Do you need help sorting out this pandemic-twisted, politically fraught election season? Actual voting can begin as soon as Tuesday for the Nov. 3 election and a wave of organizations and volunteers are rolling in to help people find their best path to casting their ballot.
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As part of the city’s ambition to get everyone everywhere access to the Internet, Kansas City wants to know who is — and isn’t — adequately connected. A phone text survey, in English or Spanish, will help the city direct efforts where it is needed most.
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An early childcare industry that has long operated on thin financial margins is struggling to survive the pandemic. Early childhood educators warrant hazard pay and working parents are increasingly caught in a bind. And with important state aid expired, the situation is only worsening.
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The Educare training network is opening free virtual support groups for all early childcare providers in the Kansas City region. The Idea Exchange features a series of Zoom events this fall. Preregister for these free events.
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With Labor Day behind them, the rest of the area’s school districts leapt into a most daunting school year this week. LINC was there to help as parents, teachers and their collective school community navigated the anxious first steps of remote learning.
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The COVID-19 pandemic consequences are all too clear, from an inability to seek out social services, search for a job, or now do schoolwork to the heartache of disconnect from family and friends. That’s why the Kansas City Public Library is offering Wi-Fi hotspots for a free, 14-day checkout.
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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.
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Those weren’t their faces in the line of picture portraits. Nor were those their names. But the University of Kansas Health System professor telling their stories in an alarming public forum Wednesday assured that they and the devastation of Covid on their lives were real.
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The equation dogging election boards in staffing Election Day polls is laced with variables that are either unknown or just plain bad. What this equation needs is a lot of new recruits to work the polls Election Day.
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The pandemic and its pain goes on, and so will the nation’s free food service for all children. The USDA announced that it is extending benefits through the end of the year for schools and other child programs to help all families with children continue receiving free meals.
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Yes, Lord, it’s that easy. Two minutes on your phone. Go to Vote411.org. Tap on “register to vote.” Sept. 13, “Registration Sunday,” church communities in KC will be taking a moment to get unregistered voters tapping their phones.
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Kansas City Public Schools is partnering with the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City to provide high quality school-age childcare free-of-charge for KCPS families and staff members.
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The checks could arrive even by the end of the week, retroactive to Aug. 1. Missouri is one of 30 states that gained federal approval to begin dispersing an additional $300 a week in unemployment benefits to some out-of-work Americans,
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Here’s hoping that every school district will be able to say in the end that they planned right for Covid. Because, with no clear path through the pandemic, schools open the year vulnerable to second-guessing, whether all online or inside buildings with their teachers.
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LINC's Caring Communities team helped Hickman Mills families get ready for the new school year, with drive-thru distributions of computers and supplies Aug. 21 and 24.
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COVID-19 may be invincible, but it’s no match for Missouri’s Student Superheroes. A poster campaign reminds students they can use their own powers to defend against the virus in school and the community.
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With financial stress falling more heavily on Missouri households, many new parents and young children may qualify for assistance from WIC.
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The Curbside Notary service is a small balm for a conflicted election season, with politicized national battles over the U.S. Mail service, trouble with funding, and warnings that mail can be delayed.
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A dramatic rise in rental property complaints shows that many Kansas City families believe the pandemic is confining them in dangerous living conditions. Calls have more than doubled with most problems arising in the 3rd City Council District.
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The number of complaints about rental housing conditions in Kansas City, Missouri, has doubled, putting it at the highest point since a city program created to solve problems was created two years ago.
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