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 [...]
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 [...]
The Greater Kansas City Regional Housing Partnership recently launched to serve as a central entity to research, coordinate resources and act on the critical issue of housing affordability and instability in the region. RHP came together with the support of founding partners Mid-America Regional Council and LISC Kansas City and [...]
Behavioral Health Allies (BHA), has taken over the former H&R Block call center building at 4400 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. The organization more than doubled its office space to 89,282 square feet when it bought the building and started a $5 million renovation. Established locally in 1995, BHA [...]
For someone who absolutely did not want to go into education, Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Collier is way off track. “I always knew I wanted to do something of consequence to make a difference, even as a child,” said Dr. Collier. “I am from a family of [...]
Janet Miles-Bartee’s call to serve began as a child, something she attributes to her parents. “Growing up, my father was a minister and my mother always said that if we have something to eat, the neighborhood has something to eat, even if we have to split it 25 ways,” she [...]
On Wednesday, October 30th, a ribbon cutting marked the opening of the new Eastside Community Action Network (CAN) Center 3017 Prospect. Located just down the block from Community Builders of Kansas City’s KC Sun Fresh on Linwood, the center will offer police and other resources for the area that has [...]
There is a reason University Health includes “innovation” in the name of its community health outreach program. Its Community Health Strategies and Innovation (CHSI) initiative launched a partnership in early 2024 with Community Builders of Kansas City. It began with integrating nutrition infographics and healthy recipes in the produce sections [...]
In 1983, the Hall Family Foundation founded the Black Community Fund (BCF). Established with a mission to provide support and leadership to enhance the socio-economic well-being of African-American communities in the Greater Kansas City area, BCF strives to be the foremost thought leader driving positive community change through stewardship, leadership, [...]
Imagine you are driving in Kansas City’s East Side area and need to charge your electric vehicle (EV). You are out of luck. Currently there is not a single EV charging station in the area, and Community Builders of Kansas City (CBKC) wants that to change. The organization is in [...]