Team Newhouse

Championing Survivors Through Community and Connection Julie’s journey with Newhouse began in May 2024 as an intern, where she supported volunteer work. What she thought would be a short-term role unexpectedly became the start of a career she’s now deeply passionate about. By September 2024, Julie officially joined the team full time, and is now …

From Shelter to Stability Sean Helps Survivors Build Brighter Futures Two years ago, Sean moved to Kansas City and quickly became a vital part of the Newhouse team. Starting as a teacher and children’s advocate in the Early Learning Center, he now serves as a CoC Housing Advocate, connecting survivors of domestic violence to safe, …

Helping Children Heal Through Trust, Safety, and Play At Newhouse, we believe in the power of healing—especially for our youngest survivors. And since January 2022, Manique has been a steady and compassionate force behind that healing journey. Manique began her career at Newhouse as a shelter advocate, later returning as an intern in our children’s …

Guiding Recovery with Compassion: Meet Ryan Meet Ryan DuPree, our Vice President of Recovery Services and Community Partnerships. Ryan’s journey with Newhouse began in February 2023 when he joined us as a Recovery Counselor on a contract basis. Immediately, staff and clients could see his dedication and heart for the work, so we were very …

Keeping Us Strong and Funded: Meet Kathryn Behind every safe night of shelter, every therapy session, and every healing moment at Newhouse, there’s a team making sure we have the resources to keep going—including the amazing Kathryn. For the past two years, Kathryn has worked behind the scenes to secure funding, uphold financial accountability, and …

Bringing Joy, Healing, and Play: Meet Lila, Newhouse’s First Recreational Therapist! At Newhouse, healing takes many forms—safety, therapy, advocacy, and even play, and Lila embodies this holistic approach as our first-ever Recreational Therapist. Since joining the team in May 2024, she has dedicated herself to bringing joy, movement, creativity, and healing to the survivors we …

Q+A with Ryan Dupree, Newhouse Recovery Counselor National Recovery Month promotes and supports new evidence-based treatments and recovery practices, the nation’s strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and communities who make recovery in all its forms possible. One of those service providers works right here at Newhouse. Ryan Dupree, LMSW, …

Meet Grey! Grey joined Team Newhouse in 2020 to help our organization evolve our approach to social work and domestic violence support. He is always ready to assist a child or adult client one-on-one and actively engages in high-level strategy at Newhouse, across the country as a speaker and trainer, and in the classroom as …

Meet Teresa! When survivors arrive at Newhouse, we first focus on their immediate needs. That includes clothing and shoes, hygiene items, a comfortable room, and food. Our kitchen staff cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner every day and makes sure snacks are available 24/7 for residents.   Some residents have experienced years of food insecurity and find …

Validating fellow survivors when they need it most:kylie’s journey to legal advocacy Author: Max Sheffield, former Newhouse resident and fellow survivor Kylie wasn’t taught about consent and red flags that indicate abusive relationships in her small, conservative town. In high school, Kylie dated someone older who began emotionally manipulating her and pressuring her into sex. …