'I know an angel'; Girls on the Run finds heroes among the young and old

The Girls on the Run program in several LINC Caring Communities sites had already changed lives long before the teams of girls and their partners took on the season-ending challenge at Children’s Mercy Park May 4.

The hard, 'scary' road of an artist is worth it, British author tells Hickman Mills students, if you 'love what you're doing.'

“Make sure you love what you’re doing,” British author Katie Green tells aspiring artists in the Hickman Mills Freshman Center.

Wendell Phillips Elementary's Deloris Brown named KCPS Principal of the Year

Wendell Phillips Elementary Principal Deloris Brown is named KCPS’s Principal of the Year.

Overwhelming stories flood 'Clear Your Record' expungement campaign in KC

Nearly 800 people with old criminal records have registered for help in the Clear Your Record expungement campaign in Kansas City. Their stories are hard, and personal. There is a simple reason the volunteers are trying so hard to help these hundreds navigate the law, spare them onerous legal expenses and digitally speed up the process.

Volunteers gear up for Expungement Day; hundreds hoping to clear old criminal records

Wednesday, just three days before Expungement Day in Kansas City, volunteer law students, staff and attorneys rushed to sort through the wave of requests from the hundreds so far who want help clearing their names of long-past wrongs.

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.

Have a criminal record? Expungement Day effort could help you clear it

Many Kansas City-area residents are carrying around criminal records that could be cleared.

Expungement Day is coming to help unshackle those who qualify.

The “Clear My Record” team at Code for KC is calling on people with lingering criminal records to come to the expungement event April 27 between 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, 2411 E. 27th Street.

The Clear My Record team is seeking help spreading the word to those who could benefit.

Survive and thrive; how KC charter Tolbert Academy made it 20 years

Anxious. On their knees. In prayer.

Bishop Mark Tolbert knew enough about start-up businesses and Dr. Vivian Roper knew enough about running an urban school to know hard moments would come.

The brother-and-sister team behind Kansas City’s Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy public charter school knew that launching the school 20 years ago meant jumping into water over their heads.

250,000 Missouri children remain at risk: says KIDS COUNT 2019 report

Some 250,000 children at risk in Missouri, rates higher in Jackson County, says 2019 KIDS COUNT report

Carruth retiring; Southwick to lead Cooperating School Districts of Greater Kansas City

Shawnee Mission Deputy Superintendent Kenny Southwick to succeed retiring Gayden Carruth as executive director of the Cooperating School Districts of Greater Kansas City.

Center School District overwhelmingly passes $48 million bond issue

The Center School District passes a $48 million bond issue with an overwhelming 82 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s election.

Hickman Mills 2019 Family Summit - Video

The Hickman Mills C-1 School District presented the second annual Family Summit on Saturday, March 30. The event featured many free resources for families and the community including: Job Fair, Health Fair, Dental Clinic, Free Child Care, Resource Tables (Emergency Assistance, Youth Services, Utility and Rental Assistance), free child care and activities for kids was provided by LINC. The event provided free food, prizes, games and much more.

Chess in the Midwest on KCUR

LINC Community Organizer Mr. Lee Bohannon talked with KCUR - Central Standard about the LINC Chess program and its impact on student performance and their character.

Hickman Mills' Cargile named outstanding new superintendent

New Hickman Mills Superintendent Yolanda Cargile was recognized by Missouri school administrators for outstanding performance.

Explore the complex issues facing Baltimore communities struggling with violence

Nightly news cameras trained on the flames, the looting, and the chaos that gripped Baltimore in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray in April 2015. Filmmaker Marilyn Ness sought, and found, more.

Two Kansas City public charter schools to close

Kansas City’s public school lineup is reducing by two charter schools at the end of this school year.

Kansas City Public Schools will close its sole charter school, Kansas City Neighborhood Academy, an elementary school that opened in 2016.

Another elementary school, Pathway Academy, also announced that it will be closing.

Vote411.org - Voter resource website

VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information.

President's budget recommends eliminating federal after school funding

The just submitted federal budget recommends eliminating federal funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers - a significant funding source LINC uses to fund after school programs.

LINC currently uses 21st Century Community Learning Center funding to support after school programs in the Kansas City, Hickman Mills and Grandview school districts.

Over 2,300 students attend after-school programs in 23 different elementary and middle schools in the three districts.

The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative is the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively to supporting local after school, before-school and summer learning programs.

KCPS Celebrating Successful Launch of Breakfast In the Classroom

Kansas City Public Schools and Operation Food Search are ready to celebrate their joint efforts to help children get the most important meal of the day so that they can focus on the important work of learning. KCPS received $477,742 in grant funding for 25 schools serving 12,500 students to introduce Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) breakfast service.

Hickman Mills Family Summit to feature heath, job, and other resources

The Hickman Mills School District will host a major resource fair, health clinics, and job fair at Family Summit 2019 on Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Smith-Hale Middle School, 9010A Old Santa Fe Road, Kansas City, Mo.