Newhouse Community Impact Campus

About This Project

Kansas City cannot change its trajectory without fundamentally changing how it addresses violence, economic mobility, and access to care. Newhouse is advancing the first fully integrated, prevention-to-independence campus in our region — designed to attack the root drivers of instability and create lasting community change at a scale no single organization can achieve alone.

The proposed campus will be built on a six-acre plot adjacent to Newhouse's existing facility on Independence Ave, with street visibility and direct community access. This is not an expansion of services — it is the creation of critical, permanent infrastructure for Kansas City.

Pillar 1

Public Safety Infrastructure

Addresses violence at its root through integrated crisis response, trauma-informed services, and coordinated law enforcement and court partnerships.

Pillar 2

Community Health Infrastructure

On-site healthcare, behavioral health, and social services aligned in a single delivery system designed for access, efficiency, and measurable outcomes.

Pillar 3

Economic Mobility Infrastructure

Workforce pathways, on-site earned income opportunities, and housing support — creating a model that builds long-term stability for individuals and families.

Newhouse's cross-sector model brings together social services, healthcare, workforce partners, law enforcement, courts, and child welfare — aligned in a single service delivery system. This approach reduces fragmentation, minimizes re-traumatization, and ensures individuals and families can move forward rather than cycle through disconnected systems.

With significant philanthropic commitments already in place, a $2M grant submission to the Sunderland Foundation in process, and multiple tax credit vehicles available, this project represents a rare convergence of need, readiness, and momentum. The Way Home is engaged as a potential housing partner for the residential component of the campus.

Land Acquisition Campaign

Newhouse is raising $3M to acquire the six-acre Independence Ave property — the foundation of the community impact campus. Significant commitments are already in place, including a $2M Sunderland Foundation grant application in process.

~$1M committed $3M goal

~$2M remaining · Sunderland Foundation grant application in process