News

Thanks to everyone who joined the MARC Board of Directors and Budget and Personnel Committee meetings on Aug. 23. We’re sharing selected highlights from the meetings for your awareness and use in regional conversations.

The MARC Board heard a variety of updates, including:

Comments received will be provided to the committees and incorporated into the process of determining funding recommendations

News and information about transit, telework, jobs access, employer transportation incentives and more.

A project to connect four cities in the Kansas City region is advancing with a $5.6 million grant awarded to MARC from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

This informative webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 9, explored affordable housing choices for older adults in the Kansas City region.

As the KC Regional Community Health Worker Collaborative celebrates its fifth anniversary, it’s a good time to reflect on the region's accomplishments of the last five years.

Local organizations, including MARC early learning programs, will benefit from the funds raised during the popular Parade of Hearts campaign. 

June’s employment situation in Kansas City continued to flash signs of a slowing regional economy. Employment growth has remained largely flat since December 2021 and more recently there are indications of a slight decline.

Local community mental health centers in the Kansas City region are working together to identify best practices for a collaborative, shared approach to implementing the new 988 suicide and crisis lifeline.