2020 Leadership
Students assume personal responsibility for decisions and actions.
Diversity includes: economic, social, academic, racial, and geographic
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United Inner City Services
United Inner City Services (UICS) has served the Kansas City community by addressing challenges facing families in the urban core, though its early education schools St. Mark Center and Metro Center.
Lead to Read KC
Lead to Read KC connects caring adults to serve as Reading Mentors to students in first through third grade attending high-need elementary schools in Kansas City.
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The Regnier Family Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City
Learn ~ Play ~ Grow!
Kansas City Teacher Residency
The Kansas City Teacher Residency is a teacher preparation and development program.
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Birdsall House Early Childhood Discovery Center
Early Childhood Discovery Center
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CAPS Network
CAPS is a nationally recognized, innovative high school program. Students fast forward into their future and are fully immersed in a professional culture.
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Learning Club
Tutoring, Mentoring, Supporting
Taking Shape
Taking Shape is a youth leadership written curriculum and community service program impacting young leaders of the next generation.
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Cristo Rey Kansas City
A School That Works!
Bishop Ward High School
Since 1908, Bishop Ward has been proud to provide a “quality, Catholic, college preparatory education that nurtures the body, mind, and soul of each student.”
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Literacy KC
Vision: Literacy For All
Mission: To advance literacy within the Kansas City metropolitan area through direct services, advocacy, and collaboration.
Jana's Campaign, Inc.
Jana’s Campaign is a national education and violence prevention organization with the single mission of reducing gender and relationship violence.
KC STEM Alliance
KC STEM Alliance was founded in 2011 to connect the many STEM education and workforce initiatives in our community. The alliance supports leading in-school and out-of-schools STEM programs.
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HBCU Walking Billboard
Promoting awareness of, attendance to, and graduation from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Crossroads Charter Schools
Crossroads Charter Schools is a network of three schools which offer a dynamic K-12 education in the heart of downtown Kansas City.
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St. Michael the Archangel High School
Catholic High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri
The Rabbit hOle
A new national center for the children's book coming to Kansas City in 2020
The Chocolate Chip Cookie Foundation
Our Purpose To Open The Doors and Windows Of Our Hearts and Minds And Fill The World With Jo
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Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
The mission of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance is to strengthen the social sector with a talented and prepared workforce.
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City Year Kansas City
City Year AmeriCorps members partner with teachers and schools to help prepare students with the skills and mindsets to thrive and contribute to their community.
Camps For Kids
Camps For Kids works to assure that no Kansas City area child will be turned away from summer camp because of low income or physical or developmental disability. 3,579 children were impacted in 2018
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Northland Early Education Center
Early Intervention and Education for children birth through 13 years
Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City
Belief in the boundless potential of young people. Respect for the talents, creativity, perspectives, and backgrounds of all individuals.
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Reach Out and Read Kansas City
Reach Out and Read KC is the only medically-based, pediatric literacy program in the greater Kansas City area.
Saint Paul School of Theology
Saint Paul School of Theology is a UMC seminary educating tomorrow’s leaders by offering on-campus, online, and hybrid learning. Grounded in Christ, we are shaping leaders to make a difference.
The Sewing Labs
A community learning center focused on legacy skills in fiber, textile, and sewing arts in the urban core. Focused on economic self-sufficiency.
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Wildwood Outdoor Education Center
Wildwood brings kids outside to learn and grow together, transforming summer into a season of learning, youth development, and outdoor adventure for low-income Kansas City area youth.
Belton Educational Foundation
Belton Educational Foundation provides funding to enrich educational opportunities and encourage innovation to maximize the learning potential of every student attending the Belton School District.
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Kansas City Kansas Community College Foundation
The primary purpose of the KCKCC Foundation is to raise, manage, and distribute funds for students at Kansas City Kansas Community College in the form of scholarships.
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Avila University
Avila University provides undergraduate and graduate education in the liberal arts and professional studies, preparing lifelong learners who make meaningful contributions to the global community.
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Caring for Kids Network
Our mission is to mobilize community organizations in partnership with schools to inspire hope and help prepare children to impact their world.
Show Me KC Schools
Helping KC families find the right school for their children.
