Philanthropy
The Children’s Place will formally open its new building on Monday — a move the nonprofit said will let it serve 30% more children and families. The nonprofit will celebrate the opening of its new building at 6401 Rockhill Road in…
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Area counties comprising the Kansas City metro were found to be among the most generous in Missouri, according to a recent study by Smart Asset. Platte, Jackson and Clay counties were noted among the Top 10 most generous in Missouri,…
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Former UM System president Gary Forsee and Sherry Forsee have committed $2 million to support research that will provide data analytics to power the NextGen Precision Health initiative and other precision health research across the University of Missouri System’s four…
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The Kansas City, Mo. non-profit Veterans Community Project announced Wednesday morning plan to build a navigation center. Plans for the new center will focus on making it a location for compiled veteran resources all in one place. The campus will…
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Time for some Ingram’s 250 math: What’s i250 x 5? If you came up with 1,250, hats off to your grade-school math teachers—their lessons clearly took hold. But with this being the fifth year of our recognition of the 250…
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Yet another local annual event has been canceled, on Monday organizers of the Garmin Kansas City Marathon announcing the cancellation of this year’s marathon due to COVID-19 concerns. “Out of concern for the safety of race participants, partners, staff and…
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A new executive director was announced for the Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas on Friday, the organization revealing Salina-native Megan Robl will take over the position. Robl is making a transition into her new role after serving as director of…
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The American Red Cross has put out an urgent call for volunteers to respond to natural disasters, reports KMBC 9 News. The Greater Kansas City chapter is hoping to train hundreds of people to help with relief efforts across the…
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A generous $1 million donation to the Johnson County Community College performing arts center has also prompted its renaming. The donation was made by Brad and Libby Bergman, longtime supporters of the community college. Currently named the Carlsen Center, the building…
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A postponement of the original date for the event has turned into a cancelation after a decision from the Friends of the Zoo Board of Directors announced it will be canceling Jazzoo 2020. Weeks prior, the organization announced it would…
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