Variety KC Blog
Read stories about the kids, families and events that your support has impacted and the lives it has changed.
Meet the Kids – William!
William is diagnosed with a very rare syndrome, Cohen's Syndrome, when he was 2 years old. He has Global developmental delays. He has poor eyesight, needs...
Meet the Kids – Oliver!
Oliver is diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress (SMARD) and Scoliosis. SMARD is a rare neuromuscular disease that affects muscle...
Meet the Kids – James!
James is our first born child and the true hero of our family. At a 20 week ultrasound, we learned he had a cleft lip which would require surgery and make...
Variety KC is getting kids off the bench and into the game!
Recently, the City of KCMO and Sporting KC broke ground on the 76-acre Central Bank Soccer Complex, a multi-sport complex for year-round use. The facility...
Such An Easy Way to Help Variety KC
What an easy way to help Variety KC Kids! Simply clean out your closets and donate your unused items at a Variety KC Donation Bin. There are locations all...
Would You Go to a Public Event With No Bathroom?
Accessible Restroom Sign_8SEP21Would you? Probably not. For people with disabilities or families with a member who has a disability requiring toileting...
Variety KC Partners with KC ZOO with inclusive efforts
By joining forces, the Friends of the Zoo and Variety KC have partnered to make Kansas City's Zoo among the most inclusive in the country. The Kansas City Zoo...
Meet the Kids – Keegan!
Keegan is a 16-year-old that is diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome, a rare genetic syndrome that causes neurological and psychological problems that impacts his...
Meet the Kids – Emma!
Emma has Aicradi Syndrome and uncontrollable epilepsy, with daily seizures. She is unable to use the left side of her body, and is wheelchair bound. Emma is...
Meet the Kids – Nathaniel!
Nathaniel has CDKL5 deficiency disorder. It is a rare developmental epileptic encephalopathy caused by mutations in the CDKL5 gene. It causes him to have a...
Meet the Kids – Ruby!
Ruby was born with split spine, which is similar to spina bifida. She does not have use of, or feeling in, her left leg. She recently had surgery for ankle...
Meet the Kids – Jalinn!
Jalinn has dwarfism the most common form that is called achondroplasia. With having dwarfism, Jalinn has shortened legs and arms but to know her you would not...
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