Training young adults to thrive by teaching them to own their purpose, serve others, and live resiliently for the glory of God.

The Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association is the non-profit association of insurance professionals and specialty market leaders dedicated to the wholesale distribution system. WSIA represents the interests of its members and the valuable role they play in the insurance market through networking, education, talent recruitment and development, regulatory and legislative advocacy for the wholesale, specialty and surplus lines industry, and by promoting the value of the wholesale distribution channel.

The Kansas City Area Development Council is a private, nonprofit organization charged with representing the economic interests of the entire two-state, 18-county region of Greater Kansas City. Mission: Engage the world to invest in the One KC region. Our role: • Attract new companies and talent to the 18-county, two-state KC region. • Enhance awareness of our metro's assets to create positive perceptions. • Promote the KC region as a business and lifestyle location of choice. • Brand the KC region as one product to stimulate economic growth. • Equally support all of our regional communities and investors. • Facilitate relocation/expansion process between a company and its selected KC community.

Founded in 1887, The Builders, a chapter of the AGC, advances the construction industry by delivering safety, craft and management training; employment, labor and government relations; and construction plans and technology tools. The Builders is among the Associated General Contractors of America’s largest chapters, serving member companies throughout the heartland. The nonprofit commercial construction trade association operates four service and training centers in Kansas City, Jefferson City and Springfield to serve with integrity both union and nonunion member companies and to aid collaboration by connecting passionate people and businesses, with a vision of improving lives through construction. Visit The Builders, a chapter of the AGC, online at www.thebuildersagc.com and connect with them on LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

The American Hereford Association is second-largest U.S. beef breed associations with more than 7,000 active adult and junior members. The American Hereford Association is a not-for-profit organization. Along with its subsidiaries, Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) LLC, Hereford Publications Inc. (HPI), and the American Beef Records Association (ABRA), the American Hereford Association provides programs and services for its members and their customers, while promoting the Hereford breed and supporting education, youth and research.

The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities is to reduce the burden of childhood illness on children and their families. We accomplish this by: ■Creating a caring and uplifting environment ■Providing comfortable lodging convenient to a health facility ■Undertaking resource and fund development activities that support our facilities, programs and services Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City keeps families close to their sick child while they receive the medical care they need. We take care of the families so they can focus on the most important thing - their child's health.

The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization that represents more than 2,200 businesses and their 300,000 employees across 13 counties in the Greater Kansas City region. Our mission is to provide leadership to help business grow and Kansas City prosper, making KC the best place to live, work, start a business, and grow a business. Established in 1887, the Chamber focuses on three key areas that benefit members: growing the region’s economy, advocating businesses’ interests in the public policy arena, and providing innovative programs and resources that help grow our members’ businesses. Our mission is to make Greater Kansas City the best place to live, work, start and grow a business.

Kansas City Scholars (KC Scholars; www.kcscholars.org) is a 501(c)(3) college scholarship, college planning and persistence support, and college success program designed to increase the college completion rate for low- and modest- income students and adult learners across the six-county, bi-state service region. KC Scholars launched in September 2016 and, in less than four years, has experienced widespread community engagement and rapid scaling. We now have over 3,000 Scholars, with near 1,200 in college. KC Scholars is on the path to near 10,000 Scholars by 2022 and is projected to grow to near 20,000 by 2027.

The Global Orphan Project, Inc. ("GO Project"​) is a global orphan care ministry headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. GO Project works with local churches, both internationally and domestically, to help them provide family-based care for orphaned and abandoned children in their communities. GO Project also starts and supports businesses that create jobs among the poor that will generate profits to sustain orphan care. The agency’s “100% Commitment” means that 100 percent of all orphan care donations go directly to orphan care.

Phoenix Family's mission is to provide social services to at risk individuals, families and elderly residents residing in low-to-moderate-income housing communities. The services are designed to assist residents in meeting their economic, social, and psychological needs and to promote the good health, happiness, and security of the residents.

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The Lyric Opera of Kansas City is one of the nation's premier regional opera companies, performing at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Founded in 1958, the company produces four operas each season.