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 epecadmin | Sep 3, 2020 | Breaking the Cycle, Human-Animal Bond, Student Stories, Uncategorized
By Barb Pruitt Meet Valiant Viola Make no mistake, building a new life for yourself and your children after experiencing a lifetime of violence, abuse, poverty and addiction is not for the faint of heart. It’s an act of persistent bravery, one that requires...
by epecadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Breaking the Cycle, Student Stories, Uncategorized
(Amy Hall, left, is pictured with Grooming Project case manager, Barbie Daniels, right.) Meet Amy Hall, recently hired as assistant grooming instructor at The Grooming Project. Though her job is new, Amy is no stranger to this place. A Grooming Project graduate...
by epecadmin | 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 epecadmin | 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...
