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“Those who come, come with needs unmet by other resources. Seventy-eight percent of our clients live below the Federal Poverty Guidelines; yet only 43 percent report receiving public assistance. It is the working poor that we often see at our doors,” said Janet Valente Pape, executive director of Catholic Charities, Inc. of the Diocese of Wichita and chair of CCUSA’s Board of Trustees.