Operation Breakthrough

Last updated August 30, 2007

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Center teens graduate in record numbers
Scholarships awarded to class of 2007

Over lunch, staff started chatting about which Center teens were graduating from high school this year. By the time they finished tallying, they had 20 names.

“I was stunned,” says Sister Berta. “The graduation rate for kids in this part of the city is below 50 percent.”

Increase in child care subsidy guidelines gives some relief but more is needed

Missouri has now moved off the very bottom of the state rankings for giving working families access to child care, but legislation that would have impacted more Center families failed t0 pass in the last session.

	Thorne Hawley, 87, devotes six hours a week to Center babies

	Therapists use music to work their magic

	Juneteenth is an all-day festival of outdoor fun for infants through teens.

	Gifts reduce Center’s mortgage

	Farm Fest 2007: A great evening for three great causes

	Celtic Block Party with The Elders

	Health Fair becomes smorgasbord of information

	Center’s 9th-annual fundraiser is the sweetest ever

	Center mom makes “a powerful difference”

	Playgrounds dedicated in honor of Sisters Corita and Berta

	Getting lost helped teen find new opportunities

	African-American speakers series

	LEAP breaks its own record for supporting Center children

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Save the date!
Our 10th annual fundraiser is
April 25th 2008.

Chiefs Charity Game
Operation Breakthrough is selected for the Chiefs Charity Game 2008. Sign up to be a sponsor for this year’s game! All proceeds go directly to helping the children of Operation Breakthrough. Find out more about the game.

Farm Fest 2008
Farm Fest, set for June 1, 2008, is a fun, family event at the Deanna Rose Farmstead in Overland Park, which will benefit Operation Breakthrough, the Farmstead and the Jewish Community Center.