Two Kansas City, Mo. School District LINC sites have organized donations that they are taking to Joplin in the aftermath of the recent tornado.Read More
A new resource guide has been produced specifically for residents and neighborhoods in Northeast Kansas City.Read More
Twelve Blocks West, a community development initiative in western Independence, launched a new website in conjunction with its recent annual meeting.Read More
A new homebuyer education class will be offered to help prospective homebuyers learn more about managing their money. Classes start January 8, 2011 and will be held monthly on the second Saturday from 8:30am - 12:30pm.Read More
In the fall of 2010 a new sidewalk was built connecting Fairmount Elementary and Fairmount Park in Independence, MO.Read More
Kansas City Habitat ReStore has opened a second location, 333 East 79th Street (the former Mar-Beck Appliance Center). The new Waldo location is operated by Kansas City Habitat for Humanity and accepts donations of new and used building materials from individuals, contractors and retailers.Read More
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral will host an Open House on Sunday, December 26, 2010 from 2-5 p.m. Free guided tours will include historical information about the Cathedral and its stained glass windows and pipe organ.Read More
LINC plans to help promote community awareness and knowledge about the new KCATA Troost MAX bus rapid transit line running from downtown to southeast Kansas City beginning Jan. 1, 2011.Read More
Imagine KC explores the Kansas City region and its future development. The series will profile many positive stories about local communities.Read More
Help low income Kansas City families complete their taxes and get full refunds Volunteers are currently being recruited to help low income families complete and prepare 2010 income tax forms next year.Read More
Boone and Center Caring Communities have a new partnership with Home Depot. Every other month Home Depot brings their “Kids Workshop” to the afterschool programs to create fun, educational projects. In October students made a fire boat. Home Depot provides supplies and aprons for 30 students per project, and project pins are given to each student after completing the activity.Read More
Kansas City, Mo. School District Superintendent John Covington has been annouced a winner of the 2010 Public Officials of the Year award.Read More
The ACE Club was a featured activity when KCTV5's early morning news program visited William Chrisman High School for its "Cool Schools" segment.Read More
All five of the neighborhoods associated with Southeast Caring Communities received notification that they will be awarded grants from United Way's Neighborhood Self Help Fund.Read More
While shopping for program supplies at the Raytown Wal-Mart (I-70 & Blue Ridge), Gladstone Site Coordinator Ray Thomas was offered a deal he couldn't refuse.Read More
A ribbon-cutting Tuesday, August 31, 2010 celebrated the construction of seven new homes in northwest Independence, Mo.Read More
Every weekend in August, hundreds of volunteers went door-to-door with Opportunity Knocks to change the conversation about the Kansas City, Mo. School District. Throughout the campaign volunteers knocked on over 70,000 doors. Over 3,000 people made commitments to volunteer time or services to the Kansas City, Mo. School District.Read More
In this KCPT hour-long special, Nick Haines and Cynthia Wheeler-Linden take a closer look at what some view as a "rare moment in time" for the Kansas City, Missouri school district.Read More
Six houses in the Town Fork Creek and SPENA neighborhoods have a fresh coat of paint thanks to efforts led by the LINC Southeast Caring Communities Neighborhood Resource Center (SECC), Urban Rangers and the City of Kansas City. Read More
The city of Kansas City, Mo. have programs to help low income families with paint for a residence and also emergency home repairs including roofing, plumbing, electrical and furance.Read More
The Independence School District has published a new book titled Inspiring Greatness: A Community's Commitment to a Brighter Future.Read More
The Kansas City, Mo. School District voted March 10 to close 26 schools because of declining enrollment and financial consideration in an effort to "right size" the district.Read More
Community Mediation Center Works LINC has worked closely the the Community Mediation Center to address conflicts and issues in schools and neighbors. The 10 year old organization offers a wide variety of services to faith based, schools, neighborhoods and businesses.Read More
Kansas City mayor Mark Funkhouser shared a broad vision of a stronger more intentional partnership between the city government and the school neighborhoods throughout the city.Read More
Free help filing your taxes will be available at selected schools and neighborhood centers or file online at MyFreeTaxes.com Read More
The foreclosure crisis and the economic downturn is creating new homeless families in the Kansas City area.Read More
NPR features KC juvenvile facility The innovative work of Missouri Division of Youth Services is featured in a Oct. 30th story on National Public Radio show "All Things Considered." The story says Missouri sees "teens offenders as kids, not inmates." The radio feature, first of aRead More
Concerned citizens are working hard to build a Buckner community center that will serve the rural Eastern Jackson County community and other neighboring communities.Read More
A $4,000 contribution has been made to the Sam and Lindsey Porter Memorial Fund established to help build a playground at Fairmount Elementary School where the two children attended.Read More
The Kansas City Beehive wants to increase technology access in the home for low-income families and is offering no-interest, no-fee loans for the purchase of home personal computers.Read More
LINC staff member Tim Decker has been selected to head the Missouri Division of Youth Services (DYS), part of the Missouri Dept. of Social Services. Decker discusses his experiences at LINC. Watch the videoRead More