Nonprofit & Education
Collected by: Kansas City Public Library
Archived since: Aug, 2018
Description: Local educational organizations, social service entities and nonprofit organizations dedicated to the public good.
Subject:
Society & Culture
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Tikkun - KC
Description: Tikkun-KC is a tax exempt 501(c)3 Missouri corporation that was formed for the purpose of buying distressed and abandoned single family homes, renovating to today’s standards and selling them to low income individuals and families through our innovative seller financing program.
Wayside Waifs
Description: Wayside Waifs is a charitable animal shelter whose purpose is to place adoptable companion animals in responsible homes.
Bridging the Gap
Description: Bridging The Gap (BTG) works to make the Kansas City region sustainable by "connecting environment, economy and community," and is the premier organization in the area providing environmental education and volunteer action through more than 1,500 volunteers annually.
Subject:
Environment
Center for Conflict Resolution
Description: The Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR), formerly the Community Mediation Center, is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization that provides mediation services, facilitation and training to individuals and organizations. By using restorative justice (RJ) processes and providing safe, structured and positive environments, CCR empowers people to solve conflict in their lives, giving them the tools they need to choose understanding over escalating conflict and to find peaceful solutions.
Connections to Success
Description: At Connections, we provide a comprehensive network of services and support to help people living in poverty become economically self-sufficient. Our model, with lifelong mentoring at its core, delivers evidence-based results and impacts all areas of a person’s life. This is built upon our mission and values.
KC digiSTORY Center
Description: The Digital Storytelling Center of Kansas City (digiSTORY KC) provides workshops and other educational resources to advance digital media skills for those who wish to tell their stories through the fascinating capabilities of digital media. Through our KCdigiKids program we promote digital literacy for kids in the urban core through experiential, hands-on learning activities that will encourage them to pursue rewarding careers in STEM/STEAM occupations.
Subject:
Digital storytelling
W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center
Description: For the last 45 years the DuBois Learning Center has been offering free tutorial services to local residents in math, reading, and science. Since inception, the DuBois Learning Center has served thousands of youth in areas of intensive tutoring and motivation, as well as educational and vocational counseling services.
Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City
Description: As the seventh oldest affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, and the largest nonprofit homebuilder in the Kansas City area, Habitat of Kansas City builds strong and stable neighborhoods by building strong and stable homes. We believe that to break the cycle of poverty, low and medium income families need their income spent on housing to serve two purposes: provide a decent, affordable place to raise a family and build wealth through home ownership.
Subject:
Housing
Kansas City YMCA
Description: The YMCA of Greater Kansas City, founded on Christian principles, is a charitable organization with an inclusive environment committed to enriching the quality of family, spiritual, social, mental and physical well-being.
Subject:
Health
KC Care Health Center
Description: The mission of KC CARE is to promote health and wellness by providing quality care, access, research, and education to the underserved and all people in our community.
Metropolitan Energy Center
Description: MEC is a catalyst for regional energy partnerships that satisfy the triple-bottom-line approach. MEC works in the following areas of emphasis: Alternative Fuels Deployment Energy Efficiency Mobility Systems Building Energy Efficiency Sustainability
Operation Breakthrough
Description: Operation Breakthrough provides a safe, loving and educational environment for children in poverty and empowers their families through advocacy, emergency aid and education.
Subject:
Social services
SAVE, Inc
Description: SAVE, Inc. provides comprehensive housing solutions to empower socially and medically disadvantaged people to improve their health and lead stable lives with personal dignity.
Subject:
Housing
Shepherd's Center of KC Central
Description: Shepherd’s Center Central provides programs, leadership and advocacy to help both active and homebound older adults live healthy, engaged and independent lives.
Subject:
Seniors
Show Me KC Schools
Description: Show Me KC Schools helps families navigate the elementary, middle, and high schools serving children and youth in the heart of Kansas City.
Thank You Walt Disney, Inc.
Description: Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. is committed to saving Walt Disney’s Kansas City history and providing a place for art and animation study, while encouraging confidence and entrepreneurial individualism.