{"id":1415,"date":"2026-10-03T23:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T23:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/?sjc_news=community-rallies-to-help-bartlett-center-after-failed-fire-and-safety-tests"},"modified":"2026-10-03T23:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T23:01:26","slug":"community-rallies-to-help-bartlett-center-after-failed-fire-and-safety-tests","status":"publish","type":"sjc_news","link":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/?sjc_news=community-rallies-to-help-bartlett-center-after-failed-fire-and-safety-tests","title":{"rendered":"Community rallies to help Bartlett Center after failed fire and safety tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/capture-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) &#8212; Following the Bartlett Center&#8217;s failed fire and safety tests, facility leaders are calling on the community to assist with cleanup efforts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The community showed up over the weekend, with about 40 individuals dropping by Saturday morning to help deep clean the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efforts included getting rid of trash, cleaning out rooms, scrubbing the kitchen, and doing whatever was needed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best-case scenario for the center is that they finish the cleanup, pass re-inspection, and the YMCA returns, allowing the children, families, and staff to remain in the building they call home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We actually got a lot done today that I didn&#8217;t expect because, I&#8217;m telling you, we had an outpouring,&#8221; said Angie Cruse, program director for childcare at the Bartlett Center. &#8220;The community came in, and they were just getting things in and out, and they did a lot. We got a lot done today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cleanup efforts will resume Sunday from about 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and finishing up will continue until Monday from about 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to help assist, you can show up at the Bartlett Center at any of those times.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\/news\/2026\/10\/03\/community-rallies-to-help-bartlett-center-after-failed-fire-and-safety-tests\/\">Community rallies to help Bartlett Center after failed fire and safety tests<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\">KQ2 | St. Joseph, Missouri News, Weather &amp; Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) &#8212; Following the Bartlett Center&#8217;s failed fire and safety tests, facility leaders are calling on the community to assist with cleanup efforts. The community showed up over the weekend, with about 40&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1416,"template":"","class_list":["post-1415","sjc_news","type-sjc_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sjc_news\/1415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sjc_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sjc_news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}