Joseph is diagnosed with Spina Bifida. His approach to health is to workout at Crossfit and stay as fit as possible. Working out gives him a sense of pride, a...
Inclusion
Meet the Kids – Jack the Fighter!
This is the story of a fighter, written by his parents - his champions: Jack was diagnosed at 20 weeks gestation with a critical heart defect. We were told he...
Meet the Kids – Brigham Gets a Voice!
We recently received this note from some Variety KC parents, "Brigham is 4-years-old and all boy. He has strengths and struggles just like most children. He...
Meet Brinley
Meet Brinley: A little about Brinley… Brinley by nature is an athlete and a lover of all sports. She was the starting defender on the #1 ranked Independent...
Meet the Kids – Ripley!
Ripley was born with arthrogryposis. This condition occurs in utero and causes the joints to not form completely. In Ripley’s case, her knees, hips, and...
Meet the Kids – Xavier!
Xavier is diagnosed with Autsim, ADHD- combined type, Apraxia of speech, receptive-expressive language disorder. Xavier is a very smart and loving 4 year old...
Meet the Kids – Everett!
Everett is diagnosed with a rare chromosomal difference, Trisomy 4p, which is accompanied by global developmental delays, epilepsy, hypotonia, microcephaly,...
Variety KC’s goal is to highlight the innovative inclusive efforts of the new KCI Terminal, which in turn will put Kansas City at the forefront of our global...
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...
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...