Thanking donors is so much fun! November 15, 2018 @ Boulevard Brewing Company
Allen was born with kidney failure. At six months old, he was one of the youngest people in Missouri to receive a kidney transplant and he has been on medications his entire life. Allen is now 34 and his kidney is failing again. He must receive a new kidney or he will die. His sister…
By Tom Kreamer Volunteering with Legal Aid of Western Missouri has been a very positive experience for me, a retired attorney. My primary focus during private practice was commercial real estate with an emphasis on real estate financing representing lenders. Thus, being assigned to the Foreclosure Prevention team at Legal Aid has been a great…
On most Wednesdays in the cramped quarters of Legal Aid of Western Missouri’s West Office, you will find retired judge Arthur Federman interviewing applicants. The applicants are immigrants who are candidates for United States Citizenship. The theme of lawful immigration has been a constant in Federman’s life. His parents survived the Holocaust, immigrated to Kansas…
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…
