Hope Village Breaks Ground: 21 New Homes Coming to KC's East Side
Hope Village Groundbreaking Ceremony — July 13, 2026 On Monday, July 13, The Hope Center KC and Sankofa EDG broke ground on Hope Village, a new housing initiative bringing 21 attainable homes to Kansas City's East Side. Located at 3216 Chestnut Ave., the development will include nine single-family homes and six duplexes — each featuring three bedrooms, two baths, and a one-and-a-half-car garage — primarily geared toward families earning between 80% and 120% of area median income.Hope Village builds on The
News Release: 7/13/2026
Patty Robertson, Program Liaisonprobertson@jacksoncountycares.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Community Mental Health Fund Announces First Cohort of Community Grant Recipients Funding will provide Jackson County residents with broader access to whole-person mental health services. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, July 13, 2026 The 2026 recipients of the Community Mental Health Fund’s (CMHF) inaugural Community Grants include 18 agencies that offer mental health services ranging from
The Linda Hall Names Dr. Jacob Campbell Senior Vice President of Research and Collections
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Linda Hall: Science Library and Arboretum is pleased to announce that Jacob Campbell, Ph.D., joined the institution as senior vice president of research and collections. In this new role on The Linda Hall’s Executive Leadership team, Campbell will provide strategic leadership for the Library's research, scholarship, collections, and curatorial activities. He will oversee the institution's library services, fellowship programs, special collections, and arboretum while helping shape a
