A Season for Compassion
by Chuck Sailors (KCUYC CEO)

This spring, I sense a new opportunity for change is in the air. The bright colors and fresh smells of tulips blooming, the sounds of bats and balls as baseball season approaches, the excitement of graduation and all the joy a new season brings. The KCUYC is full of this newness of life and anticipation as we breathe fresh breaths of hopeful air together—knowing that with this newness comes an opportunity for a new season of compassion...Read more

 

ReTHINK! Growing in the Spring
Featuring: the Mighty Mushrooms, the Big Tomatoes, and the Green Giants
by Montague Williams (KCUYC Project Based Learning Coordinator)

Why are there no grocery stores in the urban communities where the KCUYC students reside? Would our communities eat healthier food if fresh vegetables were more accessible? Can we grow our own vegetables and offer them to the community? These are the type of questions the students at the Kansas City Urban Youth Center are asking these days ...Read more

 

Success! – Our First Basketball Season
by Jamar Woods (KCUYC student)

Earlier this year in January, the KCUYC entered a basketball league. One of the students that participated, Jamar Woods, wrote the following story about his experience on the team: We played some difficult games in our first year ...Read more

 

Recreation – Take Two!
by Nicole Morrow (KCUYC Health Care Coordinator)

Each day at the KC Urban Youth Center, we have an hour of physical activity. Sure we play basketball, and on almost every nice day you can find our students outside tossing a football around. But in addition to these more traditional types of recreation, there are some exciting new options that have been inspired by creativity ...Read more

 

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