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Jan 15, 2025

KC Black History Project 2025: Legacies of impact

Jan 15, 2025

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” — Jackie Robinson. Welcome to the 2025 Kansas City Black History Project with a new collection of free booklets, posters and calendars to be shared in honor and celebration of great men and women in our city’s history. Click to learn more and download the project.

Jan 15, 2025

LINC Releases 2024 Caring Communities Impact Report

Take a look back at our year, and learn how you can help us build Stronger Families Together

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Need help with filing income tax? Free assistance available for many

You qualify if you earn $67,000 or less. The program also serves taxpayers with disabilities or who speak limited English. See how you can make an appointment today.

Confidence and joy: New basketball players thrilled with gift of shoes

The donors’ support sends a wonderful message to the students and the community, said Whittier Principal Phillena Layne. See the “confidence boost” that the students get “knowing that the community is behind them.

Take a look back at a challenging, wonderful year

As we look forward to 2025, take a journey back with us through the year that was. Thank you all our families, neighbors and community partners for making it a wonderful year.

Genesis considering options after state commission rejects charter renewal

Genesis School in Kansas City, despite public outpourings of support from its parents and staff, is back in the hard place it was two years ago: imperiled by its sponsor that wants the school to close.

Good health (and brakes that work): BikeWalkKC gifts LINC kids with bikes, safety training

It’s not the sparkling green paint job that Garry mentions first when listing favorite things about his new bike. Not the smooth glide. Not the speed. The Gladstone Elementary student in LINC’s Caring Communities program was in love with the brakes.

Community celebrates the season of generosity at annual Christmas Eve Luncheon

Hundreds of friends and neighbors from all across our LINC Caring Communities celebrated Christmas Eve together at the Morning Star Youth and Family Life Center at the Third Annual Christmas Eve Luncheon with Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley, Rev. John Modest Miles, the KC Fire Department and the LINC team.

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