A picture of compassion, an example of fellowship, and an advocate for education is how Rev. Dr. Robert (Bob) Lee Hill described Deidre Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of United Inner City Services, as he presented her with the 2019 Evelyn Wasserstrom Award....
The holiday season is a great time for giving, but did you know contributing to others can increase your health and happiness? A study conducted by Harvard Business School in 2008 found that giving money to someone else increased participants’ happiness more than...
The youngest students at St. Mark Center started their school day on Nov. 30, 2018 by moving to the music performed by Violinist Abigail Walden from the Kansas City Civic Orchestra. There was so much excitement as the students, 10 months to 15 months old, huddled...
Families from St. Mark Center gathered on the evening of November 19, 2018, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts for the unveiling of the Grow Up Great Gallery, a new handprint art wall that St. Mark students helped create. Students searched for their...
“When my children started at UICS a year ago, it was a relief for me. I was living in transitional housing close by and trying to find a quality preschool for my kids. Several of my neighbors had told me about St. Mark. I toured the center and it definitely...
Chris McLaurin, Principal Percussionist for the Kansas City Symphony, visited St. Mark recently to train our teachers on how to use percussion instruments in the classroom. We are so proud to be included in this Kansas City Symphony video:
