HALO Youth Wrap Up March's Life Skill - Accountability!

HALO youth have been learning about and practicing accountability throughout the whole month of March as our featured life skill. This past week, youth wrapped up our Accountability month by creating images of short-term goals they have, and then writing down the steps they can take to hold themselves accountable for those goals. 

Scroll through to see what our HALO youth will be holding themselves accountable for this week! For more information on how you can help HALO youth, visit our website at haloworldwide.org or like us on Facebook! 

This youth's goal is to "be a beter drawer" - look at him practicing his skills with this Lego man and robot! 

Practicing her art is also this HALO youth's goal. And she loves flowers!

This HALO youth wants to try to be healthier by eating more fruit - what variety, too! 

This HALO youth took her art in a more 3-D direction to show how her goal is to be a better Christian. Some her steps were praying and showing kindness to everyone. 

Getting an A on that next Math test is the goal for this HALO youth - she plans to ask questions, study with her tutor, and focus! 

HALO Gets Some Fuzzy Friends!

Animals! Cute, fuzzy, warm and fluffy–man’s best friend, right? Of course! Well, at the HALO Learning Center – KC, we’re welcoming some fuzzy faces as new friends!

Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) has been a form of therapy widely researched and proven for its beneficial effects of relaxation. HALO – KC felt like this would be a great (and cute!) service to offer to the youth during their art workshops.

Our first furry guest was Hawk, a short haired Collie, and his owner Jennifer. Hawk, Jennifer, and HALO Youth had a blast hanging out together and having some relaxing fun.

Scroll through the photos for to check out the adventures of Hawk and HALO! For more photos and other HALO information, please visit our Facebook page.  If you want to volunteer and be part of HALO’s mission, go to www.haloworldwide.org.

Hawk thinking that he’s modeling for a picture

Hawk offering a friendly smile to a HALO youth

Hawk and a HALO Youth bonding during a break.

HALO's Birthday Recap!

On February 27th, the HALO Foundation celebrated it's 10th year at their annual Art Auction. Besides celebrating the Art Auction, HALO made the event a birthday bash to honor all of they youth they support who don't know when their actual birthday is due to their circumstances.

Two HALO Learning Center - KC youth were asked to speak at the event about how HALO - KC has "made their wish come true".  The night ended with a dance party with live music from local band, Lost Wax.

HALO youth, staff, volunteers, and supporters all came together on this one magical night to celebrate 10 years of empowering youth in the greatest need. Overall, from beginning to end, every second was a fun, creative, and energetic celebration of the HALO Foundation, and even more importantly, the youth they support.

Scroll through these fun photos from the festivities! 

For more photos and other HALO information, please visit our Facebook page.  If you want to volunteer and be part of HALO’s mission, go to www.haloworldwide.org.

Celebrating HALO's 10th year at Sporting Park - what could be better?

The Kansas City Marching Cobras started off the night with a bang!

HALO youth have fun with Katie Van Luchene of This is KC magazine and local fashion designer, Whitney Manney.

Friend of the Learning Center and Miss Teen Missouri USA Christina Stratten joins in on the live auction fun.

HALO youth, Tiana, receives a warm welcome from the crowd.

HALO youth, Tiana, speaks about how the HALO Learning Center - KC "made her wish come true" with a college scholarship from KCSA.

HALO youth, Marjai, reads a poem she wrote about the HALO Learning Center - KC believes in her, and has made her believe in herself.

The end of a birthday celebration calls for a dance party!

HALO youth dance with HALO Program Director, Lacy Voight, to the live tunes of Lost Wax!

Everyone is having fun during the dance!

What would a 10th Birthday celebration be without cupcakes and blowing out the candles?

HALO Youth Tie Up February!

To wrap up February's Life Skill of Self-Discipline, HALO Youth worked hard (and fought the cold!) on self-tie fleece pillows!

HALO Youth made their pillows in a workshop with a local children's shelter. While the pillows are soft, snuggly, and warm, self-tie fleece pillows take a lot of focused work and determination. Precise measuring, careful cutting, and tight tying are all required to make a self-tie fleece pillow last and stay together. HALO Youth certainly worked hard, though, and got to bring home their pillow with them to keep them warm in all of this snow!

For more photos and other HALO information, please visit our Facebook page.  If you want to volunteer and be part of HALO’s mission, go to www.haloworldwide.org.