Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Youth”
Limited financial resources is one of the biggest reasons Kansas City students are unable to attend college. Kansas City Security Association’s Education Fund is making it possible for 12 Kansas City youth to attend college this fall, two of which are HALO youth. Oscar and Tiana were chosen out of 48 applicants to each receive $18,000 scholarships for college. Both …
Imagine you can’t get to high school. It’s not because you are too tired to get out of bed, and it’s not because you can’t find your keys. Imagine the only reason you won’t go to school is because you have no way to get there. For many youth in Jefferson City, this is a significant and real problem. At …
Recently opened, Kansas City Bier Company, a brewery in Waldo, not only opened its doors to the public but opened an opportunity for Kansas City youth. A group of boys from BoysGrow, an organization that works to help open inner-city boys’ eyes to the possibilities and realities of entrepreneurship, handcrafted 6 tables and matching benches for the brewery. BoysGrow worked with our …
Art therapy is a very important learning activity for the youth at the HALO homes. The HALO Foundation’s international ambassadors and teachers in the homes use art therapy daily to help the youth express themselves and discover their passions. You will have the opportunity to see the importance of art therapy for HALO youth and how it promotes their creativity …
