Kansas City Curbside

09/17/2014

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09/15/2014

Please make it a point to at least say "Hello" to the next homeless person you see! Many struggling individuals have fascinating stories and a lot of wisdom to impart.

http://nationswell.com/homeless-america-5-things-to-say/

The right words can make a big difference when talking to someone living on the streets. When you see someone in crisis, follow these scripts.

09/10/2014

Don't forget about our upcoming meeting on Saturday, September 13th at the Plaza Branch of the KC Public Library at 4 p.m.

Please FB message or e-mail us for more information!

09/07/2014

Thank you to everyone who came out to our first meeting yesterday!!! We had a really good brain storming session and added a few new faces to our effort!

OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE NEXT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th @ the Plaza Library @ 4:00 p.m.

Please let us know if you are interested in helping KC's first street paper get started!

09/05/2014

Share this with family and friends! The more engaging we are to the KC community, the more change we can make!

SEE YOU ON SATURDAY!

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/vol/4652901437.html

Hello one and all! The KC CURBSIDE is an up-and-coming monthly street paper written by and benefiting members of the homeless population of Kansas City. If that sounds like something you could groove

09/04/2014

Hello one and all!

We will plan on having our first meeting this SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2014 @ 4:00 P.M. The meeting will be held on Rockhurst University's campus in Conway 103.

At this meeting we will:
1. Introduce the idea of a street paper
2. Explain how a street paper works to combat homelessness/poverty
3. Nail down some goals
4. THINK TANK HARDCORE

Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, comments, or critiques. Please invite any-and-all parties you may think are interested (work friends, families, sororities/fraternities, etc.)

Peace and Love,

KCC

"To those who hunger, give bread. To those who have bread, give the hunger for justice"

P.S.

In case you need something to whet your SOCIAL JUSTICE APPETITE:

http://www.street-papers.org/
http://thecurbsidechronicle.org/

09/03/2014

Thank you to everyone who has liked the page so far! Over 100 likes in 24 hours!

We are currently setting a date/time for our first meeting. If you are interested in learning more, please let us know! Be on the lookout for that information!

Peace,

KCC

09/02/2014

Our organization seeks to accomplish the following:

1) Provide income to homeless and low-income individuals through the sale of our paper
2) Empower the homeless by providing them with a voice within our paper
3) Increase awareness in KC of the problem of homelessness
4) Combat the stigma of homelessness and improve relations between homeless and non-homeless individual

09/01/2014

Hello one and all! The KC CURBSIDE is an up-and-coming monthly street paper written by and benefiting members of the homeless population of Kansas City. If that sounds like something you could groove to, like the page and message me for details!