Celebrating the Spirit That Sustains Our Mission
01 October 2026
As we enter the autumn season I’d like to take a moment to share something that you may not already know. Contrary to popular perception, trees do not actually shed leaves through force or stress. Instead, as daylight shortens, trees build a tiny boundary called an abscission layer at the base...
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Learning Academy Opens with Excitement and Joy
01 September 2026
It's hard to imagine the first day of school in a new building going any more smoothly than the opening of the K-12 Learning Academy on August 24. The opening of the new Cornerstones of Care Education Campus, which includes the Learning Academy, has been nearly two years in the making....
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Meet the Trainer: A Conversation with Danya Moten, Project Manager of Collaborative Learning
11 August 2026
Danya Moten built her decades-long career on her belief that when the adults in a child's life truly understand what that child needs, everything can change. As Project Manager of the Collaborative Learning Team at Cornerstones of Care, she puts that belief into practice every day as she designs and...
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Cornerstones of Care Says Goodbye to Gillis Campus
31 July 2026
Cornerstones of Care bid farewell to the Gillis Campus with a celebratory event as team members move into new space at the Cornerstones of Care Education Campus, while others will eventually have offices on the Ozanam Campus. [caption id="attachment_35640" align="alignleft" width="504"] Gillis playground circa 1930[/caption] The move has begun in time for...
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Helping Youth With Trauma Manage Anger: Practical Tips and Training Resources
31 July 2026
When a child is angry, it can be easy to focus on what we see. We see the yelling. The arguing. The name-calling. The hysterics. The door slamming. The defiance. Sometimes, we see a child who seems to go from calm to explosive in an instant, and we wonder how...
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BIST Success at Meadow Lane Elementary
29 July 2026
Meadow Lane Elementary is succeeding with BIST — and the numbers prove it. There are 450 students and 70 faculty members at Meadow Lane, which is one of the three Title I elementaries in the Lee’s Summit, Mo., school district. By using analytics, a commitment to solving challenges, and a positive...
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Education Campus to Provide Resources Where They Are Most Needed
25 July 2026
When the Learning Academy opens later this month, it will provide supports that typical students never think about. A Resource Room at the Education Campus will make necessities ranging from food to laundry to a private shower available to more than 100 students whose families may be struggling. Food, hygiene, and...
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When Back-to-School Jitters Run Deeper: Supporting Kids Who’ve Experienced Trauma
25 July 2026
Butterflies before the first day of school are normal. But for children who have experienced trauma — which applies to many of the youth Cornerstones of Care serves — those jitters can be something else entirely: a full-body alarm system that's been triggered one too many times before. Why Anxiety Looks...
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