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By: Aubony Chalfant, LCPC HALO’s Mission stands for much more than the physical and mental well-being of children. Human Trafficking is a tragic but real issue that even we have to confront. Our focus is housing, healing, and education for homeless and at-risk children locally and worldwide. Unfortunately, this population is more at risk for human trafficking due to the …
This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating two very important HALO staff members who provide the foundation of a family for our kids. In Part Two, Aubony Chalfant, the Kansas City Program Facilitator talks about her journey with HALO and what this family means to her. What drew me to HALO initially was that it combined my two loves – art as …
As the fourth annual HALO Fashion Show nears, with the event just a day away, the HALO youth have been hard at work with many workshops making the finishing touches on their creations. One workshop in particular has allowed the youth to truly express their own personal fashion through thrifting and upcycling, a way of repurposing used clothing and accessories to …
Locally and globally, The HALO Foundation uses art therapy to help children express themselves. To some, art therapy may just seem like a fun way for children and teenagers to express their creative side. In reality, art therapy is much more. It uses artistic creation as a means of expression to communicate feelings and emotions. Art therapy is especially useful …
HALO Center harnesses the creative power of kids BY LAURA BAUER, The Kansas City Star KEITH MYERS | THE KANSAS CITY STAR HALO center director Carly Manijak (standing, center) listened as children gave the superhero power they wished they possessed. Minutes before the class was about to begin in a basement room of a Kansas City homeless shelter, a bubbly …
