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By: Gabriella Pagán // Channel 41 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As calls for help continue to increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, Newhouse Domestic Violence Shelter is overcapacity, forcing the nonprofit to get creative in finding safe alternative housing at a time when they are also running low on funds. But the shelter has become a cause celeb, quite literally, …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Newhouse, Kansas City’s first domestic violence shelter, has been awarded a $15K grant from the When Georgia Smiled: The Robin McGraw Revelation and Dr. Phil Foundation. Funds from this grant will support the much-needed renovation of the Children’s Center for Education, Innovation & Healing located onsite at the shelter. Approximately 50 percent of those …

For almost 50 years, Newhouse has provided safety and helped to give voice to those who have been silenced through domestic violence. While we know that domestic violence knows no racial, socioeconomic, gender, or educational boundaries, racial equity is so important to our organization because we know that structural racism is a key contributor to …

Ted McKnight, known by his endearing fans as “Touchdown Teddy” is a proud supporter of Newhouse’s mission to break the cycle of domestic violence. Transform the lives of survivors by donating now.

By: Emily Holwick // Channel 9 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As businesses begin to reopen, a Northland nonprofit is still deciding when to open its store. The Assistance League of Kansas City is mostly funded by The Resale Shop, a secondhand store in Gladstone. It’s had to close because of the pandemic, but the group is still helping …

Newhouse is a place where so many turn for refuge. “Any place outside of where they are experiencing violence is certainly a better place,” said Courtney Thomas, of Newhouse. “The shelter wants to offer survivors more — a place that makes them feel loved.” View video online.