by Abby | Dec 13, 2021 | Breaking the Cycle, Supporters
First Federal helps students start fresh with new checking accounts By: Sandra Olivais Kristyn Tillman could barely hear over the blowing hairdryer, buzzing electric clippers, and barking dogs as she groomed a sweet, tan poodle standing tall on the grooming table....
by Abby | Nov 23, 2021 | Breaking the Cycle
A graduate of The Grooming Project and her children. By Jarrod Sanderson, LCSW and COO of The Grooming Project and On a drizzly fall Kansas City day in 2015, I received a call from a fellow Licensed Clinical Social Worker who was a former colleague. She’d since moved...
by Pawsperity Admin | Nov 26, 2018 | Breaking the Cycle, Human-Animal Bond
After giving birth to a daughter in the summer of 2017, April found herself faced with a decision all too familiar for single mothers—whether to get a low-paying job to make immediate ends meet or further her education with the hopes of providing long-term stability....
by Pawsperity Admin | Nov 12, 2018 | Breaking the Cycle, Student Stories
Christine, single mother of two and a KC native, grew up watching her mother cut and style hair. After graduating high school, she decided to give cosmetology school a try for herself. She earned her certificate and started working in a salon, but soon realized that...
by Pawsperity Admin | Apr 29, 2017 | Breaking the Cycle, Student Stories
FINDING HER PLACE: KARA JOHNSON Life wasn’t going well for Kara Johnson. She didn’t know – never had known — her mom. Her father suffered mental health and addiction issues and wasn’t the best role model. Nor was his ex-wife, who gave Kara a home for a while,...
by Pawsperity Admin | Apr 9, 2017 | Breaking the Cycle, Student Stories
TYESHA OLDEN: IT’S ALL UP FROM HERE For Tyesha Olden, the struggle was constant. To be sure, she was trying hard to get her life on track. She had dropped out of high school when asthma caused her to miss too many days to catch up, but she’d signed up for Job...
