Enriching Many By Reaching All in Catholic Education

Spring 2025 Newsletter

EMBRACE Grants​

This Spring marked our 6th Annual Grant and Scholarship Cycle. EMBRACE has awarded over $2.2 million in grants across 27 schools in the Archdiocese to hire staff and purchase resources to support students with disabilities and learning differences. EMBRACE has also provided nearly $500,000 in scholarships to 56 teachers across 23 schools in our Archdiocese to earn their endorsement and Masters in Special Education. While this is all exciting news, the need to support ALL students continues to grow. The ask this cycle for grants and scholarships was well over $1 million. To help continue our mission, EMBRACE will be hosting a family friendly event, EMBRACE the Movies, on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Boulevard Drive-In in Kansas City, KS. Gates open at 7 p.m. We hope you will join us. Learn more about the event, donate, or become a sponsor at EMBRACE the Movies 2025.

Congratulations to our 2025 Grant Recipients!

  • Ascension Catholic School – Behavior Specialist & Speech Pathologist
  • Bishop Miege Catholic High School – Resource Teacher
  • Bishop Ward Catholic High School – ESL Teacher
  • Holy Rosary Catholic School (Wea) – Math Interventionist
  • Holy Spirit Catholic School – Resource Teacher & Paraprofessional with Special Needs
  • Holy Trinity Catholic School (Lenexa) – Resource Teacher
  • Most Pure Heart of MarySchool Counselor
  • Resurrection Catholic School – Paraprofessional
  • St. Ann Catholic School – Math Interventionist
  • St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School – Behavior Specialist
  • St. Paul Catholic School – Math Interventionist

Enriching Many By Reaching All in Catholic Education

Congratulations to Cohort 6 Masters in Special Education


EMBRACE Scholarship Recipients

Kathleen Barrett -St. Michael the Archangel

Carolyn Bible – St. Ann

Alisha Caton – Sacred Heart of Jesus (Shawnee)

Lori Dugan – Holy Spirit

Jessica Duff – Bishop Ward

Sarah Gowen – Mater Dei (Topeka)

Alex Lang – Holy Rosary (Wea)

Hannah Myers – St. Agnes

Marie Schell – Holy Spirit

Katie Vervynck- Nativity

SAVE THE DATES

Thursday, May 22 2025
EMBRACE the Movies 2025


Saturday, September 13, 2025
EMBRACE the Brew IV


December 20, 2025
School Grant Intention Form Due


January 23, 2026
School Grant Application Due


January 31, 2026
Teacher Scholarship Application Due


March 27, 2026
EMBRACE Day

Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.

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