Lee's Summit homeowner gives big thanks to workers who prevented flooding...
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- What should have been a short weekend getaway turned into a long clean-up for Jodie Roemer and her husband. However, Jodie Roemer said it could have been much worse had it not...
View ArticleVolunteer gives back to rescue taking care of people and animals without houses
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Some shelters help people who are homeless or houseless, and other rescues take in lost or stray dogs and cats. Angel Heart Rescue takes care of both. Marie Kissick and her mother,...
View ArticleOlathe woman running service dogs for vets nonprofit gets Pay It Forward...
OLATHE, Kansas -- A service dog named Moxie inspired her owner, Katie Harris, to come out of a deep depression and start a foundation to help veterans who suffer from PTSD. The foundation is called...
View ArticleGrain Valley mother pays it forward to one-of-a-kind kindergarten bus driver
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- If you rode the school bus when you were in kindergarten, you might remember how the first day of school was very scary. But it's not scary for Tinley Scrogham, who rides bus 39...
View ArticleKansas City woman pays it forward to local veteran who dedicates time helping...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Joel Bailey is a hero to the veterans who live at Heroes Home Gate in Midtown Kansas City. Bailey is the director who has been there and done that. At age 49, Bailey is in recovery...
View ArticleHigginsville couple pays it forward to detox nurse who saved family
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The pandemic caused depression and anxiety for many people, including Claude McComas. In his case, McComas turned to alcohol to deal with it. He said it got out of hand. "I was...
View ArticleWomen at The Grooming Project pay it forward to inspiring caseworker
KANSAS CITY, Mo -- The Grooming Project changes women's lives through career training one dog at a time. These women are dealing with various issues like substance and alcohol abuse, legal issues and...
View ArticleEastwood Hills neighborhood's 'Mr. Fix It' treated to a surprise
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In this week’s Pay it Forward, a neighborhood fix-it guy does just about everything for everybody and doesn’t charge a dime. Now, it’s their turn to give back to him. Women at The...
View ArticleNonprofit worker pays it forward to full-time volunteer 'angel'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Neighbor 2 Neighbor is a non-profit that helps keep Kansas City's helpless from becoming homeless. Their number one volunteer works as the operations manager. It's her full-time...
View ArticleVolunteer couple pay it forward to provide water to the homeless
Kansas City, Mo. -- When the Salvation Army isn’t bell ringing during the holidays, they’re honking and hollering during the hot summer months. “Honk & Holler” is an outreach program for the...
View Article3-year-old boy's family pay it forward to local yard waste driver
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- It's an unlikely friendship between a 3-year-old little boy and a yard waste driver, but they're really good buddies. Russell Cohorst has loved big trucks since he could walk...
View ArticleElves pay it forward to Santa for Christmas toy drive
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- It may be hot and humid outside, but Santa's elves are already thinking about the Christmas toy drive at the Community Services League. "We want to pay it forward to the director...
View ArticleFriend helps pay it forward to mother who lost son to leukemia
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- A mother isn't supposed to bury her child but Jacque Olson did, but she didn't bury his spirit. It lives on through a foundation named in his memory, the Andrew Olson...
View ArticleMan with a mission gets surprised by FOX4's 'Pay It Forward' crew
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Steve Miller may be retired but he's still working. During the pandemic, he made it his mission to single-handedly pick up and deliver food to those in need in Kansas City's old...
View ArticleCoach helps Parkinson's patient fight back one glove at a time
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- George Weaver knows that he has a debilitating disease, but he also knows that he has Sarissa Curry in his corner. Curry runs the Parkinson's Exercise and Wellness Center where...
View ArticleWaldo neighbor pays it forward to Bier Station owner for community efforts...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Cindy Cowherd is proud of her Waldo Community near Gregory and Oak, but she's especially proud of her neighbor at the Bier Station. Cowherd said John Couture not only kept his...
View ArticleKC Heroes gets a heroes thank you
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The founder of the non-profit KC Heroes gets a heroes thank you from one of her volunteers with the FOX4 Pay It Forward crew. Christy Smith is housebound, but that doesn't prevent...
View ArticleIndependence Animal Hospital doctor gets thank you from dog rescuer
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- A dog is man’s best friend and a dog’s best friend at the Independence Animal Hospital is Dr. Matt Wingert, just ask Rusty James. James retired from law enforcement after 30 years...
View ArticleTruman Medical Center NICU nurses get money to help with books
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The nurses in the newborn intensive care unit at Truman Medical Center are passionate about their babies and passionate about reading to them. "It is important for language...
View ArticleEmployee pays it forward to boss at Pet Resource Center for living up to motto
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Michelle Rivera has a passion for pets and their people, and that's why the motto at the Pet Resource Center is "Keeping pets and people together." First starting with the Spay and...
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