According to the Wyandotte County Health Department, homicide is the number one cause of death for people ages 15 to 44 in Wyandotte. The county sees more violence in general, …
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has awarded the University of Kansas a grant to establish one of only five federally funded national centers of excellence on youth …
Homicide is the leading cause of death for African American youth in the United States. Colleagues with the Center for Community Health and Development in partnership with other academic and community partners …
We would like to recognize the graduating class of 2022! We are proud of each one of you and proud to call you all ThrYvers! We wish you all the …
With the help of the Vera Institute of Justice, Wyandotte county community researchers held focus group meetings with residents to learn the perceptions of the counties criminal legal system. Follow …
“This project is a collaboration between the The University of Kansas, the Kansas City Public Library, KC Digital Drive, Thryve KC, Keystone Innovations and numerous community organizations, such as schools, …
A team led by KU researchers has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help underrepresented Kansas City youths connect with transportation services for enriching out-of-school …
Representative Sharice Davids announced the National Science Foundation awarded $1 million to the University of Kansas Center for Research (KU) through the Civic Innovation Challenge, a national research competition. The …
Chandra Green, director of Alive and Thrive, holds an “Empowering the Women of Wyandotte County” workshop on trauma and resilience Aug. 14 at Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Mary Ann …
Sharita Hutton said she left journalism because it was difficult to cover deaths so often. But during the 2019-20 school year, her first in a new job with the Kansas …
