Rebranded in 2022 as a young professionals group, the Cornerstones of Care Champions are back and ready to make a difference in the lives of children and families.
Since she was five years old, Eugenia Doreen Wallace – who goes by Doreen – knew she wanted to be a lawyer.
“Hospitals and schools are the number one source of hotline referrals for abuse,” said Julie Plunkett, Clinical Manager for school-based services in Kansas City. “We’re getting in at one of those catch points for hotlines for abuse. Hopefully, we can help head some of that off before it worsens and be a natural support for those families.”
The Book Buddies arrive at the Gillis Campus Day Treatment School library shortly before 1:00 p.m. every Monday with a book cart, a large tub of art supplies, and smiles all around as they prepare for an hour of reading, crafts, and fun with the kids.
On the first day of National Women in Construction Week this March, Marcia Bolton walked into The Shop by Build Trybe for her Monday volunteer shift and gasped.