FAQ's
Where is Rockhill Academy for Independent
Living located?
What is Community Integration?
Why Choose Rockhill Academy for Independent
Living?
What are Gifts-in-Kind?
What is 501(c)(3) Status?
Who can I call for more information?
Where is Rockhill Academy
for Independent Living located?
The administrative office is located at 4235 Locust, P.O. Box
5930, Kansas City, MO 64171. Rockhill Academy for Independent
Living has community apartment rooms located within Rockhill
Manor and 2 Bridge Homes - located just across the street in the Southmooreland neighborhood
of Kansas City, Missouri.
What is Community Integration?
Our entire mission is premised on community-based services and
giving people with mental illness the tools they need to live
independently. Rockhill Academy for Independent Living will adapt,
equip and prepare program participants for the independent living
arrangement of their choice. Rockhill Academy strives meet the
changing needs of people with mental illness so they can move
to or stay in their community.
Our Community Integration Process will create and
sustain opportunities within the local community for those working
toward independence.
Rockhill Academy for Independent Living is working
to make these goals a reality by working on several fronts at
once:
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Improved academic skill sets
Clear, basic understanding of skill sets including ethics,
history, English skills, budgeting and goal setting
competence and basic socialization skills
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Developed skills that increase employability
- Clearly developed cooperative learning techniques (teamwork)
- Literacy and numeracy are necessary job skills; this outcome
is directly related to the improved academic skill sets.
- Adults with an adequate foundation of basic educational
skills should be able to upgrade their vocational skills and
knowledge in order to maintain their employability and earnings
growth potential.
- Realized development of self-esteem; results in desire and
motivation needed to find, maintain and develop needed job
and personal care skills.
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Job readiness
What are Gifts-in-Kind?
Gifts-in-Kind are non-monetary gifts given to Rockhill Academy
for Independent Living. They can be household items like pots,
pans and dishes or furniture items such as sofas, chairs, tables,
etc. The gifts-in-kind items must be in very good
condition and are used to furnish our residents homes.
In-kind gifts can be NEW undergarments (in all sizes including 2X,
3X), shorts, belts, tennis shoes, socks, bed clothes, personal
care items, and hats, gloves, sweaters, and coats. Please call 816-872-3931 for more information.
What is 501(c)(3) Status?
501(c)(3) corporations are corporations that receive an exemption
from federal taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue
Code. You may have heard these corporations referred to as non-profit
corporations. Donations to these corporations are also tax deductible
to the fullest extent of the law.
Who can I call for more information?
Please call Debbie Pappas at 816-872-3931 for more information about Rockhill
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