Swope Health President and CEO Jeron Ravin J.D. and author Ebony Reed will meet in conversation to discuss the Black-White Wealth Gap. This is the subject of a new book by Ebony Reed and co-author Louise Story, Fifteen Cents on the Dollar, on the history of American economic inequity, Black business ownership and government and […]

According to Mental Health America, #Kansas & #Missouri rank LAST among all 50 states in addressing mental health needs. Our city faces challenges like Youth with Substance Use Disorder, Adults with Serious Thoughts of Suicide, and the pervasive violence in our City. Freedom Project ™ is committed to finding modern solutions to these challenges. Join […]

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