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Want to find resources, articles, and guides that help you develop effective school-community partnerships? This page has the information you need to expand your knowledge and discover new ideas. Looking for help with your projects? Join one of our lunch & learns to workshop with our team.

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We’ve gathered everything a school partner needs in one place: goal-setting guides, project ideas by category, and the tools our coaches use to help partnerships start strong. Whether you’re planning your first project or looking for a fresh idea for a school you’ve served for years, start here. Bookmark it. We add to it as our network grows, and you’ll want to see the new resources coming out regularly.

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Blog Posts and Articles

Stockings Brighten Students’ Day

Gift donations from church partners at Symington Elementary School in Hickman Mills were assembled into 400+ stockings donated from Missouri Care. Principal Hayet Woods…

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Spreading Christmas Cheer

Many of the Caring for Kids partnerships throughout the Kansas City area assisted families in celebrating a joyful Christmas through gifts of clothing, toys,…

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Reaching Out to Restore Hope

Picture a mother walking into her children’s new school for the first time to enroll her four children, overwhelmed by her recent move. The…

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Simple Forms of Encouragement Make Big Impact

Sometimes encouragement to a child is as simple as a greeting before the school day to show you care and are thinking about him…

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Christmas Blessings All Around for Staff and Families

Teacher needs and wants for the classroom are attached to paper ornaments decorating a tree at Lenexa United Methodist Church, one of Sunflower Elementary’s…

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Grateful for Partners’ Generosity at Thanksgiving

Many of Caring for Kids’ partners provided food baskets or gift cards to families to ensure everyone enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving meal. Some, like…

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Ingels “Safety by Choice” Event Builds Community Trust

After last year’s great success, Ingels Elementary in Hickman Mills provided its second Safety by Choice fun family event May 14. With all of…

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It Really Does Take a Village – Stories from KCK

Caruthers Elementary Below is a note Partnership Director, Raquel Lara, received from Principal Molly Struzzo of Caruthers Elementary in Kansas City, Kansas. Caruthers is…

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Making a Difference with Dads in Shawnee Mission Schools

The community partners in the Shawnee Mission School District are making a difference. The partners at Nieman Elementary host events during the year called…

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