It’s not that they weren’t already good teammates. LINC’s Caring Communities coordinators and the Family and Community Engagement (FaCE) Liaisons in the Kansas City Public Schools have naturally gravitated to their shared mission. But same as with the Chiefs in summer training camp, it sure helps to build a game plan.
On the surface, the night was all about fun — bus rides together to classic sports gyms and event spaces, stopping at a corner store for 3 a.m. for treats, gaming into dawn. But there was another layer, maybe not so obvious to the boys . . .
The experience is inspiring to the Pitcher community and to the other Caring Communities sites that are trying to empower their neighborhoods. “Shout out to the site councils,” LINC’s Andrew Smith said. “You have a chance to get out into the community and do some cool things.”
Theresa Garza Ruiz brings a deep love of community as a public official, civic leader and U.S. Navy veteran as she takes on another role as the newest member of the LINC Commission.
Mary Kay McPhee, a tireless advocate for the disenfranchised, the poor, the equal rights of women and for justice in health and wellness for all, died May 31 at 97 after a lifetime of wide-ranging work in social justice.
The LINC Morning Star meal program is part of a statewide network providing free food for children under 18. An online map and text number provides access to hundreds of locations in Missouri.
Missouri has begun issuing federal food benefits that could reach 475,000 kids this summer. The program is designed to help families pay for food during summer months.
See what makes middle school years special for LINC and our Caring Communities as we celebrate the Grandview Middle School graduation with guest State Rep. Anthony Ealy.
Shootings, crossfire, accidental deaths, lasting grief after the curious pull of a trigger. The P.O.S.S.E. anti-violence team went to LINC classrooms this spring to educate and recruit child leaders to be the ambassadors for a healthy summer, safe from the danger of gun violence.
The fleet of riders in LINC’s first 5K Bike Ride rolled onto Grandview’s Little Blue River Trail May 17 with some bikers who’d never tried such a distance before. “I just pushed,” 9-year-old Gennessys said. “Pushed my way into it.” “My legs kind of hurt,” said Araya, 10. “But it was fun . . . It’s fun to go biking with your friends.”
CodeAlgo Academy comes to LINC and the Kansas City Public Schools to put King students on a path toward computer literacy, coding, game design and — it’s possible — future millions.
Deidre Anderson-Barbee, the Executive Director of Starting Early, will step into the role of Assistant Commissioner in the Office of Childhood effective June 2, 2025
Like many of their LINC workmates picking up pickleball paddles on this weekday morning, Alicia Byers and Sherry Shumate-Jones were taking their first swings at the game. But they had children on their minds — the students back at their Caring Communities sites who, like them, would soon be encouraged to play the court game in their LINC after-school programs.
People want to be meaningfully involved in the success of their neighborhood and in the health of children and adults. Site councils, which are under way or coming to all of LINC’s Caring Communities programs, bring together the people to help make that happen.
The school board and district administration — with the support as well of public charter schools in Kansas City — believe the time is now for Kansas City schools to seek KCPS’s first bond issue since 1967. Election Day is April 8.
Recently Miles-Bartee sat down with The Kansas City Star’s culture and identity reporter, J.M. Banks, and talked about the transitioning into nonprofit work, finding a passion for helping the community and her fears these days about federal and state budget cuts.
