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The Calvary Community Outreach Network will expand the Helping Youth Plan for Excellence (HYPE) program to provide trauma assessment and treatment/referral services aimed at improving the wellbeing of youth. HYPE will provide additional after-school and evening classes that integrate STEM, Visual & Performing Arts, Nutrition and Healthy Living practice. Through this COMBAT funding we will add a Crisis Intervention Counselor and skilled program instructors to our staff. These staff members will be able to provide increased service delivery, including assessment, screening, referrals and follow-up. Youth will have constructive free-time activity and outlets for positive expression. We will also be able to recruit and mobilize community leaders whose voices resonate in the hearts of their congregations.
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CAPA's mission is to prevent and treat all forms of child abuse and neglect by creating changes in individuals, families and society that strengthen relationships and promote healing. CAPA's prevention programming includes Healthy Families Jackson County (HFJC), a voluntary, home visitation program available to families in Jackson County from the time they are prenatal until children reach the age three. HFJC uses the Healthy Families America model to provide in-depth services to families on a weekly basis. The primary goal of the program is to reduce instances of child abuse, maltreatment and violence against children by providing comprehensive support and education for new mothers. Research shows that the best way to prevent child abuse is by helping to facilitate safe and healthy homes for children.
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The mission of the Child Protection Center (CPC) is to build a healthier community by leading the response to the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse and violence. The CPC accomplishes its mission by providing forensic interviews, family advocacy and mental health services to children 3 to 17 living in Jackson County, who are victims of sexual or physical abuse, or who have witnessed violent crimes. CPC also conducts interviews with the children's non-offending caregivers. The CPC ensures children who are victims of child abuse or witness to violent crimes are properly identified, that their statements are made through forensic interviews, and that they are ensured access to all necessary mental health treatments and social supports as soon as possible.
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Annually Community Services League serves more than 20,000 unique individuals who live at 50% or below Average Median Income (AMI), with the goal of stabilizing them financially and helping each family chart its' own long-term pathway out of poverty through employment and financial coaching. While that sounds very straightforward and measurable, and some aspects are, the reality is that it can be a difficult and messy process and most definitely a non-linear path, with steps back, while overall moving forward.
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In 2023, EarlystART anticipates serving up to 230 students (age six weeks to 5 years) and their families through its early childhood educational centers in the urban core of Kansas City. EarlystART provides a child-centered, play-based curriculum taught by highly credentialed teachers in an arts-infused environment. EarlystART's wrap-around services also enhance family stability, encourage strong parent-child relationships, and contribute to the children's overall development and education. The primary purpose of the program is to engage families and young children with healthy social-emotional regulation and coping techniques to reduce and prevent violence. EarlystART provides an environment in which children and their families feel secure, and is committed to providing a safe and stable place for all students to learn and grow.
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The Ivanhoe Safety and Resilience Initiative seeks to increase neighborhood strengths through positive activities, life skills development and instilling pride in self, family and community. Our clients include youth, family and supporting neighborhood residents. Education and enrichment programs provide youth and families with life skills and tools that promote healthy habits and reduce incidence of violent behavior.
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The purpose of the Kansas City Truancy Court is to ensure that children between the ages of 7 and 17 are in school as mandated by law. The Truancy Intervention Program (TIP) is designed to improve the school attendance of youths who are referred to the program by their school districts and to empower parents and guardians who were cited for their children not attending school. With COMBAT grant funding, Kansas City Municipal Court can contract with a community agency to provide needed case management services to Truancy Court parents-guardians and their children. The Case Manager provides case management services, linkages, resources and follow-up services to the families who choose to participate in the program rather than receive an imposed sanction by the Truancy Court Judge.
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When a child and siblings are removed from a family system affected by substance use, it becomes the job of CASA staff attorneys (also known as guardians ad litem), staff case supervisors, and agency volunteers to ensure that: A) Where the child is temporarily lodged is a safe home. B) The child's physical, emotional, and educational needs are being met while in foster care. C) These interventions lead to the child's improved physical, social, and emotional health. D) When no longer under court protection, the child has a permanent home where she or he can thrive. Ultimately, it is our goal to reunify and preserve families whenever possible and safe.
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Pemberton Park for Grandfamilies provides housing and case management for grandparents raising their grandchildren. Funding from Jackson County COMBAT provides the salary and a portion of the fringe benefits for the program's Case Manager position. The case manager works to address the difficulties and complex issues arising from grandparents raising grandchildren, and assists these grandfamilies with support and referrals as they encounter life's ups-and-downs. Grandfamilies comprise two vulnerable, at-risk populations: elderly caregivers living in public housing on a fixed income; and children whose birth parent(s) are not present, who have experienced significant trauma, and are growing up in public housing. Without intervention, the grandchildren would be more susceptible to violence, drug abuse and involvement with gangs, and they would be more likely to become involved in the criminal justice system.
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This is a unique community outreach program geared towards helping people with real life issues—problems they are dealing with while serving their municipal court probation time. We assist them to navigate them towards community, city, state, private and public solutions and resources in an effort to solve their particular problems, issues or concerns. This effort we believe assists people and keeps them from turning towards other ways of solving their particular issue/problem.
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The REVEAL Program provides free, culturally competent services that seek to address root causes of poverty contributing to increased trauma, mental health issues, violence and substance abuse in the community. Through REVEAL, case managers and therapists encourage prosocial behavior to build community cohesion, and address unmet community and individual needs for social and mental health services.
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