Kansas City Public Library Earns $500K To Help Refugees & Immigrants

Given that the place mostly serves as a de facto homeless shelter . . . Here's a peek more services offered to residents legal or otherwise . . .Check-it: 

Kansas City Public Library has been selected as one of just 11 library systems nationwide to receive a $500,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation. The funding will help expand programs that connect people to careers and citizenship.

Half of the grant money will support the library's Refugee and Immigrant Services & Empowerment (RISE) program, which offers free classes on subjects ranging from English to financial literacy.

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Kansas City Public Library receives $500K grant to expand refugee, immigrant services

Kansas City Public Library received a $500,000 grant to expand the RISE program for immigrants and refugees, offering free classes and workforce certification preparation.

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