Northeast News
December 9, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Students enrolled in Kansas City Public Schools will soon get help to breathe a little easier.

In a press release, KCPS officials announced they have received a $37,260 grant from Baptist-Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation that allows each of the 27 Kansas City, Mo., public elementary schools to purchase 30 pocket chambers and 10 flow meters, devices to help with the effectiveness of asthma medication administered in school. The grant also provides each of the elementary schools with an audiometer that will be used to conduct hearing tests.

In the press release, interim superintendent Al Tunis said the KCPS have to help their students improve their health and wellness and this grant will help them do that job. KCPS anticipates that the pocket chambers, flow meters and audiometers will be delivered to schools before winter break starts on Dec. 18.

“I am very grateful to the Baptist-Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation for their generosity,” Tunis said. “This is another great example of forging a productive partnership that leverages our combined resources in order to create stronger schools, stronger communities and successful students.”

Baptist-Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation provides health education programs and services. Through its Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet program, the foundation also provides emergency medical assistance for uninsured and underinsured residents throughout the metropolitan area. The KCPS Board of Directors presented the Foundation with a Community Champion award, which recognizes outstanding contributions made by partners in education.

“We’re pleased to help meet a critical need for elementary-age children in the Kansas City Public Schools,” Executive Director Becky Schaid said.