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Meet Brittany! Brittany is our Chief Education + Enrichment Officer and spends every day making life better for our children and families. She leads kids, parents and staff in our Early Learning Center, oversees the 10-week summer camp and so much more. In almost two years at Newhouse, she does incredible work to make the …

Rev. Sharon Garfield and Dortha Mae Olsen More than 50 years ago in 1971, Rev. Sharon Garfield and Dortha Mae Olsen changed the landscape for those facing domestic violence in Kansas City when they co-founded Newhouse. Every year, we take time to celebrate their legacies as trailblazing social justice advocates. It is their vision for …

What an honor it has been to be a part of team Newhouse for the last three years. Never would I have imagined a world-wide pandemic to hit 75 days after stepping into my role. But it did! Over the last three years, “normal” for all of us shifted in significant ways, and while there …

Mahrukh is a court advocate at Newhouse. In her time at Newhouse, she has helped survivors in domestic violence in many ways, and we are proud to have her as one of our court advocates standing beside survivors when they are in court, working hard to build the safe and happy life they deserve. Meet …

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 …