Please join faith leaders, counselors, and city leaders for a time of expressing our feelings individually and collectively about the impact of gun violence in our city, supporting each other as a community, and developing solutions we can work on together this Saturday. The event is free, but registration is preferred. Feel free to share […]

The Green Core Training is an environmental literacy and workplace readiness training for people who are trying to find employment. The five-week training introduces people to and prepares them for employment in more than 100 different green jobs. Our students earn stipends and complete pre apprenticeships with the US Department of Labor as Environmental Specialists. […]

How do we effectively combat the economic violence embedded in our economic and political system? The symposium acknowledges economic violence as its point of departure, recognizing it as the encompassing notion of physical, mental, emotional, social, and environmental harms imposed on individuals and communities by economic factors such as poverty, racism, unemployment, discrimination, homelessness, patriarchy, […]

This Symposium & Community Forum brings together elected officials, community leaders, law enforcement, neighborhood and grassroots organizations, health professionals, educators, business leaders, violence prevention specialists and academic scholars to discuss strategies and collective actions to reduce gun violence in Kansas City. Our goal is to update local strategies, review national best practices, and further develop […]

Forum to End Gun Violence

Various agencies will be in attendance outside of the Santa Fe Neighborhood Association meeting, ready to sign youth up for summer programming. Any families from all around Kansas City are welcome to come check out what the agencies have to offer!

Construction Industry Hiring Fair - Free and Open to the Public Wednesday, March 27th 9am - 1pm No Experience Needed, Registration and Resumes are Encouraged - But Not Required Location: Mary Williams-Neal Community Center- 3801 Emanuel Cleaver Blvd Meet with Employers On-Site Interviews Meet Trade Reps Learn About Skilled Trades

The Community Care Chaplains invite you to participate in a city-wide prayer day for peace Wednesday, March 27th hosted in multiple locations in the metro. For more information, please contact: info@kccommongood.org Please click HERE to RSVP

Join us at our new Risk Reduction Center and help celebrate National Second Chance Month!

Youth Ambassadors is a strengths-based educational, non-profit employment program designed to empower underserved Greater Kansas City youth, ages 14 -18, to use their talents to contribute to the safety and vitality of our neighborhoods and communities. The Mock Interview Day is one way we prepare our teens for success and bright futures. Our Ambassadors will […]

Brothers Liberating Our Communities (BLOC) is an organization working to increase the number of Black Male Educators in schools. Our conference, LiberatED 2 will recognize and celebrate the work Black Male Educators across the country and locally for their vital role in Liberating Our Communities. Register HERE.

Please join us in experiencing "THESE HANDS TIED," a HELAND Production featuring 2024 Fellows; Melissa Ferrer Civil (Poet), Tiffany Michelle (Actress), Luke "Skippy" Harbour (Musician), Rylan Scott Keeling (Poet),  Nathan Thomas (Comedian), Marcel "M.A.D. Prophet" Daly (Musician), Casha Mills "God's Favorite" (Artist), Paris Williams (Rapper). The HELAND Fellowship Program is our cornerstone program. Every year, […]

Join us as we bring together elected officials, community leaders, law enforcement, neighborhood and grassroots organizations, health professionals, educators, business leaders, violence prevention specialists, and academic scholars to discuss strategies and collective actions to reduce gun violence in Kansas City. Our goal is to update local strategies, review national best practices and further develop and […]

Join us at a Community Violence Workshop and be a part of the solution! A presentation will include information on the causes and impacts of violence in our community, a Youth panel will provide their perspective, a continental breakfast and food pantry will also be provided.

Join us for our 6th Annual Pee Wee's Walk! This walk honors the lives lost to violence in Kansas City and shows support for our community that is grieving. We aim for this walk to be one of remembrance, hope, and motivation for a safer community for everyone.

The 12th Peace Ride and Family Event is a celebration of family, cars, motorcycles, food and live entertainment in an outdoor setting at the Swope Park Bandstand.  The Ride consists of over 100 vehicles of all descriptions that leave and return to Swope Park after traveling through some of the most troubled neighborhoods in our […]