Kathryn Young Galla of Legal Aid of Western Missouri, with LINC’s support, is ready to provide legal services to families facing housing issues, threat of eviction and other domestic issues through the Justice in the Schools program.

The fourth version of LINC’s Caring Communities Day once again will show what fun it is when families, businesses, churches, service providers, game makers, food grillers and entertainers come together to put on a completely free celebration.

“I’m looking for my leaders,” he says. “Show me your hands if you are a leader. Raise them high!” Nearly every child is waving. “Everybody look around,” Wilson says. “These are my young people that will help you if need help.” He didn’t ask, but every one of the blue-shirt LINC staffers has made the same promise — to the children, their families and the community.

Fired up and ready to go. “It’s that time of year,” said LINC Caring Communities Director Sean Akridge. “ . . . anticipation, excitement, joy . . . reconnecting boys and girls with their friends, reconnecting parents with their friends . . .” See what LINC has in store for the coming school year.

When it comes to understanding the paths through and out of poverty, the LINC teams in the training room were ready for an advanced course. So when LINC gathered its staff with specialists from the Missouri Department of Social Services to train on “Bridges out of Poverty,” the work got serious fast.