AKA:
Formerly EPEC INC - The Grooming Project
Description:
Pawsperity (formerly The Grooming Project) trains single parents living in poverty in a trade high in market demand that pays a livable wage, pet grooming.
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Is Shelter?
No
Related Resource
Date of Official Change:
December 4, 2023
Address Listings
Physical (Primary)
5829 Troost Ave, Suite B
Kansas City, MO 64110
Contacts
Mark Churchill
Natasha Herdman
Phone Numbers
Main Phone
(816) 214-5376
Legal Status:
Non-Profit
Accessibility:
Accessible
Services
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Description
A dog grooming school that teaches single parents (mothers or fathers) living in poverty how to earn a living wage in a family friendly career that can earn between $30,000-$70,000 within 2 years of graduation. Students receive a weekly stipend of $125.
Hours
M-F 8am-4pm
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
Must have children living with them or that they are fighting to get back through the court system; live beneath the poverty level; and have a great attitude. Parents living in shelters or that have their children enrolled in Head Start program will be more likely accepted.
Fees
No student pays for the for the 6 month course and 2 year Bridge program.
Intake Procedure
Fill out the application online at www.thegroomingproject.org/apply
Languages
N/A
Service Area
Johnson and Wyandotte Counties, KS; Clay, Jackson, and Platte Counties, MO
Geography Served
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- Wyandotte County
- Johnson County
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Platte County
- Clay County
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