Hillcrest Platte County

This program addresses the needs of young adults who are on their own and still needing to complete high school and further their education. The length of time the participant is in the program is based on the educational goals of the young adult. We walk alongside them as they complete their high school education and then help them set realistic educational goals to acquire the skills necessary to earn family sustaining wages into their future. We offer life skills and assistance saving for goals such as vehicles so that they are not dependent on anyone and can be self-reliant.  We focus on building self-esteem and the realization that their potential is so much more than what they may have been told or believed in the past. We focus on the individual development of skills that matches their interests and propensity for success.  The individuals who graduate our program are set to launch into a successful life in a healthy fashion to be healthy employees, healthy partners, healthy parents and healthy citizens in our community.

Engage volunteers from local community in hands-on work with at-risk population.

The Blessings program allows Hillcrest Platte County to reach those in the community who are insecurely housed before they arrive at the situation where they are homeless. The Blessings program is a high accountability way to help those in need  while at the same time offering the skills they need to move forward in a self-supporting way. Hillcrest Platte County is partnering with local churches to centralize a location for all those who request help from the community churches to receive consistent training and resource referral. There will be a thorough tracking system to report back the differences that are being made by becoming involved in the lives of those who are being helped.

The Hillcrest Thrift Stores in Kansas City North/Parkville & Platte City receive donated items, to re-sell to raise funds in support of the transitional housing program. This program is primarily staffed by volunteers, with some paid staff. The store provides vouchers to current & graduate clients of the Hillcrest transitional housing program, to provide them at no cost with basic clothing & household items.