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NICE programs and events are constructed to increase awareness of young people, parents and educators to potential construction career fields including engineering, architecture, contracting and skilled trades....

Grateful Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to empowering the African American Community. The foundation offers free services to community members in need of educational support. Grateful Education Foundation provides out-of-school learning as well as a STEM and entrepreneurship camp for students...

The Linwood YCMA's Teen Tech Center is a fun, interactive learning space where youth in grades 5-12 can develop workforce skills and college readiness through hands-on activities to explore their interests in programming, coding, e-sports and gaming proficiency, music production and design. The interactive space and...

Kansas City Young Audiences provides arts for learning programs for schools and libraries across the region. Our STEM + Arts integration programs deliver academic content in engaging and creative ways....

The ACE Mentor Program of Greater Kansas City is an after-school program for high school students that provides a hands-on introduction to careers in architecture, construction management and engineering. It also offers much needed career guidance and scholarship opportunities. Working in collaborative teams guided by...

SchoolSmartKC (SSKC) is an education based non-profit organization founded in 2017; our organization has been partnering with public schools within the boundaries of the Kansas City Public School (KCPS) district to serve the city’s most historically disadvantaged students since its inception. In the five years...

The mission of RTA is to provide the aviation industry with a well-educated and trained workforce composed of Americans from diverse ethnic backgrounds, cultures, and personal lifestyles. The organization has a vision to inspire youth for successful careers in aviation, to tutor pre-licensed teen pilots...

Front Porch Alliance offers 6 STEAM-based programs for school-age youth. Our emphasis on intergenerational mentorship fosters confidence, skill building, community support, and social emotional growth. Program goals include: 75% of youth will demonstrate effective communication skills via a presentation to peers/community; and 80% of youth...

We expose youth to resources and skills to become future-ready, certified tech professionals by providing project-based programs teaching coding and cybersecurity concepts....

The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) partners with members of the Kansas City construction industry to offer high school age girls an opportunity to learn in a hands-on FREE summer day camp the basic skills of carpentry, electrical, welding. Camp activities also include...