In August, Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II hosted a housing summit in Kansas City, Missouri, to speak to a new federal law designed to increase the supply of affordable housing. Bill sponsors say that the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is the most significant bipartisan housing reform package in nearly [...]
Mallory Belt considers herself lucky to manage The Rochester, Community Builders of Kansas City’s (CBKC) $13 million luxury apartment community and one of the first developments of its kind on Kansas City’s East Side in recent history. Belt works for Worcester Communities, a 20-year-old family-run property management firm that began [...]
To Lauri Ealom, Kansas City Election Board Democratic Chair, voting is personal, a matter of pride and a tradition her parents instilled in her from a young age. For Shawn Kieffer, Kansas City Election Board Republican Chair, voting is just as fundamental. Together, Ealom and Kieffer offer a clear, bipartisan [...]
"All the money in the world cannot solve problems unless we work together. And, if we work together, there is no problem in the world that can stop us, as we seek to develop people to their highest and best potential." Ewing Marion Kauffman Gloria Jackson-Leathers, senior advisor to the [...]
Community Builders of Kansas City recently completed a series of improvements at the former Adams Mark Hotel using a $600,000 Jackson County Nonprofit Partnership Grant. Opened in 1974, the property closed during COVID in 2020. CBKC acquired the 12.4-acre hotel site at the end of that year for minimal cost. [...]
Does your neighborhood need a new streetlight? Would you love to see a beautiful park just down the road? Or do you just need that sidewalk fixed from last year? Did you know you can apply for a Public Improvements Advisory Committee (PIAC) grant? The city of Kansas City, Missouri’s PIAC [...]
When homes sit vacant for years, the damage spreads far beyond one address. Abandoned properties can weaken a block, create safety concerns and make it harder for neighborhoods to attract the investment they deserve. Missouri’s Abandoned Housing Act was created to help change that. The law gives qualified nonprofit organizations [...]
Community Builders of Kansas City’s (CBKC) was awarded $1 million from the Kansas City, Missouri, Central City Economic Development (CCED) sales tax incentive program for its Residences at Overlook development. The Residences of Overlook is the first of many projects to follow on the success of the sleek and modern [...]
When Ed Bell stepped into the role of president of the Blue Hills Neighborhood Association in 2023, it was not because he was looking for the spotlight. Quite the opposite, actually. “My elders told me to do it,” Bell said. “I just wanted to help in the background.” But when [...]
For two decades, the Urban Ranger Corps of Kansas City (URC) has been changing lives — one young man at a time. Founded with a clear purpose, URC’s mission is simple but powerful: to build up caring and responsible young men. The organization prepares at-risk youth for responsible and productive futures through disciplined [...]