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Jefferson City Magazine caught up with the residents and house moms of the HALO Home one year after opening our doors. The HALO Home is a two-year transitional living program providing a safe haven for homeless teens and their babies. We focus on “developing strong, confident women in a safe, warm, and supportive environment.” We teach our residents everything from …
You may have heard the term trauma-informed care, or TIC, recently thanks to a 60 Minutes report. We incorporate this practice into every facet of HALO, from the Learning Center to staff meetings to partnering agencies. HALO staff members have been TIC facilitators since 2014 and train all staff, interns, and volunteers during the orientation process. Through TIC training, we …
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On Friday, February 23rd, HALO hosted its 13th Annual Kansas City ArtReach Auction at The Brass on Baltimore. Attendees listened to children who have become heroes of their own stories, transformed through love, encouragement and support – breaking the cycle and becoming a contributing member of our community. By the end of the night, we raised over $200,000 for homeless and at-risk children. The …
Kendra Scott and HALO are teaming up for a night of fashion and fun at this years Kendra Gives Back Party! Twenty percent of the proceeds will benefit HALO. The event will take place Thursday, July 11th from 5-7 p.m. at the Kendra Scott Leawood location. It costs $200 to fully support a HALO child in the Kansas City Learning Center …
HALO’s life skill for April is time management, and we were lucky enough to have Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin squeeze us into her schedule to speak at our monthly staff meeting and tell us the secret to wearing many hats. Tergin has been the Mayor since 2015, and before that she served six years on the Jefferson City, Mo. …
While HALO offers healing and support for children, it is also extremely important that they learn self-care. The HALO Learning Center kicked off night one of its three-part Self-Care Workshop last week, with HALO children learning everything from how much water they need to drink to relaxation techniques. The workshop was led by Maria Sanchez, the workshop coordinating intern and …
Wondering what the boys and girls in Uganda have been up to lately? March was filled with fun every weekend! Here’s what happened at the Bukesa, Makerere, Kibuli and Mengo homes last month: First weekend: The children learned how to make some delicious pizza -a rare treat because cheese is expensive in Uganda- and who doesn’t love pizza?! Second weekend: …
Health education is important to the HALO family in making sure our children are happy and healthy and grow up with the knowledge they need to prevent disease. In January and February, we talked with our children about the importance of personal hygiene, sanitation, and how to prevent diseases such as typhoid and malaria. Sadly, these two diseases are still …
Hearing our children’s stories of success reminds us of why we do what we do. It’s why the HALO family and volunteers dedicate countless hours of our lives to this mission: to provide a foundation of a family for children without one, and most importantly, love. Listen to these girls’ stories below to see how love can heal: Marjai has …
