When a child is born a community is renewed. When a child becomes an adult the community is strengthened and sustained. In the interest of our survival as a community, we celebrate and support the successful passage of all children into responsible adulthood.

---excerpt from Transformation - A Rites of Passage Manual for African-American Girls

A vital component of Trace's Place will be accessing and utilizing the expertise within the community to meet our organizational goals. We are privileged to include the following non-profit organizations as part of our community network and service providers:

Gifted Hands Gift Shop– providing domestic violence prevention by educating girls on characteristics of healthy relationships and self-image, as well as teaching them how to identify potentially “dangerous” relationships. Gifted Hands also provides economic empowerment workshops that include: positive communication, decision making, negotiation, customer service skills and a host of other life-skills that support growth and development.

For more information please contact Vicki Ellison at 816-561-2667 or visit www.giftedhandskc.com

Operation Breakthrough – Missouri’s largest nonprofit full time childcare center for low income parents. Operation Breakthrough has provided this much needed service for families in the community for more than 30 years. Operation Breakthrough and Trace's Place will partner to provide emergency housing and/or mental health and support services.

For more information please visit www.operationbreakthrough.org

W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center - providing tutorial assistance and computer training to families in our community for more than 30 years. Trace’s Place will utilize the Learning Center for academic assessments and tutorial services focusing on reading, mathematics and science.

For more information please visit www.duboislc.org