The Village KC providing meals for families

A new nonprofit has had to adapt due to COVID-19 and is now serving meals instead of providing educational resources.

41 ACTION NEWS MOBILEAPP.A NEW NONPROFIT WASSUPPOSED TO LAUNCHPROGRAMS IN JUST A FEWMONTHS .BUT THAT'S BEEN PUT ONHOLD...INSTEAD OF WAITING,THEY DECIDED TO SWITCHGEARS.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER RAE DANIELTELLS US MORE ABOUTTHE VILLAGE KC.TAYLOR, LINDSAY -- THEVILLAGE KC IS A NEWNONPROFIT.

IT JUSTLAUNCHED LATEFEBRUARY.

AND THEN THISALL HAPPENED.

THEY AREHOUSED HERE AT DE LASALLE EDUCATIONCENTER.THEIR FOCUS IS TOPROVIDE SAFE SPACE ANDRESOURCES FOR TEENSTO GROW AND LEARN.THINGS LIKE FINANCIALLITERACY, HEALTH ANDWELLNESS, ANDCOMMUNITY SERVICE...BUT WITH THISPANDEMIC...THAT TOOK ABACK SEAT...SO THEYDECIDED TO MOVEFORWARD IN A DIFFERENTWAY.THEY'RE NOW FEED THEVILLAGE KC -- PROVIDINGMEALS FOR FAMILIES WHONEED THEM."Di'Anna Saffold, The Ville KCInc.It's always important to serve,nomatter what's going on.

And alot ofthese families depend on ourserviceand so how can we meet a needeven though our original plansweretossed to the waist side becauseservice should always be at theforefront of anything that youdoTHIS IS FOR FAMILIES WHOHAVE CHILDREN INGRADES K THRU 12.DELIVERY DAYS AREMONDAYS AND FRIDAYS --AND FAMILIES HAVE TOLIVE WITHIN THE KCPS,HICKMAN MILLS, CENTER,GRANDVIEW ANDRAYTOWN DISTRICTS.YOU DO HAVE TO SIGN UPFOR THIS SERVICE.

THAT ISON OUR WEBSITE ATKSHB.COMREPORTING LIVE, RAEDANIEL, 41 ACTION