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Retired vascular surgeon Dr. Ted Higgins runs a surgical center in Haiti that generally sees an upwards of 20,000 patients per year. He says the humanitarian crisis the country faces is making it difficult for the Higgins Brothers Surgicenter for Hope to get patients the care they need.
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Lawmakers argued the change was needed to ensure donors can maintain privacy while giving to causes they believe in.
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The local nonprofit Pride Haven works to provide shelter first so guests are free to focus on other aspects of their lives.
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The health care disparity in Kansas City is largely shaped by where you live and how much money you make.
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In today's polarized political landscape, it's difficult for Americans to see beyond partisanship and find common ground, and the Health Forward Foundation prioritizes community health with $3.4 million in grants.
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BlaqOut KC, founded with the mission of eradicating HIV/AIDS from the local Black community, will open a physical safe space for Black LGBTQ residents.
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Ricky Oliveras says he was fired for insubordination, a charge he disputes. Two years ago, he coached the boys soccer team to a state championship. Cris Medina retired from Guadalupe in April.
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Connie Swartz was packing her husband's military uniforms for their tenth move when she started wondering how to dispose of the fatigues that were no longer needed.
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The coronavirus saw food insecurity for households with children rise 15 points and the Kansas City woman giving fatigues worn by service members new purpose.
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What today's young activists think of Dr. King's methods for advancing social justice, and the circumstances holding back Kansas City's Black entrepreneurs.
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A Kansas City nonprofit is a new source of capital for Black entrepreneurs, the jazz community is celebrating Kansas City's own jazz virtuoso, and a novel idea for assisting voters seeking to mail in their Missouri general election ballots.
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A City Council committee Wednesday endorsed a rule requiring the top employees of any organization receiving significant financial support from Kansas City, Missouri to live in the city with a salary no higher than the city manager.