St. Patrick Center’s Post

The Edith Cunnane Community Champion, named in honor of our founder, Edith Cunnane, is awarded to companies who have built a lasting relationship with St. Patrick Center and furthered the mission among their employees. Anheuser-Busch is a longtime partner and supporter of St. Patrick Center. For more than 35 years, leaders and employees have dedicated a legacy of service. This includes supporting fundraising events, organizing donation drives, holding employee giving events, and past service on the Board of Directors. Anheuser-Busch serves as champions for charitable partners like St. Patrick Center while improving the lives of people in their communities.

The Leo Paradis Volunteer Champion, named in honor of our former CEO, Leo Paradis, is awarded to volunteers who have given extraordinary service to St. Patrick Center. Joseph Robinson has been a champion of St. Patrick Center for nine years, including three terms as President. During his tenure, significant programs were established including Grace House and Day Center and expanded including the Women’s Night Program and Workforce Development Program. Joe is an advocate for St. Patrick Center’s mission, which has led to thousands of dollars donated and increased volunteering and engagement. We are grateful that Joe is personally committed to serving St. Patrick Center clients and supporting the mission of transforming lives.

Thank you to our Irish Open committee for their time and dedication to organizing a successful weekend raising over $727,000 for St. Patrick Center 💚☘

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis is pleased to announce Chris Stephen's appointment as the new Executive Director/CEO for St. Patrick Center. Currently serving as the Vice President of the St. Patrick Center Board of Directors, Chris will assume his new role on June 3, 2024.

Our 40th annual Irish Open Gala & Golf Tournament, presented by Triad Financial Group, LLC, is quickly approaching, so we want to thank some of our event sponsors. Without their support, this event would not be possible!

The dynamic HR quad on our last day as a team. Congrats to Alexis on her new role! We will miss her at SPC.

Yesterday we gathered to honor the life of Lana Watson. Lana was our Senior Director of Short-Term Transition Programs which included Rapid Rehousing, Workforce Development, and our Veterans programs. Lana worked at St. Patrick Center for 15 years and dedicated her career to serving people experiencing homeless. We miss Lana dearly and ask for you to keep the Watson family in your prayers.

Today our staff came together to celebrate Black History Month with our annual lunch and discussion panel covering topics such as the panelists' childhood or workplace experiences involving race, explaining the culture’s role in their lives, or sharing stories about what Black History Month means to them. Thank you to all of our staff members who made this meaningful event happen!

St. Patrick Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities, is hiring a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CEO is a practicing Catholic, a visionary and dynamic individual, who is responsible for leading St. Patrick Center to successfully achieving its mission through the development of effective programs, guiding fundraising efforts, and recruiting strong strategic partners Visit https://lnkd.in/e86r4rWP for full job description and to apply today.