Cornerstones of Care Education Center 2026 Opening
31 October 2025
Beginning in August 2026, we will consolidate both of our day treatment schools into a single South Kansas City location and vacate our Gillis Campus site.
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Celebrate the Season of Giving with Cornerstones of Care
10 October 2025
Ways to Donate During the Holidays to Cornerstones of Care This holiday season, there are so many meaningful ways to support the children, youth, and families we serve. Whether you give your time, donate gifts, or make a financial contribution, your generosity helps make the holidays brighter for those who need...
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Celebrating Sally Hornstra
07 October 2025
Celebrating Sally Hornstra: Fourteen Years of Impact After 14 extraordinary years, Sally Hornstra, our Director of Grants, is retiring from Cornerstones of Care. During that time, Sally has helped shape our development operations, leaving a lasting impact on our organization, our colleagues, and the children and families we serve. Her...
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Meet Ted Arrandale: Inspiring Foster Parent Training Through Brain Science
07 October 2025
Ted Arrandale serves as a Learning Partner, also known as a Training Specialist, at Cornerstones of Care. One of the best parts of his role? “Every day is different,” he says.
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Announcing New Partnership With Associated Wholesale Grocers
21 August 2025
Celebrating a New Build Trybe Partnership: AWG When Kelly Hassenorhr with Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) learned of our mission through our partnership with the Kansas City Corporate Challenge, she wanted to learn more. As the nation's largest cooperative food wholesaler, AWG was looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day by...
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Andrea Hendricks Begins Work on WIDE 3.0
06 August 2025
WIDE 3.0 launches this summer with the hiring of Dr. Andrea Hendricks, a consultant who will take our welcoming, inclusive, diverse, and equitable planning toward fully embedded implementation. Dr. Hendricks began her work last month, meeting key leadership, attending the Leadership Summit, and reviewing material of Cornerstones of Care’s WIDE work,...
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Leading with Care: Spotlighting Our 2024 CARE Award Winners
15 July 2025
The CARE Awards celebrate the heart and soul of Cornerstones of Care. The individuals and teams who won the awards in 2024 were announced on June 23rd.
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Josie Arens Wins “Illuminating Hope: Rise of Champions” Award
12 June 2025
When Staycee Dixon decided to hold the “Illuminating Hope: A Day of Honoring Foster Care Champions: Rise of the Champion” awards, she knew just who she’d nominate for the “therapist” category: Josie Arens.
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