News and updates from the Mid-America Regional Council
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Each month, our Management Matter newsletter highlights the awards and recognitions earned by local governments throughout Greater Kansas City. Recent highlights include: LendEDU ranks Olathe as a budget-friendly city for renters — LendEDU, an online marketplace for financial products, ranked Olathe, Kansas, as the most budget-friendly city for renters in Kansas. LendEDU also ranked Olathe […]
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Double Up Food Bucks is once again available in the area, allowing those using SNAP (food assistance) benefits to double their food dollars for fresh fruits and vegetables. At grocery stores, shoppers can buy fresh produce using their SNAP EBT card. They’ll earn $1 for every $1 they spend. The Food Bucks they earn will […]
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On June 25, MARC provided a webinar for local officials about the economic issues the region faces and the needs resulting from the economic crisis. Donna Ginther, professor of economics and director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research at KU, spoke about the impact of the twin pandemic and economic crises on communities. […]
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Climate Action KC and MARC have wrapped on their final week of public input on a Climate Action Plan for Kansas City. Last winter, guests from around the city got to see the unveiling of the new Climate Action Playbook — a collection of actionable ideas with examples from around the country of various steps […]
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Our 2019 annual review highlights just some of what we’ve accomplished together. We appreciate the dedicated people from local governments, nonprofit agencies, businesses and industry, educational institutions and other partners who devote countless hours of their time to the committees that guide our work to make Greater Kansas City a better place to call home. […]
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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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April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In 1970, a bold show of support for defending our public health from the effects of pollution coalesced around like-minded conservative and progressive lawmakers, who were alarmed by deteriorating environmental conditions. Teaming up with student activists, they organized demonstrations and “teach-ins” that would eventually become Earth […]
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Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the MARC-supported senior community centers closed on March 15, in accordance with the region’s stay-at-home orders and social-distancing guidelines, to protect residents from infection. Many older adults who previously relied on lunch-time meals served at the centers will now be served home-delivered meals while they remain in their homes. […]
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