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Contact Us

Gillis staff is available to help you answer any questions you have.

Residential Services
Jason Ruoff – 816-508-3597 or jason.ruoff@gillis.org

Alternative Education
JT Hartley – 816-508-3226 or jt.hartley@gillis.org

Community Based Services
Michelle Graff – 816-508-3520 or michelle.graff@gillis.org

Donations
George Robbins – 816-508-3548 or george.robbins@gillis.org

In-Kind Donations
Carol Johnson – 816-508-3556 or carol.johnson@gillis.org

Speakers or Tours
George Robbins – 816-508-3548 or george.robbins@gillis.org

Volunteerism
Saundra Johnson – 816-508-3533 or saundra.johnson@gillis.org

Gillis is open from Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
If you’re unsure who you need to talk with send an email to geninfo@gillis.org and it will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
You can also use the Contact Us! form.

Stories

She was teaching French in a local school and decided to further her education. However, to do so meant she would have to go to France. With her husband in med-school that wasn’t possible. So, she went to KU and received a degree in special education. She observed a class here with Cathy Dennis, who suggested Becky do her student teaching at Gillis. She did and when Cathy learned she was pregnant and decided to leave, she suggested Becky fill her position.

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Gillis News

As part of their community service hours at Rockhurst High School, two young men volunteered at Gillis, working with the residential students. One day they looked around and realized that the common areas were not what they, as “typical” teenagers, would like to look at every day. So, they undertook a cottage renovation project. READ MORE