17
⏰ 6:00 PM
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
532 17th St., Windom, MN
🍽️ A meal will be provided!

📞 Register or call with questions, Maria at 507-905-8602

Take an hour to prepare today—it could make a meaningful difference when an emergency happens.

Be ready. Be prepared. Be informed. Please share and help us spread the word!

08/31/2026

Our Active Aging RSVP Program is proud to partner with Fare For All, a food resource program that helps make fresh, affordable food available to communities across Minnesota.

Each month, a Fare For All food truck comes to Hosanna Church in Mankato, offering food to anyone in the Mankato area and surrounding communities. There are no income requirements—everyone is welcome!

Our Active Aging RSVP program has 5 wonderful volunteers who help make this well-organized event possible. I had the pleasure of attending my first event and working alongside Barb as we welcomed both longtime participants and many new faces. It was wonderful to see neighbors coming together to access fresh, affordable food and connect with one another.

And, of course, I couldn’t leave without bringing home a few goodies myself! 😋 Thick-cut bacon and Minnesota-grown fresh sweet corn—YUMMY! 🌽🥓

We’re grateful to our dedicated volunteers and to Fare For All for helping make nutritious food more accessible in our community.

Fighting hunger. Nourishing our community. Building connections.
If you'd like to volunteer with our RSVP program, visit our website at www.ccsomn.org.

08/28/2026

We just opened our last box of wipes for the Rochester diaper bank and we need your help to restock our shelves! Please consider ordering wipes through our Amazon wishlist or dropping off wipes at our Rochester office. The moms and babies who rely on our diaper bank thank you for your kindness!
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