News and updates from the Mid-America Regional Council
Are you looking for regional COVID-19 data, testing opportunities or where to get a vaccine? Visit http://www.PrepareMetroKC.org, the region’s emergency preparedness website, for the latest updates related to COVID-19 in the Kansas City metropolitan area, including: Testing Testing is the only way to know for sure who has the virus and who doesn’t. Anyone with […]
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MARC’s Head Start program and affiliate direct service providers continued to serve families throughout the pandemic. During the past few months, Head Start direct service providers took additional steps to make sure center staff and parents had access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Starting in March, United Inner City Services (UICS), the YMCA of Greater Kansas […]
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In a partnership with all Missouri Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, we have opened our Information and Referral phone line to assist older adults who have no internet access to register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The program will assist older adults in Cass, Clay, Jackson, […]
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Eviction prevention is one of three targeted areas of investments in the latest round of funding awarded by the Kansas City Regional COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund. The fun was established in March to address critical needs for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The $1 million award will support a collaborative partnership to help […]
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Due to popular demand, the United Way of Greater Kansas City, the University of Kansas and MARC will be hosting another one-hour webinar for local elected officials and managers on the projected regional economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, September 30 starting at 2 p.m. and is free […]
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The Kansas City region now has access to a new and improved user-friendly tool to track the COVID-19 pandemic as it unfolds. The KC Region COVID-19 Resource Hub first launched in March now has a new look and even more data. The updated hub provides hospitalization information and school gating criteria. The tabs located on […]
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In partnership with RideKC, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and the Full Employment Council, MARC has launched the Safe Commute Guide to help employers and commuters get to work safely during COVID-19. As the region continues to balance the economic rebound and public health concerns during COVID-19, safe, accessible employer commute and telecommute […]
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AmeriCorps St. Louis, United Way 211 and MARC have teamed up with emergency service providers and community organizations across the Kansas City region to collect personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning supplies, baby items and other supplies to continue the fight against COVID-19. Donated items will be used to help protect health care workers and support […]
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Unemployment insurance claims remain high in Kansas and Missouri but have generally trended downward during the past two weeks. During the six-week period from March 21 through April 25, there have been 672,862 new unemployment claims combined for Missouri and Kansas. Residents of the Kansas City region have filed 164,355, or 24%, of those claims. […]
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Through the PrepareMetroKC YouTube channel, we are providing video briefings on the COVID-19 response efforts in our region. Intended to inform city and county leadership, the video briefings provide a regional overview of the public health crisis, with updates on the regional response, communications and messaging, and support functions. These videos may be shared and […]
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