Each year, the Legacy Committee selects a project with the intent to bring a long-lasting benefit to the Kansas City community. The committee plans the project, leads the project, and organizes the Centurion volunteers to participate in the project.
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During the course of the year the committee will support Life Unlimited whose mission is to “mission is to support people with disabilities as they experience life with unlimited possibilities.” The scope of the project is to help transform homes, lift spirits, and foster a deeper sense of belonging. This project addresses critical needs: enhancing accessibility in group homes (wheelchair ramps, garden paths), lawn maintenance, organizing interior storage, applying fresh paint, decorating for holidays, engaging with clients through activities at My Day centers, organizing donations at the Manor Thrift Store, and supporting our annual Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser.
During the course of the year the Pinnacle Centurions will support Mother’s Refuge toward their mission of sheltering and educating homeless, pregnant, and parenting young women by providing comprehensive services that empowers them to make successful life decisions for themselves and their babies. The “Welcome Home Little Sprouts Playground” Project involves renovating the garden and outdoor community space at their new facility, helping move in their Transitional Living Program Families into their new apartments.
During the course of the year the Apex Centurions will support KC Farm School at Gibbs Road whose mission is to “empower individuals of all ages, ancestries, and abilities through on-farm, hands-on experiences and vocational education connecting them to the land and soil, food, community, and opportunity.” The scope of the project is to bring to life their vision to life of transforming the 11.5 acres of raw, rolling pasture land we steward in Kansas City, Kansas while cultivating unity and stewardship within our community and the broader KC metro area. This will happen through implementing their comprehensive master plan for Common Ground, which includes the construction of outdoor classroom and community gathering spaces, the introduction of native plants and removal of non-native invasive plants in order to foster a deeper connection between the community and the land.
During the course of the year the Pinnacle Centurions will support Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council and their commitment to creating the space for a diverse, multi-generational community through investments in health, real estate, and economic development that help residents to achieve their aspirations. The goal of the project is to build upon years of work with residents, supporters, and community partners to further our goals to create a healthy community. The 2025-2026 Legacy Project will be selected by first-years in late fall.
Centurions will support Growing Futures Early Education Center whose mission is to nurture children and strengthen families to enrich our community. The scope of the project is to renovate four preschool classrooms to transform them into more welcoming, interactive, and organized learning environments for the children enrolled at Growing Futures Early Education Center.
During the course of the year, Centurions will support The Hope Center toward their mission of providing asset-based programs and opportunities for sustainable growth and development, where children, youth, and families can flourish on Kansas City’s east side. The project will include support to enhance The Hope Center’s reputation of providing positive assets that richly fill the east side of Kansas City.
Centurions will support The Don Bosco Centers, whose mission is to position “ethnically diverse populations of all ages across metropolitan Kansas City to be self-sufficient and contributing members of this great community.” Through improvements and repairs both inside and outside The Senior Center, we will assist the Don Bosco Centers in adding capacity so it can provide even greater services to seniors and persons with disabilities. Projects will include interior and exterior construction and redesign as well as opportunities to interact directly with the Don Bosco Centers’ clients.
During the course of the year the Pinnacle Actives will support Cultivate KC, a locally-grown nonprofit working to grow food, farms, and community in support of a sustainable and healthy local food system for all. The project will include help with Westport Commons Farm promotion, capital campaign promotion, and volunteering at the site and assisting with construction.
Centurions will work with Newhouse toward their mission of providing an ecosystem of transformative services that lead to safety, self-sufficiency, and whole-person healing for survivors of domestic violence. The project will include the restoration of bedrooms, a buildout/renovation of an education center for children and teens, both an indoor and outdoor sensory playground and potential rejuvenation of a terraced outdoor garden in the backyard of the building.
Centurions will support “reStart University” using Centurions’ collective voices to leave a lasting impact on the Kansas City community, by elevating the impact of homelessness on the community by advocating for homelessness in public policy, mentoring clients in their own self-advocacy, culminating in an Advocacy Day event with Centurions and reStart clients.
Synergy Services is an emergency shelter that provides safe, stable and supportive shelter to the metro’s homeless and runaway youth. Synergy “provides a full continuum of care to assist individuals and families with immediate respite from violence, and services which empower clients to find and choose good options for future safety and success.”
During the course of the year, the 2020-2021 Legacy Project committee will help Synergy Services toward it’s mission to end family violence by providing crisis response (hotlines and advocacy), providing safety (shelter and housing), promoting healing (counseling and support), building strength (empowerment and connections), and effecting change (resilience and prevention). Centurions will help execute a makeover project of all 12 bedrooms and make a statement from the community that will have an impact on hundreds of kids each year.
Happy Bottoms’ mission is to collaborate with community partners to empower, connect and impact low income families by alleviating diaper need in the Kansas City community. During the course of the year, the Fall Centurions will help improve the new warehouse, including refreshing the conference and staff areas.
Niles’s mission is to enrich and enhance the lives of children and families by providing medical and behavioral healthcare, social services, and education. During the course of the year the Spring Centurions will help improve the activity and outdoor space for youth.