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Newhouse’s signature Imagine a Day Gala is coming up on November 12. Molly and Reggie Britt are honorary co-chairs of the event where we raise vital funds for our mission. We had a chat with Molly to hear her story and all about her Newhouse support. Meet Molly.  Her Background & Newhouse Connection Molly and …

Newhouse’s signature Imagine a Day Gala on November 12 is an evening of entertainment and inspiration as we raise vital funds for our mission. Dr. Kathy and Mr. Doug Gaumer are honorary co-chairs of the event. We sat down with Dr. Gaumer, Medical Director/Owner of Regain Functional Medicine + Aesthetics, to learn more about her story …

Ashley Thompson is Volunteer Manager at Newhouse. When she’s not connecting community members to service at Newhouse, you can find her enjoying BBQ with friends and family. Meet Ashley.  Her background and connection to Newhouse This past May, Ashley completed her Bachelors in Social Work at Kansas State and has since started her Masters program …

LaVeeda Simmons is Newhouse’s Lead Children’s Therapist. She leads her team and clients with grace, stability and compassion. We asked LaVeeda a little bit about how she got into this work, her role here and what she sees is the current need for children coming out of domestic violence. Meet LaVeeda.  Her connection to Newhouse …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A metro domestic violence shelter has helped thousands of people since it opened. Now Newhouse needs a little help of its own. The shelter hopes to raise $20,000 to buy a passenger van to help transport survivors and families. Newhouse says it will use the van to take clients to medical …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Newhouse, Kansas City’s first domestic violence shelter, has been searching the past year for an affordable passenger van to help transport survivors and families, and they are asking for the community’s help to secure one they have identified. With this van, Newhouse will be better able to transport clients to medical …

Meet Clarencetta It is a tall task to encapsulate all the ways Clarencetta Owens has impacted lives in her 40 years of providing support services as a case manager, Parent Aide and foster parent. Owens dedicated her life and career to helping others because of “her calling to help families”, and she takes that calling …

Mallory Montgomery serves as Newhouse’s Manager of Creative Communications.  “Our team is a powerful force of knowledge, skill, passion, and creativity; it’s an honor to work with such impressive individuals!” Meet Mallory.  Her Newhouse Connection Mallory’s background is in graphic design and branding. She graduated with a degree focused on visual imaging, and she’s had …

Expanded tax benefits help individuals and businesses give to charity during 2021 Here’s a rundown of the top rules that may apply to you >> CARES Act Special Charitable Contribution Rule When? Option Expires December 31, 2021 Who? Any individual who itemizes deductions What? Can elect 100 percent of your adjusted gross income (AGI) for …

By: KMBC, // Channel 9 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the Kansas City region, there were more than 12,000 requests for domestic violence services that went unmet due to lack of resources last year. We can do better! Someone you know, someone you love, is a survivor and often the most dangerous time for a victim …