Displaying LINC Initiatives about: COVID19
Hickman Mills voters stamped their approval on a $30 million bond issue in a big way Tuesday. More than 80% voted yes, easily exceeding the 57% super majority that was needed to pass the no-tax-increase measure.
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As pandemic-cautious schools begin fall classes online, vulnerable families are grasping at the schools’ technology-dependent programming without safety nets that had barred utility shutoffs and landlord evictions.
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American Public Square will seek answers to questions surrounding both the physical and mental health risks and rewards of a return to the classroom in the time of COVID.
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Witness Day Two of LINC’s five-day summer virtual tournament as two dozen games play out across four age divisions — with a phantom joy of some 50 unseen players, safely tucked away in scattered homes with their laptops and desktop computers.
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“We are extremely concerned,” warn KC-area health directors, “that hospitalizations will continue to escalate in the coming weeks and months, and that the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 will lead to increasing ventilator use and deaths.”
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LINC staff join school staff and others in aiding Harvesters' food drive at Ruskin High School. Some 22,000 pounds of food — meat, fruit and vegetables — were distributed, and voting information.
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Our reckless summer with Covid-19 is proving all the warnings true. And now schools and their essential social infrastructure are toppling again under the weight of hundreds of new coronavirus cases every day just as districts were daring to launch meticulous, precarious reopening plans.
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Less than two weeks remain to the Aug. 4 Election Day when Missouri voters will be asked if they want to expand Medicaid to provide more health coverage for hundreds of thousands of low-income residents. Here is what is on the ballot.
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While voters statewide will decide the future of Medicaid expansion in Missouri Aug. 4, Hickman Mills voters will be making a $30 million decision on the future of their public schools.
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In the first six months of 2020, the economic situation for low-wage workers has precipitously worsened: in June the Department of Labor reported that over 34 million people were receiving or had applied for unemployment insurance.
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The conservation organization Bridging the Gap and the Kansas City Water Department want to help many residential customers conserve water — and save potentially hundreds of dollars on their water bills.
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This is a good time for early education providers in homes and child centers to apply for support from Educare and its training and mentoring services. Providers who apply now and are enrolled in Educare by Sept. 30 can earn mini-grants valued at $500 to $1,000.
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Vote411, an online voter guide by the League of Women Voters, wants you informed and ready to vote. The guide provides personalized ballot information on all races, plus balanced arguments on the referendum on Medicaid expansion.
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Missouri wants to help workers “Return Strong” from the setbacks of the Covid-19 pandemic. The state is hosting a pair of virtual job fairs to give workers a chance to meet employers, seek jobs and training opportunities.
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Your move, pandemic. LINC’s chess instructors have made their play, responding to the devious opening move by their unexpected opponent — Covid-19 — by announcing LINC’s first summer virtual chess tournament.
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Ideas on reopening schools during COVID are churning at warp speed. Here’s one example, in the name of safe-spacing: How about overflow class space and after-school programs in church basements?
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Does your family qualify for nutritional help through WIC. Enrollments for the program for women, infants and children are down in Missouri during the pandemic and that has state officials concerned.
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So far, so good. The North Kansas City School District is stepping out as an early tester of the pandemic-precautions that other schools across the area hope to engage in getting back into classrooms for 2020-2021.
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The next step in Kansas City’s “audacious” mission to get every household digitally connected involves you. That is, if you have thoughts and ideas on how the city can pull off the big plan.
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Households with children continue to be hit harder by the financial pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest results of the U.S. Census Bureau’s experimental Household Pulse Survey released last week.
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