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Black Community Fund to offer record number of scholarships


Black Community Fund to offer record number of scholarships
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and last updated 2021-07-02 15:47:10-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A “generous anonymous donation” will allow one Kansas City-area foundation to help a record number of students attend school.
The Black Community Fund (BCF) said in a release that the donation, along with contributions from Lincoln Prep High School and the Kansas Community College, has helped it create 47 scholarships. That’s up from its usual 10 to 16.
The scholarships amount to over $175,000 in aid.
BCF is affiliated with the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and has awarded scholarships to Black students in the Kansas City area since 2010. ....

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How an Innovative Course Is Taking On the Largest Mass Migration Crisis Since WWII


Cracchiola, who led the team credited with building the world’s fastest racing wheelchair at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, crushing four world records and winning seven medals, including four gold, recalls reading the expressions in the room that first day: the stunned, the expectant, the fearful and the hopeful.
“We were doing introductions and students stood up and started excusing themselves for their majors,” he said, “saying things like, ‘I’m sorry, I’m not an engineer.’”
Cracchiola cut the pity party short: “As of this moment, you’re all engineers.
“If you’re designing and building something new, you’re a designer, you’re an inventor. Period. No excuses. Don’t let a label limit what you can do in this class.” ....

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More than 250 Kansas City agencies benefit from $17.5-million OneKC initiative


More than 250 Kansas City agencies benefit from $17.5-million OneKC initiative
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and last updated 2021-04-09 22:43:39-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just over one year ago, Kansas Citians shifted into shutdown mode to limit the spread of COVID-19.
The collateral damage came quickly — residents lost jobs, families lost child care, children were forced into virtual classrooms, and countless people navigated food insecuroty, mental health issues and even lost loved ones.
Last April, Kansas City-area broadcasters came together for
OneKC, an regional effort to raise money for the Kansas City COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund. The fund provides housing assistance, food, medical assistance and other critical services to help offset the societal costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. ....

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As COVID-19 Pandemic Drags On, Donors Scale Back Support For Kansas City Arts Organizations


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Musical Theatre Heritage s The Music of Motown, filmed in a gallery in the Crossroads Hotel, features a musical revue of the Motown era of the 1960s and 70s. The production is streaming online through Feb.6.
Arts organizations cut costs and continue on-line offerings, as vaccine rollout gets underway.
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic is taking a financial and emotional toll on the arts in Kansas City and elsewhere.
In some cases, some of our donors have made, I think, a very conscientious and very conscious decision to allocate resources over to frontline workers and other parts of our community who are dealing with this pandemic, Kansas City Ballet executive director Jeff Bentley said. No one can fault them on that.” ....

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