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Three hundred hot dogs. Six hundred balloons. After a couple years of Covid hiatus, LINC’s Family Night in Hickman Mills returned to Ruskin High School Sept. 30. Check out our video and our photo gallery.
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The Beacon presents a list of dates you need to know for the November general election in Missouri, including the deadline to register to vote or request an absentee ballot.
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The Kansas City Public Schools community wants children, parents, caregivers, adults, community partners like LINC and others to pick up books and show universally that “KCPS Loves to Read.”
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KCUR reports that thousands of Kansas City residents are struggling to pay rent and utility bills and at risk of being shut off. LINC reports that relief for families processed by LINC/Morning Star now exceeds $2.5 million.
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The award is named for Athena, the Greek goddess who embodies strength, courage, wisdom, and enlightenment. Williams, a LINC Commissioner and former superintendent of the Hickman Mills School District, has given nearly 40 years in service of schools, children and teachers.
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Take a look at Melcher’s Million Fathers March, the first day at Hickman Mills’ new Sixth Grade Center, “Character Counts! at Belvidere, sunny greetings from Gladstone and Boone’s back-to-school picnic.
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Yes, there will be plenty of all the creative fun that kids enjoy in LINC’s before- and after-school programs, but just as reliable are the broader supports LINC’s Caring Communities bring to the children, families and neighborhoods.
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We’re getting ready for you. LINC’s free before- and after-school programs are now starting the pre-enrollment process for the coming school year. Find out what you need to know about our Caring Communities programs and start your pre-enrollment today.
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The alarming news: Childhood anxiety and depression has risen at unprecedented levels that dominates the KIDS COUNT 2022 report on the overall health and welfare of children. The encouraging news: There is a recipe for recovery.
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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.
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Election night was good to the Hickman Mills School District. Voters by a solid margin approved both an increase to the district’s levy as well as a $20 million no-tax-increase bond issue.
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In Kansas City and across the country, there aren’t enough workers to fill middle-skills jobs. KC Digital Drive has launched a microgrant program to attack this issue. See how it works and how to apply.
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Were you there? Take a video look back at the fellowship and summer celebration at Caring Communities Day.
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Election Day Aug. 2 is more than a political primary for Hickman Mills School District residents. The district is asking voters to approve a $1.35 increase in the district’s operating levy and a $20 million no-tax-increase bond issue.
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Need a computer? The Kansas City Public Library now has 900 Chromebooks available to anyone with a library card for 21-day checkouts..
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Food can symbolize connection, celebration, and unity, but food is not created equal. Tune in to see how creative strategies, education and passion gives hope for a more secure, sustainable food system.
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Missouri is joining states that make critical calls to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline as easy as 9-8-8. Beginning July 16, anyone who is in mental distress, or knows someone in distress, can dial the three-digit code and get on the line with a suicide prevention specialist, in multiple languages.
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LINC’s drone program at Smith-Hale Middle School in Hickman Mills was one of many adventures in educational play in summer school before- and after-school programs in LINC’s Caring Communities in June.
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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.
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“It’s rewarding when a national organization that promotes good history (says) your project is important,” said Jeremy Drouin, who manages the Kansas City Public Library’s Missouri Valley Special Collections.
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