Variety KC Blog
Read stories about the kids, families and events that your support has impacted and the lives it has changed.
Feel the Variety Kc Mission
At Variety KC, we know that kids with special needs have no seasonal needs. The population we serve didn’t need less during the pandemic, and in fact they...
Meet the Kids – Evelyn!
Jocelyn is on the autism spectrum and is non verbal. She is a beautiful, bright little girl who uses limited signing and pictures to communicate her wishes...
Meet the Kids – Jionni!
Jionni is diagnosed with VSD, heart murmur, floppy infant syndrome, MED13L syndrome and associated symptoms, and visual impairment. As time went on he had a...
Meet the Kids – Adam!
Adam has autism and is non-verbal. This doesn't stop him from "speaking" to people's hearts! So many people in the community have been changed by...
Meet the Kids – Paxtyn!
Paxtyn is diagnosed with Helsmoortel-Van Der Aa syndrome, Neurodevelopmental disorder. If I were to describe my child with his disability I would say that he...
Meet the Kids – Keagen!
Keagen was born with spastic triplegic cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus and an unspecified intellectual disability. In the last year he was also diagnosed with...
Meet the Kids – Evelyn!
Evelyn is the sweetest and sassiest little girl. She has 1P36 deletion syndrome which means she is missing a piece of chromosome 1. For her this means that...
Adaptive Bikes are a gift of FREEDOM
Variety KC believes every child should have the chance to Be Active, Be Social, and Belong. One way to achieve all three is by riding a bike. For a child with...
Meet the Kids – Maryellen!
Maryellen is diagnosed with Larsen Syndrome. This girl is amazing! She was born with her knees dislocated and has undergone extensive medical treatments...
Meet the Kids – Ashton!
Ashton is diagnosed with unspecified intellectual disabilities, epilepsy, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy. Ashton’s seizures normally happen at night. He has not had one...
Meet the Kids – Hunter!
Hunter has Cerebral Palsy. He can walk short distances with a walker and maneuvers all over in a wheelchair. He is mostly nonverbal but can use a...
Meet the Kids – Taj!
Taj is a vibrant, happy and social boy who absolutely loves to be around other people and interact in his own unique ways with them. Although he has been...
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