Local Investment Commission (LINC)

Going on right now! Our LINC job fair! Come see us at the Mohart Center 3200 Wayne. AND THEN NEXT FRIDAY we'll be out south at the Community America at 11501 Blue Ridge Blvd. See all the details in the flyers.

A powerful day for some of our LINC youth, joining the Youth Ambassadors . Because they say "enough is enough" with gun violence. And they want to be leaders in a community of peace. .

Thanks to everyone who helped us have a wonderful week of chess camp this month. We had We had 18 in the advanced class, 16 in the beginner class and 12 adults in our Chess University. Learn more about on our chess page -- LINC Chess -- or go to kclinc.org/chess

Today we honor Bert Berkley and his long and adventurous life in public service. Our champion.

Remembering LINC founder and people's champion Bert Berkley — Local Investment Commission Bert Berkley was LINC’s founder and our champion. He was the people’s champion. Berkley created LINC 32 years ago in a firm belief in the wisdom and power of communities. He believed in the right of families and neighborhood leaders to shape their own destinies from their homes, schools and meet...

Tenemos muchos trabajos fantásticos esperándote. Ven a descubrirlo. Dos oportunidades de feria de empleo: una en Mid Town y otra en South KC kclinc.org/parttimejobs

Inspirational stories are a big part of the journey at LINCWorks in helping parents find their best future selves. Working with many partners, including Resiliency At Work, Midtown Psychological Services, FEC4Me, Bishop Sullivan Center and more.

Friends on the journey: LINCWorks helps families rise, thrive — Local Investment Commission Everyone who comes to LINCWorks “is on a journey,” said Program Director Sonny Williams. “It’s what shapes the person. And we walk with them.”

The DEADLINE in Missouri for registering for the Aug. 6 election IS TODAY. The new 2024 KC Voter Guide by the KC Media Collective and the The Kansas City Star tells you how you can register (or check your registration), as well as keep you updated on candidates and issues through the November Election. Check it out: https://www.kcur.org/kcvoterguide2024

We've got a lot of great jobs waiting for you. Come find out. Two job fair opportunities -- one in Mid Town and one in South KC. kclinc.org/parttimejobs

Great to be teaming up with Boys Grow in south KC and linking their mission with our local-farm-to-local-community efforts (in this case in Grandview C-4 School District), thru the Missouri Department of Social Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture LFPA program.

BoysGrow brings youthful joy to LINC's farm-to-family mission — Local Investment Commission Somewhere on the other end of their walk, a job waits. It might be cleaning some tools, weeding a tomato plot, mending a fence. But no rush. The walk along a gravel path in these 10 acres under a south Kansas City summer sky is just as much a part of the BoysGrow experience.

Check out this report from KSHB 41 on our all-nighter lock-in. Thanks for the reporting, and thanks to the mentors and everyone involved. https://kclinc.org/news/2024/6/20/kshb-41-all-nighter-event-for-kansas-city-area-boys-aims-to-educate-them-on-gun-violence-build-character

Ready to kickoff the celebration in Independence-- our Hickman Mills LINC Mighty Eagles drum line and drill team.

Celebrating today in Independence, here with former LINC staffer and Independence School Board member Rev. Anthony Mondaine. And our Mighty Eagles drum and drill team from Hickman Mills is going to kick this show off soon.

Here's our LINC team at 2024 sharpening our work in making . .

Great experience for about 30 of our LINC boys at our lock-in adventure Friday/Saturday. Started at Morning Star Youth and Family Life Center; then Hy-Vee Arena and Soccer Nation KC and back to Morning Star all night long til dawn! Inspiration from Ossco Bolton and The New P.O.S.S.E., Justin Tabor, UMKC men's basketball; Marcus Walker and Grind House Basketball and all of our own LINC basketball-and-life-lessons-teaching coordinators.

Our King Elementary kids were well-represented Saturday at the The Kansas City Chiefs' Darius Harris' youth football camp at UA.

Here's celebrating all our staff, from the offices to everyone on the frontlines, doing the work of making . Lots of spirited fun and an opportunity to honor our longest-serving team members. And thanks to Memorial Church International for providing us space for our staff appreciation luncheon.

"Ask questions," "listen," "end the pain," and save lives. Join our work in built on the work of SuEllen Fried.

Lessons in empathy: LINC trains on SuEllen Fried's anti-bullying wisdom — Local Investment Commission Bullying, says SuEllen Fried, never was and never should have been “just part of growing up. We now know children who bullied are more likely to commit crimes as adults. Mental health crises among youth are driving a tragic su***de rate. What the world needs now — and what LINC’s team of after...

Chronic absence from school and childhood trauma are some of the problems we all must battle in our collective work in improving the welfare of Missouri children. Missouri KIDS COUNT The Family and Community Trust Annie E. Casey Foundation

The good, the bad, and the ugly in Missouri’s new ‘Kids Count’ report - Missourinet A new national report ranks Missouri 32nd in the well-being of children – down four spots from last year’s report. The annual Kids Count report is from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, an organization that works to improve the well-being of children. The Foundation used 2022 government data to com...

LINC joined our community in taking a restorative stand to today. Thanks to all the partners out there Kansas City, City of Kansas City, Mo., Health Department, Mayor Quinton Lucas who joined in the important message that all lives are valuable.

'Enough': Kansas City rallies with restorative message against gun violence — Local Investment Commission “It’s real,” said Monica Henderson, of the violence that killed her 12-year-old son. She, Mayor Quinton Lucas and others joined the End Gun Violence rally with a message to everyone at risk of violence: “Your life is truly valuable.”

Thank you Center School District for the surprise celebration of our teamwork in the monthly food distributions, and thank you to Kathy Quinn Fox 4 News and FOX4 News Kansas City for the Pay It Forward gift.

Paying it forward: Center School District celebrates LINC's teamwork with Fox 4 surprise — Local Investment Commission The Center School District’s Michelle Kruse and FOX 4 News reporter Kathy Quinn surprised LINC’s Caring Communities team at a recent monthly food distribution, celebrating the ongoing act of kindness with a $400 gift from the TV station’s Pay It Forward campaign.

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Scenes from the National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference in Atlanta where our LINC team is getting inspired in the work of making Stronger Families Together. Thank you to José Muñoz, Prez of Education Commission of the States for stopping by and sharing his wisdom with our team. Institute for Educational Leadership Coalition for Community Schools