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Thrive: The Road to 40

9.20.2021 - 11.15.2021 | noon - noon

LISC Greater Kansas City’s annual community development celebration, Thrive, has been a tremendous success over the past four years. It is a one-of-a-kind experience that has been cherished by our honorees and the hundreds of neighborhood, community and civic leaders who have previously attended. Each year, we have paid tribute to deserving individuals, organizations, and businesses that have made our community a more inclusive, resilient, and thriving place to live, work, do business, and raise families.

While we have made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person gathering this year, we will once again celebrate our Thrive honorees virtually over the course of nine weeks later this fall. This year’s theme will be “Thrive: The Road to 40” in tribute to LISC’s engagement in the Kansas City community for 40 years. As we look ahead to honoring our residents, partners, and funders who have made this work possible over the past four decades, we intend to culminate our 40th Anniversary with an in-person gathering in the fall of 2022.

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Thrive: The Road to 40 Spotlight Dianne Cleaver President and CEO of Urban Neighborhood Initiative (UNI)

Dianne has spent more than 30 years working to address inequities in our community. As we look forward to the many ways you will further advance our community development efforts post-retirement, know that you have built a strong foundation for those who follow.

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Thrive: The Road to 40 A Black Lives Matter Project

A collective of local artists joined together to make a statement through their artistic expression that spoke to the racial reckoning that America faced in the summer of 2020.  The end results of their artistic voyage are the Black Lives Matter Mural.

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Thrive: The Road to 40 Spotlight WyCo Mutual Aid

WyCo Mutual Aid was birthed in response to the Covid-19 global pandemic, where unfortunately government and nonprofit aid were not enough to fill the gaps within the community.

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Thrive: The Road to 40 Spotlight Legal Aid of Western Missouri Justice in the Halls Program

Legal Aid of Western Missouri has a long legacy of providing legal services for the most vulnerable individuals in our community. The Justice in the Halls Program at Legal Aid in Western Missouri was created to help remedy housing issues within Jackson County.

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