Garden City lawyer Gallegos blends law and Latino advocacy
Gallegos, the sole Hispanic attorney in Garden City, built a career from KU to Washburn, interned for the Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission, runs a local immigration and criminal defense practice, and leads voter registration efforts with LIC. He envisions a future with many Hispanic lawyers shaping local policy and turnout.
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Mexico
Garden City High School
Garden City Community College
University of Kansas
Gallegos
Tyson and
National Beef
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission
U.S. Department of Commerce
Kansas
Washburn University
Garden City
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Kansas City
Lawrence
Wichita
Liberal
Kansas City Wizards
League of United Latin American Citizens
Stevens Park
Building Blocks supports healthy start for kids in Finney County
The Russell Child Development Center runs Building Blocks with United Way funding to aid families with children birth to five across 34 southwest Kansas locations. Programs include Triple P, Healthy Steps, and Learn & Play, with Vincent Owings highlighted for speech therapy and early literacy gains. United Way contributions fund Cribs for Kids and home visits, enabling portable cribs for families unable to afford them, while agencies emphasize community buy-in and ongoing matching funds to expand services across 19 counties.
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Kansas
Katrina Lowry
Owings
Vincent
RCDC
Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund
Russell Child Development Center
United Way
United States
Lowry
ACDC
Finney County
Deanna Berry
Berry
Wwwrcdc4kids.org
Salvation Army
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney and Kearny
Catholic Social Service
Communities In
Community Day Care Center, Inc
Family Crisis Services, Inc
Garden City Family Ymca
Garden City Area
The
American Red Cross
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
Kansas Children’s Service League
Meals On Wheels
Miles of Smiles
Real Men Real Leaders
Santa Fe Trail Council
Boy Scouts of America
Building Blocks
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
Spirit of the Plains, Casa, Inc
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
Seeds of Hope Jail
Buffalo statue Pride lights up during Garden City games
Sculptor Burgardt unveils a stainless steel buffalo named Pride at Garden City High School. The 50 pound statue lights white LEDs in its eyes when the team scores and emits smoke from its nostrils, aiming to hype players and spur school pride among alumni from the Class of 1974 and current students.
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Burgardt
Garden City High School
Bonnie
Shelle McMillan
Linda Hinde
Susan Mustain
Tim Douglass
Martha Wagner
Jenise Reagan
Ronnie Almos
Almos
GCHS
McMillan
Douglass
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Garden City Community College
Sunflower Electric
Mustain
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U.S. Census Bureau
Brad Nading
Eloy Gallegos
E. Chestnut St
Meredith Owings
Presbyterian Church
Wharti
Whartonsgard
Thartons
Garden Center
Fano Eflipper
Diabetes Research
Eagles Lodge
Mary
Buffalo
Douglas
Open Sat
Sun
Haskell County
RR & SS
Steve Weidner
Rene de AG Nme
Finney County Transit Center
Pueblo
Finney County Transit
N. 11Th
Sos Public Transit
Progran
Pcienmice Ed Lifeainoad
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