It may surprise you to know that 63 percent of greenhouse emissions in the Kansas City region come from buildings. Community Builders of Kansas City is working with Building Energy Exchange Kansas City (BE-Ex KC), a joint effort by Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and Climate Action KC, on a range of initiatives to help [...]
Dozens of adult and kid volunteers came together on November 11, 2023, to participate in Community Builders of Kansas City’s Fourth Annual Turkey Giveaway. Hosted at the Macedonia Baptist Church at 1700 East Linwood Boulevard, CBKC donated about 650 turkeys to area residents who also received Harvesters-donated meal kits containing [...]
PACE KC, the comprehensive Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, will start enrolling its first eligible participants in the first quarter of 2024 from its recently completed facility at 4141 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The $15 million, 34,000-square-foot PACE KC Adult Wellness Center is the latest investment [...]
Community Builders of Kansas City was glad to host HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge on our campus this afternoon. Also in attendance were regional administrators from HHS, EPA, HUD and USDA. Mayor Lucas and 3rd District Councilwomen Robinson and Hazley added to the rich discussions. Thank you to Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver [...]
With the supply chain and labor constraints of the pandemic era in the rearview mirror, 2023 was a busy year for Community Builders of Kansas City (CBKC) development projects. About $13 million was spent on construction and 2024 is projected to be twice that pace at $25 million. “We are [...]
Champions of Community Development Award Presented at Washington, D.C. Event Once a year, African American legislators come together to talk policy issues, pending legislation and celebration of accomplishments in Washington, D.C., at the Congressional Black Congress (CBC). It was at this year’s event in September that Community Builders of Kansas [...]
In September, Community Builders of Kansas City (CBKC) leadership convened to develop a framework that will shape the future of the organization. In a workshop led by prominent Washington, D.C., urban development consultant Steve Glaude, the framework examined the organization’s core values and established the priorities that will carry them [...]
Gerald Smith has been promoted to store director of Community Builders of Kansas City-owned KC Sun Fresh on Linwood, located at 3110 Wabash Ave. Smith has been with the store since it opened in 2018 as part of the Linwood Shopping Center redevelopment funded by The City of Kansas City, [...]
The Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners moved into Community Builders of Kansas City’s The Shops on Blue Parkway, located at 4407 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri, in September. The 26-person staff occupies 20,000 square feet of space in the office directly east of KC Sun [...]
For the fourth year in a row, Community Builders of Kansas City partnered with Starlight Theater to present a community movie night under the stars. This year’s event on September 8, featured a free, outdoor screening of Disney’s hit film “Encanto”. Before the movie, guests were invited to join the [...]