Driven 2 Educate

St. Mark Child & Family Development Center – often described as the beacon of light at the top of the hill in Kansas City – is a center of wonder and amazement for all children attending. Despite the fact that it lies in one of the poorest zip codes of the county, Deidre Anderson, the Executive Director of United Inner City Services, and her team of teachers believe that this should not be the biggest determining factor for the students' life outcome. The team works hard to expose their children to the richness and fullness of all opportunities that are available in school and life. This vision makes their development center not like any other in that area. Having served as the director for at-risk programs in the Hickman Mills school district, Deidre already got a glimpse into the often non-existence preschool education of children in Kansas City, which is why it is her greatest joy to now help build exactly that foundation. Knowing how vital early childhood education is, St. Mark Child & Family De