Holy Rosary Credit Union, founded in 1943 at Holy Rosary Parish by parishioners, is expanding its services to reach more people in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.

Seven young men and women with big plans gathered with their families in the Catholic Center’s Cardinal Baum Room Aug. 25.

Each year the Catholic Campaign for Human Development awards grants to local agencies across the country that work to help the poor to reach toward bettering their lives.

Holy Rosary Credit Union is housed in a small, former convent next to Holy Rosary Catholic Church in the Columbus Park neighborhood in Kansas City.