by Casey Lozier | Jun 13, 2025 | Education
This summer, many families will look to cool off and have fun at the pool. Foster parents must adhere to Missouri or Kansas regulations regarding water safety, particularly for home swimming pools. Missouri and Kansas regulations differ but have the same intent: to...
by Casey Lozier | Jun 27, 2024 | Education, Trauma-Informed Care, Youth Support
Jessica Hall’s journey as a teacher at the Gillis Campus Day Treatment School all started with her love of basketball. The year was 2004, and Jessica was planning to pursue a coaching career following a successful run playing collegiate division I basketball at Texas...
by Casey Lozier | May 17, 2024 | Education
In the months before Theresa Nolan, IIS/IFRS Specialist, decided to pursue her master’s in clinical therapy, she was going through a difficult divorce. Fortunately, one of her team members, Shelby Jennings, was one year ahead in the same program and helped convince...
by Casey Lozier | May 3, 2024 | Education
Guest Blog by Nick Oddo, BIST Manager Prior to joining Cornerstones of Care as a BIST Consultant, I had the tremendous honor of spending eight years as a classroom teacher. To put it simply, I loved every moment of it. My dream of pursuing a career in education was...
by Casey Lozier | Apr 11, 2024 | Community Trainings, Education
When Melinda Brents first met *Mark, a seventh grader at Hocker Grove Middle School, he was running down the hallway screaming. Not only was it his first day at a new school, but Mark was also adjusting to a new living situation at home after moving in with his great...
by Megan Diaz | Feb 27, 2024 | Advocacy, Education, Foster Care & Adoption, Mental & Behavioral Health, Youth Support
The eighth-seeded Ozanam Eagles boys’ basketball team played its opening round of the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament on February 20, facing the top-seeded Independence Home School Lions. A significant number of personnel changes throughout the season had...
