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Human Service Summit Recap for June 9, 2009:

UCS hosted its annual Human Service Summit at the Ritz Charles Conference Center on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Ed O’Malley, CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center and former Kansas State Representative, energized participants with his keynote address that focused on the critical role leadership plays in solving problems brought on by a vastly changing landscape. Read the full recap here.  Reporter Mike Hendricks of the Kansas City Star attended the Summit.  His column on the information presented can be read here.

 
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Funding Opportunity:

The Alcohol Tax Fund and the Human Service Fund are currently accepting applications for the 2010 funding year.  For more details, please see our press release.

 
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Emergency Assistance Provider Dialogue:

UCS recently convened agencies that provide energy assistance in Johnson County.  Click here to read the summary.

 
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Children & Youth Trends Report:

During the 2007-08 school year, UCS facilitated dialogues on human services in five school districts.  The Johnson County Children and Youth Trends Report draws attention to the 87,138 students enrolled in public schools during that year - presenting data about a variety of factors that affect the ability to learn, and observations expressed by dialogue participants.

Findings include:

  • Approximately one in six public school students received a free or reduced-cost lunch during the 2007-08 school year.
  • Approximately one in three Johnson County 12th graders self-reported binge-drinking.
  • English as a Second Language enrollment increased 129% over the past five years.  There were 67 different languages spoken by Shawnee Mission School District students.
 
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HUD Grant Award to Continuum of Care: 

The Johnson County Continuum of Care on Homelessness was recently awarded $379,125 to provide housing and related supportive services for those who are homeless in our county. This included three renewal grants to Safehome, Salvation Army, and the Mid-America Assistance Coalition for existing programs and three new multi-year grants to Catholic Charities and the Johnson County Mental Health Center to address the housing needs of homeless families with children and chronically homeless with mental health issues. Congratulations to all who worked so hard to assure resources to serve those in our community experiencing homelessness.

 
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2008 Annual Report: 

UCS' 2008 Annual Report is now available for review Please visit our About UCS page for a history of UCS.

 
 
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