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After School Programs

The Young Women on the Move after-school program meets each Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 1226 Armstrong Avenue, Kansas City, KS. Bus transportation is provided by USD 500. The program at this time serves the following schools:

  • Argentine Middle School
  • Central Middle School
  • Rosedale Middle School
  • J.C. Harmon High School
  • Wyandotte High School
  • F.L. Schlagle High School

Young women at Harmon, F.L. Schlagle, and Wyandotte High Schools are invited to apply for membership in group sessions that meet weekly during school hours. For more information, please contact us.

Read endorsements of Young Women on the Move by the USD 500 school district here and here.

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How to Join

Are you a young woman enrolled at one of these schools? Do you ever dream of being somebody special or accomplishing something great with your life? Do you want to learn to believe in yourself and the possibilities for your life, develop a plan and learn how to follow it to accomplish your dreams? If you do, we are looking for you because we want to help you so you can learn to help others! You can help us start a chain reaction. You can change the world - one girl at a time - starting with you!

The program is currently available for young women at the following schools in Kansas City, Kansas USD 500:

  • F. L. Schlagle High School
  • Harmon High School
  • Wyandotte High School
  • Argentine Middle School
  • Central Middle School
  • Rosedale Middle School

Young women enrolled in these schools can join the program by contacting their principal, advocate or school social worker. Parental permission is required for membership in the after-school program. Interested students may also contact Young Women on the Move directly by calling Mary Beth Gentry at 913-744-9139.

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