Urban Rangers Corps

Operational for more than 90 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City offers a variety of youth development activities for boys and girls aged five through 18. The club focuses on the development of self-esteem, moral values and social skills among children and adolescents. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City enrolls over 6,000 youth members. It administers various programs that encourage the development of character, health, and leadership and life skills. The club s curriculum includes art, technology education and various career development courses. It also coordinates a variety of sports, fitness and recreational activities. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City additionally administers the Reviving Baseball in the Inner City and the Reading is Fundamental programs.

Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) is a network dedicated to engaging youth ages 11-18 in team-based service-learning opportunities across the U.S. and Canada. Through its diverse programs hosted by various organizations, schools, and municipal entities, YVC aims to build life and work skills while inspiring a lifelong ethic of service among young volunteers. Committed to measuring the impact of their initiatives, YVC tracks how participation positively influences the life skills, academics, and mental health of its youth volunteers. By fostering community involvement, YVC not only helps young people understand their communities' needs but also encourages continued volunteerism in the future. Generated from the website

The Family Conservancy, located in Kansas City, is an independent nonprofit child and family service organization. It is approved by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Children and Families. It offers various families the resources in areas, including individual and family counseling, early childhood care and education and community-based family support to the families. It has a family support center for Spanish-speaking families that provides counseling to women and their children. It hosts an empowerment group that helps women to advocate themselves against abuse in their lives. Its services also include a drug and alcohol group, a batterer s group, and a children s group. The organization offers a family empowerment program to foster academic achievement and cultural goal setting in children and youth. Its family focus program provides educational and social programs for family, children and community health care.