
Pawsperity
2025 Impact 100 Partner
Website: pawsperity.org
Location: Kansas City, Mo. (Jackson Co.)
As the only nonprofit grooming school in the country, Pawsperity is dedicated to unleashing the power of human potential. Through training in the trade of pet grooming, we empower families to uplift themselves from generational poverty. Our “all in” approach with critical wraparound services including case management, housing, a food pantry, and more, help our students stabilize during our extensive program. Often single moms, Pawsperity’s participants are some of the community’s most vulnerable, coming from traumatic situations such as homelessness, incarceration, addiction, and domestic violence. In 2024, 100% of Pawsperity’s graduates were employed within two months of graduation.
Volunteer Information:
Volunteer Opportunities: Cooking meals for students, assisting in our food pantry, gardening, laundry, cutting pet bandanas for the Grooming School, laundry, attending community events, and other general support.
Volunteer Contact: Kate Scott volunteer@pawsperity.org



