The Expand Prosperity Campaign will increase our impact in the community through the construction of a new grooming school, allowing us to more than double the number of families we serve.
What’s New at The Grooming Project
On the Move
Local companies help students hit the road By Sarah Baum Kansas City is a car town. Imagine being a single parent without a car or a driver’s license, struggling to keep a well-paying job, accessing quality childcare, or buying your groceries. Solving daily...
A Cut Above
Andy Wiltz plays with dogs at Woof's Play & Stay. KC area employers embrace training program and skills of graduates ready to start their career. By Andrea Byrne If anyone knows how challenging it can be to hire a good dog groomer, it’s owners and managers of...
Check out our first magazine, GROOMING, LOVE AND HOPE!
You’ll hear from some of our brave graduates, hard working students, and our staff who make our unique program possible.
Our first family residence facility is now open, thanks to generous donors!
A dream is now a reality, thanks to our incredibly generous donors! Our 6 family transitional living residence is complete and ready for move-in! Be sure to watch this video tour of our beautiful new building, and hear from Jarrod Sanderson, our Chief Operations Officer, about the inspiration for this new facility!
“To ensure that kids thrive and succeed from birth onward, we must simultaneously address the obstacles facing their parents.”
– Annie E. Casey Foundation
Empowering the Parent to Empower the Child (EPEC) is a 501c3 organization dedicated to reducing generational poverty in Kansas City.
Through our state-certified grooming school and our Lee's Summit grooming salon, we train struggling parents to be pet groomers and salon managers, both in-demand, living-wage trades.
The School
5829 Troost Ave, Suite B.
Kansas City, MO 64110
816.214.5376
Open Tuesday - Friday
8 am to 4 pm
Walk-In Nail Trims
9 am to 3 pm
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1650 SE Blue Parkway
Lee's Summit, MO 64063
816.525.2440
Open Monday - Saturday
8 am to 5 pm