Kansas City Community Center is constantly working with local, state and national news organizations to help spread the word on the dangers of drug addiction, advancements in drug rehabilitation and what to expect from drug treatment.

 

In Loving Memory Of

Mr. Erwin Jones
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of KCCC Board Member Erwin Jones. He passed away on Monday Morning, August 13, 2007. Mr. Jones was elected to KCCC’s Board of Directors in December 1996. He received an Honorable Discharge from the Army National Guard in 1954, and received an Associates of Arts Degree from the University of Central Missouri in 1986. He was a substance abuse counselor at Rodgers South Clinic from 1990 to 1994. From 1974 to 1987, he was a substance abuse counselor at Wise Council House. He was currently a minister at the True Light Pentecostal Church. All will miss him.


Mr. Tom Gaudette
It is also with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tom Gaudette, Program Administrator for KCCC at the Western Regional Diagnostic Correctional Center (WRDCC) in St. Joseph, Missouri. Tom was killed in a motorcycle accident on August 16, 2007. He was a fine man and a wonderful employee. He will be greatly missed.

 

 

April 9th, 2007

From: THE KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY CENTER,
JACKSON COUNTY DRUG COURT & COMBAT

Subject: KCPT-Channel 19 Public Television Special - Shadow of Meth - A one hour documentary on the meth epidemic in the Midwest told first-hand by those hardest hit.

When: Thursday, April 12th at 8:00 pm

Where: KCPT Public Television/Channel 19 www.kcpt.org

For More Information Call: Suellen Dice 816-651-4198

 

Meth. It’s a drug that’s devastating families and stretching law enforcement across the Midwest. On Thursday, April 12th at 8 pm, KCPT takes you on the frontlines of the battle against methamphetamine in the SHADOW OF METH. Go inside Kansas City Community Center, a local COMBAT sponsored treatment facility and hear the disturbing personal accounts of Kansas Citians whose lives and families have been torn apart by the meth menace. According to federal estimates, more than 12 million Americans have tried methamphetamine and 1.5 million are regular users. Once derided as the “poor man’s cocaine,” the highly addictive stimulant is hooking soccer moms, computer geeks, and straight A students along with hardcore drug users. Unlike heroin and cocaine users who are predominately male, women’s use of meth is equal to that of men. This documentary is a collaboration with select public TV stations across the Midwest. KCPT’s Nick Haines is the producer of the Kansas City segment and co-producer of the Midwest public TV stations collaboration.

 

 

Some KCCC Offices Have Moved

The following KCCC offices have moved:
Business
Personnel
Administrative

The new address is:
Kansas City Community Center
1730 Prospect
Kansas City, MO 64127

The main telephone number remains the same:
(816) 421-6670

 

 

R-2’s Level 2 & 3 Outpatient
Treatment Moved

As a lot you may already know, the Kansas City Community Center provides substance abuse counseling services on an outpatient basis over at 1800 Wyandotte St. in Kansas City, Missouri. As of September 30, 2006, the Level 2 & 3 outpatient counseling services are being moved to 1212 McGee St. in Kansas City, MO 64108. The new telephone number will be (816) 474-2121. There are three counselors involved in the program that will moving along with it, they are; Earl Henricks, Bob Farris, and Robert Engelhardt. If you need any additional information about the move or outpatient counseling services, you may contact one of the above-mentioned counselors at the number mentioned above, or contact Jayne Montgomery at (816) 842-1805, x102.