Martin City Telegraph: LINC Caring Communities are vital hubs for healthy schools

“LINC is wonderful, it’s a lifesaving program,” said Neeco Sims, a LINC parent and grandparent. “It gives me time to focus while my kids are productive. They can do their homework, have all kinds of activities, and learn things like coping skills, which help them when they get home.”

Better than ever: LINC and KCPS school leaders meet to kick-start new year

The set-up could hardly be better. LINC and KCPS, as both are enjoying renewed strength, organized a meeting of their school leaders ahead of the school year to better understand the many things they can do together inside and outside of the classroom to help children and families thrive.

'This is our heart': Building schools of character

Character Counts is foundational. Speaking the program’s name invokes the six pillars of moral living that LINC’s team members learn and carry into their Caring Communities. It guides the lessons and meaningful moments they share with children in their classrooms every day.

Time to rise: State analysis shows how far performance fell during pandemic

It’s as severe as the education community feared. The effects of the pandemic on lost learning place a community-wide burden on everyone — including LINC’s Caring Communities — to help children recover.

LINC shares the power of Caring Communities at MAACCE conference

At a state conference themed as “A World of Opportunities,” LINC’s team led several workshops exploring the powerful potential of Caring Communities at after-school programs across Missouri.

LINC expands community efforts to bust pandemic's barriers for children and families

The mother’s needs came tumbling out like the insides of a dumped suitcase. This was going to take some doing — finding temporary storage, relief from utility bill debt in the thousands of dollars, and fulfilling her child’s prayer that her family would get a new home by her birthday.

'We can help!" LINC's team reaching out to aid children, families, communities

Call us. Do you need help assisting your child in online school? Are you seeking food resources? Do you know a neighbor in need? Connections to legal aid? Books for your children? Tips for seeking utility or rent assistance?Whatever the need, your LINC Caring Communities site coordinators are on the ground and ready to answer the call.

Thank you! National Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week recognizes those who serve children and families

LINC professionals stand out in National Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week.

LINC’s afterschool program professionals in Caring Communities serve more than 7,500 children in 45 sites across seven school districts in the Kansas City area.