What is Impact Hickman Mills?
Impact Hickman Mills is a collective impact project between HMC-1, Avenue of Life, and Life in Full Transformation (L.I.F.T.), Inc. L.I.F.T., Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization located at Blue Hills Church and the backbone of the project.

The Impact model allows for families to receive multiple services in one day through the collaboration of varied service providers in a single location. These providers offer targeted, wrap-around care.

Families of students referred through the district McKinney Vento liaison will be able to meet with multiple agencies regarding housing, IDs/birth certificates, employment, healthcare, mental health, childcare, emergency relief, and other services in one place on a regular basis.

Services will also include community education to equip families with the tools to be sustainable and independent.

Impact is a one-stop-shop approach to enable families to accomplish in one day what may otherwise take three or more months on their own 

Impact Hickman Mills is seeking community partners to be on-site to help meet the needs of HMC-1 families during Impact service days. These partners are vital to the program’s success. Partners sign families up, provide support, and may provide services on the days Impact is open to families.

If your organization would like to be a community partner, contact L.I.F.T. at Blue Hills Church, (816) 337-8584.

Sample of Partner Services Needed:

• Budgeting
• Child care
• Case management
• Parenting/Relationship skills
• Food preparation
• Housing
• Health care
• Utility assistance
• Financial resources
• Employment services
• Child support
• Immigration services
• Legal assistance