The Urban Institute, a national nonprofit research organization dedicated to collecting data to help decision-makers cultivate inclusive economic growth in inner cities, has selected Kansas City’s 3rd District to be a part of their “mobility action learning network.”
As a result, over the next 12 months, the Urban Institute will provide pro bono technical assistance to help advance the Equitable Development Plan proposed by Third District Councilwoman Melissa Robinson.
Thirty teams of local leaders across the U.S. were selected to receive assistance with advancing their locally driven programs, policies, and actions that boost upward mobility from poverty and racial equity. The focus for the one-year project will be Councilwoman Melissa Robinson’s $522 million broad-ranging Equitable Development Plan.
Local organizations working on the one-year Urban Institute assistance project will be representatives from Health Forward Foundation, the Full Employment Council, Metropolitan Community College, and the nonprofit CHES Inc.
“We are going to be working as a team with the Urban Institute to help realize some of [Equitable Development Plan] these goals,” says Robinson.
The groups will collaborate to find actionable solutions and identify funding opportunities to reach the goals outlined in the proposed development plan.
The Health Forward Foundation is a nonprofit that works towards health equity. The Full Employment Council is a nonprofit corporation that works to provide jobs, training, and support services to achieve full employment in the KC area. Metropolitan Community College is made up of four KC-area campuses offering affordable education from trades to associate degrees. Meanwhile, CHES Inc. is a HUD-certified nonprofit that helps with housing counseling and financial empowerment.
