Many children throughout Greater Kansas City and surrounding areas live in poverty.
Regardless of the barriers which hinder their ability to escape their circumstances, the implications are the same; low self-esteem, low self-confidence, inconsistent school attendance, illiteracy & lower achievement in school, less participation in extra-curricular activities, and a depth of prolonged-lasting social and emotional deficits.
As a Licensed Master Social Worker over the last ten years, Alicia Smith founded Advantageous Afford with a mission of supporting/aiding scholars, K-12, to live healthy and resilient lives through mental health education and social-emotional support.
With the help of area Social Workers, Counselors, Teachers, and advocates, they will partner to identify K-12 scholars actively attending school who live within the poverty guidelines, and that has a specific need.
Advantageous Afford earned a 2021 Silver Seal of Transparency from GuideStar.
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Website: advantageousafford.com