Higher M-Pact is an amazing Kansas City organization whose mission is to "instill hope and inspiration in high-risk urban youth and in every life we encounter."  KC CAN! has partnered with Higher M-Pact on projects that address specific areas of need in fulfilling it's mission.  To learn more about Higher M-Pact, visit www.highermpact.org.

• Back To School Project

• Community Center Computer Lab & Library

KC CAN! is partnering with Higher M-Pact for our third annual Back To School drive to provide school supplies and clothes to at-need children in Kansas City, Missouri.  This year's event is scheduled for Saturday, August 8.  KC CAN has already committed to providing school supplies and clothing to 20 schoolchildren, and we are working to obtain donations to sponsor even more children.   A donation of $150 will provide a school uniform, shoes, and basic school supplies to one child who desperately needs these items as they begin the 2009 school year.  If you are interesting in sponsoring a child or making a donation of any amount for the Back To School project, please contact Mike Keegan at (913) 568-5334 or mfkeegan@hotmail.com.  Thank you!

Via this program, at-need schoolchildren register to participate in the BTS event.  Then, by meeting certain criteria (participation in after-school programs, personal conduct guidelines), schoolchildren are selected to participate in the BTS program.  Each qualifying child then receives school supplies, a school uniform, and shoes that will be used for the upcoming school year.  

In 2008, KC CAN!, along with our board members, sponsored 40 children ranging in age from first grade to high school senior as part of this program.  KC CAN! and our Executive and Advisory board members provided donations to sponsor these children.  Board members then went shopping for and compiled the necessary school supplies for each of the 40 children.  Members of the KC CAN! Executive Board participated in the distribution of the supplies to the families and schoolchildren who qualified for the event.  The event itself was very eye-opening and further reinforced that KC CAN! projects such as this can make a significant difference in the life of a child.  Without this support, some of these schoolchildren likely would be without the materials they need to enable a useful learning environment as they begin their classes.  Click here to see Pictures from past BTS events.

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Computer Lab & Library         

KC CAN! recently donated $11,400 to Higher M-Pact. The donation is part of KC CAN!’s continued contribution to the development of a computer learning center and allows purchase of new computing equipment and software to enhance the learning experience. KC CAN! had previously partnered with Higher M-Pact to renovate the computer lab and a reading library. KC CAN! is excited with the progress of the facility, staffing and the education programs. A grand opening and press event was held in March to celebrate the facility and programs. KC CAN! wishes to recognize SE Fox for making generous contributions of material and labor for flooring. Higher M-Pact operates directly in the communities identified as “high risk” for youth and uses the facility for educational programs to positively impact youth in the area.  Click here to see pictures of the Higher M-Pact Computer Lab.