Our Approach

We find African-American men in need of assistance through our contacts at local colleges, universities, and health care providers. To date, we've worked with the Metropolitan Community Colleges, Johnson County Community College, University of Missouri—Kansas City, Donnelly College, and St. Luke’s Health System. Once we've identified candidates, we sit down with them and determine what roadblocks they face and what will help them reach their goals.

Our approach is tailored to each specific candidate. Sometimes it's as simple as paying for tuition. Sometimes help is getting a candidate caught up on a car loan so he can drive to class. Sometimes it means settling outstanding tax or legal problems. Sometimes it’s calling school administrators to figure out what grant money, tuition reimbursement, or other benefits are available. The average cost of a two-year nursing program is around $20,000. We work to defray those costs where we can. 

Once we’ve accepted a candidate for our program, we set short-term and long-term goals to which they are held accountable. We also partner with the Prosperity Center for Financial Opportunity, a local organization housed on the campus of Rockhurst University, to provide candidates with additional education that will help them manage their finances.

 After graduation, our network of doctors and medical professionals set about placing candidates in good nursing and health care jobs in the Kansas City area.