LINC Commissioner SuEllen Fried has been selected by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce for the 2013 ATHENA Leadership Award given to outstanding are women's leaders. Fried was recognized for work as founder of BullySafe USA and her tireless work on women's and child abuse and neglect issues.
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon recently announced Woodland Early Learning Community School will get a major new state grant to help it develop as an early learning center.
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The LINC Commission will meet on Monday, Sept. 16, 4-6 pm, at the Kauffman Foundation, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Mo. 64110.
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LINC-supported food pantry efforts in the Fort Osage area have received 37,453 visits since January 2005. The efforts involve multiple locations and partners.
The LINC Fort Osage Emergency Food Pantry, located at Cler-Mont Elementary School, provides area families with bread, fresh vegetables, dairy and other items offered through a partnership with Harvesters. Read More ...
Crime prevention takes focus for at least four KCMO organizations working to reduce crime through prevention, education and community engagement.
Missouri Workforce Investment (MoWIB) board members met with local community partners at a reception at the Sheraton Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo.
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Kansas City Mayors Sly James (KCMO) and Mark Holland (KCK) will host a community conversation on mental health Sat., Sept. 21st in Kansas City. The meeting will focus on mental health needs for young people and develop a community action plan.
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Kansas City United Against Crime, a local crime-prevention initiative, aims to close the gap between local law enforcement and communities in an effort to reduce crime in Kansas City, Mo. Several community events are being organized in each of the Kansas City Police Department divisions during the month of October.
The Kansas City Public Schools celebrated significant academic improvement on the state of Missouri standardized test scores which were released Aug. 23.
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If you are confused about the Affordable Care Act, Enrollment Day: A KCPT Healthcare Event will be an orientation for Kansans and Missourians entering the insurance marketplace.
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Mayor Sly James will announce Face Forward KC, a four-year, $1 million initiative to provide educational services, job training and placement services, mentoring services, and legal assistance to juvenile offenders and youth at risk of juvenile offenses in the City of Kansas City, MO in Jackson County.
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KPCT will air a special program on violence in Kansas City calling it a "public health crisis." The program Shots Fired: KCPT Takes Aim at Gun Violence will air Thursday, Aug. 17th at 7 pm and feature the work of Aim4Peace and local civic and law enforcement officials.
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Community Services League and LINC partnered to provide back-to-school supplies to over 400 children and families in the Fort Osage School District.
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The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture recently released a major evaluation of a summer food demonstration project for which LINC is one of a handful of selected demonstration sites. The federal demonstration project is exploring ways to address food insecurity among children during the summer months when school lunches are not available.
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Over 250 out of 300 T.B. Watkins residents on Aug. 1 celebrated another birthday party in honor of former resident L.P. She is the girl found locked in a closet in a T.B. Watkins apartment last year.
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Kansas City area school districts to reopen the week of Aug. 12, learn more about enrollment and first day information for the 2013-2014 school year.
A "community ground breaking" was held on July 30 for a new ALDI Food Mart which will be located at 39th and Prospect in Kansas City
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The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) has selected Bridget McCandless, M.D., MBA, FACP, as its new president/CEO. McCandless starts duties Sept. 3 and succeeds founding President/CEO Steve Roling, who announced his retirement in December 2012.
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Over 100 attendees participate in free health screenings, safety information, entertainment and food at Melcher Elementary Caring Communities End of Summer Extravaganza July 25.
Melcher is one of LINC's 24 Caring Communities sites in the Kansas City Public Schools. The new school year starts in mid-August.
Summer is drawing to a close and students in the Kansas City area could be going back to school this summer with an advantage.
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