October 4, 2018 @ Union Station
We feel safer when we think domestic violence happens somewhere else to someone else. In reality, domestic violence affects people from all walks of life and is present in every community. Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence, regardless of race, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or economic status. WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? Domestic violence is…
When Kate married Tom, she didn’t know the person he would become. He had been kind and gentle with her while dating, but Tom’s behavior began changing shortly after they got married. Tom suffered from mental health issues, and his doctor prescribed him medication. Tom didn’t want to take the medication, no matter how much…
Our Veterans Relief Project will be the beneficiary of the Royals Charities 50/50 Raffle for the game on September 27, 2018!! Come out & support the Royals, Legal Aid & veterans! The Royals Charities 50/50 Raffle presented by Edelman & Thompson is an in-stadium fundraiser in which one lucky fan can win big at every…
Joe was a homeless man who kept being picked up for trespassing at Crown Center, where he would sleep in a box on a corner in that area. Joe had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, but wasn’t medication compliant. He wasn’t engaged with any community-based behavioral health center except to go to Swope Health Services once…
Rick came to Legal Aid seeking help because the home he had recently inherited from his mother was at risk of foreclosure due to unpaid taxes. Rick’s home had been in his family for years and was the home where his mother lived prior to her passing. Rick had spent much of his childhood there…
Beth Ann, 28, grew up in a home where being a female was of little value. Her father and brother spent years telling her she was insignificant. To keep her in her place, Beth Ann’s father would often beat her. One time he beat her in the backyard where a neighbor saw what was happening…
The season’s first Monday Night Migrant Farmworkers Outreach was busy busy! We had heaps of farmworkers and their families, There were many volunteers, and Legal Aid staff members Perla Tapia (Low Income Taxpayer Clinic) and Erin Bartling (Migrant Farmworkers Project) answered questions about Legal Aid.
Legal Aid is the proud recipient of a generous $160,116 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) to fund our Mental Healthcare Access Project. Legal Aid and HCF are partnering to help clients experiencing mental illness secure public benefits by supporting a full-time attorney who provides representation, brief legal advice, and…
The Bar Plan Foundation Charity Golf Tournament for the Benefit of The Volunteer Attorney Project – 8-17-18
