Kansas City Violence Prevention Ecosystem

Mentoring, education, and economic empowerment programming for Black youth (chapter of 100 Black Men of America).

Missouri state trial court serving Jackson County.

Anti-violence and victim assistance organization — homicide victim support, community outreach, and police-community liaison work.

Public-health street outreach and violence interruption (KC Health Dept).

CDFI providing capital to small businesses and developers.

Supportive housing for mothers in recovery and their children.

Wraparound services and sober respite housing for people experiencing homelessness (COMBAT BE THE CHANGE).

Residential recovery and reentry program for men.

One-to-one youth mentoring.

Regional life sciences and animal health industry organization.

African American heritage archive and learning center; runs COMBAT-funded youth arts/conflict-resolution programming.

Public school district (Blue Springs R-IV).

Scouting youth development across 19 KS/MO counties.

Out-of-school youth development clubs.

Federal law enforcement agency; firearms trafficking and violent crime investigation (Kansas City Field Division).

Community behavioral health provider.

Child-abuse prevention and treatment — counseling, family support, prevention education (since 1975).

Housing, food, and family social services.

Catholic social service agency — basic needs, housing, and family support.

UMKC Department of Economics research unit (est. 1994) — applied economic research, GIS mapping, and statistical analysis for public-sector decision-making.

Forensic and support services for child abuse victims.

Pediatric hospital and health system.

Multisite evangelical congregation.

Large United Methodist congregation (Leawood) with community outreach programming.

Public PreK-8 charter school in Midtown; COMBAT-funded conflict-resolution / social-emotional programming.

City health department — public/environmental health, immunizations, food-establishment inspection, Narcan distribution. Animal shelter operates separately at 21001 E MO-78 Hwy, Independence, MO 64057.

Municipal government of Kansas City, Missouri.

Municipal water and sewer utility.

Presbyterian congregation; food pantry and community programming.

Faith-based community organizing for economic and health equity.

CDFI; administers the regional Crime Prevention Fund (with Kauffman) and the City's STRONG neighborhood violence-prevention grants.

Affordable housing development and homebuyer services in Wyandotte County.

Transitional housing and support services for families experiencing homelessness.

County levy fund supporting mental health services.

Anti-poverty social services: emergency aid, workforce, family stability (founded 1916).

Community mental health center.

Workforce readiness and reentry employment programming.

Advocacy and support for surviving family members of homicide victims — funeral cost assistance, grief counseling referrals, help navigating the investigation, court process and media, and connection to Crime Victims Compensation. Founded 2014 after the homicide of Corey Laykovich; maintains a Kansas City metro unsolved-homicide awareness project.

Child and family welfare agency — foster care, behavioral health, and education services.

Nonprofit serving young adults in the Black community; housing and employment support for people experiencing homelessness. Executive Director: Anton Washington.

Public charter school network, Kansas City, Missouri.

National violence-interruption model and technical-assistance provider.

Alternative high school serving students disconnected from traditional schooling.

Local chapter of a historically Black fraternity; youth mentoring and scholarship programming.

Early childhood education centers.

Peer-led youth diversion court (ages 7-18); OJJDP-recognized, est. 1989.

Kansas City's economic development agency — business attraction and retention, TIF and LCRA administration, land development and blight remediation, LaunchKC.

Federal TRIO program providing college access and financial aid counseling for adults.

Early-childhood education and wraparound family services for children living in poverty (since 1986).

Youth and family services; operates the Steppingstone transitional-living campus in Kansas City. Organizational HQ is in St. Louis.

Private foundation funding education, entrepreneurship, and KC community initiatives; backs the regional Crime Prevention Fund.

Financial literacy and career development nonprofit serving youth (14-21) and adults, including financial education programming delivered inside prisons.

Substance-use prevention, education, and recovery support.

Support for foster and adoptive families and youth.

Local television news station (WDAF-TV, Fox affiliate).

Comprehensive domestic violence agency in Wyandotte County (formerly Yates YWCA) — emergency shelter, crisis intervention, hotline and court advocacy, transitional housing, counseling, youth development, and food/clothing distribution.

Workforce development and job training.

Early childhood education and family support agency.

Public charter school, Kansas City, Missouri.

Regional Girl Scout council; youth leadership and out-of-school programming.

All-volunteer gun safety advocacy organization founded in 2013. Runs "Lock It For Love," distributing free gun locks at community events, plus monthly public education meetings and legislative advocacy in Kansas and Missouri.

Scholarships and training for in-demand careers.

Largest regional business membership organization; partner in the public-safety coalition.

Community foundation administering donor-advised funds and grants across Greater KC.

Anonymous tip line for reporting crime information.

Latino-serving education, health, and social services.

Private KC foundation funding education, youth and families, and community development.

Faith-based recovery and transitional housing.

Trauma-informed support for children aged 5-17 who have lost a parent to homicide or suicide — case management, victim advocacy, educational support, and mentorship. Founded 2012; largely volunteer-run.

Regional health-focused grantmaking foundation.

Substance use and behavioral health treatment, including corrections-based programming.

Public school district (Hickman Mills C-1).

Faith-based mentoring for African American males ages 8–18 in the KC urban core.

Homeless-assistance day campus (food, showers, mail, winter shelter, partner services); COMBAT-funded.

Domestic violence emergency shelter and survivor services.

Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher provider.

National law firm headquartered in Kansas City.

Self-help legal guidance for incarcerated and wrongly-convicted individuals.

Prayer and missions ministry with associated community outreach.

Public school district (Independence, Missouri).

Peer/teen court diversion for Independence youth ages 13-18 (City of Independence + COMBAT funded). Held at Independence Police Department headquarters, 223 N Memorial Dr.

Neighborhood association — housing, safety, and community development in the Ivanhoe neighborhood.

County government; funds anti-drug and anti-violence programming through the COMBAT tax.

Court-appointed advocates for children in foster care.

Jackson County anti-drug and anti-violence sales-tax fund.

Juvenile and family division of the 16th Judicial Circuit — juvenile offender cases, child protection, and juvenile detention.

County prosecuting attorney's office for Jackson County, Missouri.

Social service agency — food pantry, mental health counseling, and older-adult support.

Refugee resettlement and workforce services.

Reentry support for people leaving incarceration.

Community center led by Bishop Tony Caldwell — violence prevention and crisis response, the "Guns Down, Gloves Up" youth boxing/mentoring program, weekly food distribution, and wrap-around referrals coordinated with area organizations.

National nonprofit — research, technical assistance, and capacity-building for justice systems; authors the KC Violence Prevention Fund evaluation.

Dance-based youth programming (AileyCamp) and arts education.

Regional crime prevention and criminal justice research nonprofit; operates the TIPS Hotline.

Support and advocacy for families who have lost loved ones to violence.

Municipal court for City ordinance violations.

Municipal history museum with youth and community education programming.

Municipal parks, community centers, and recreation programming.

Municipal police department.

Public library system.

Public school district (Kansas City, Missouri).

VA hospital serving veterans in the Kansas City region.

Peer diversion court at UMKC School of Law (est. 1993); COMBAT-sponsored.

City-adopted violence prevention plan (not a standalone organization) — a cross-sector set of violence reduction strategies developed by the Violence Free KC Committee with the Prevention Institute, and used by the Health Department to steer initiatives such as the Community Capital Fund.

Commercial composting social enterprise with a green-jobs training program for people facing employment barriers.

Federally qualified community health center.

Violence prevention nonprofit working in the neighborhoods most affected by violent crime.

Kansas City Health Department, Office of Violence Prevention.

Kansas City Fire Department.

KCPD unit providing crisis intervention, referrals, and victim-rights support to victims of violent crime.

NPR-member public radio station.

Local television news station (KMBC-TV, ABC affiliate).

Local television news station (KSHB-TV, NBC affiliate).

University research and community-health support center.

Child welfare and behavioral health system — foster care, adoption, and in-home services.

Residential treatment campus and on-site school for youth.

Municipal land bank — acquires and disposes of vacant and abandoned property.

Volunteer reading mentors for elementary school students.

Community prevention coalition (founded early 1980s) — youth substance-use and suicide prevention, parenting classes, character development, and DEA drug take-back events. Office is inside ReDiscover Building A.

Free civil legal aid (housing, DV protection, benefits, immigration) for low-income residents.

Local Investment Commission — before- and after-school Caring Communities sites in area school districts, plus family support services.

Community center and youth programming.

Adult and family literacy programs.

Community development financial intermediary.

Cognitive-based creative-arts program with paid internships for at-risk youth, aimed at interrupting cycles of violence (founder Kyle Hollins).

Latino-serving arts, behavioral health, and community services.

Behavioral health, victim services, and cultural arts programming, with a focus on the Latino community.

Experiential STEM and workforce program for high-school youth (EV builds, robotics, mentoring); COMBAT-funded.

State public safety agency; administers criminal justice and victim services grant funding.

State probation and parole supervision for the Kansas City district (Missouri Dept. of Corrections).

State vocational rehabilitation agency — employment services for people with disabilities.

Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault — crisis line, advocacy, and counseling.

Volunteer grassroots gun violence prevention advocacy organization (local chapter).

Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity — faith-based community organizing.

Faith-affiliated youth & family life center; COMBAT-funded case management; LINC Caring Communities site.

Shelter and education for homeless, pregnant, and parenting young women ages 12-21 (Independence, MO). Admin office: 14400 E 42nd St S, Suite 220, Independence, MO 64055.

Domestic violence shelter and survivor services.

Public school district (North Kansas City 74).

Neighborhood association network serving the Northland.

Early childhood education and family support.

LGBTQ+ community center and survivor support services.

Sober-living and recovery respite housing (5 homes, ~87 beds).

Youth leadership and anti-violence program led by Ossco Bolton, in partnership with LINC and KCPD.

Alternative school providing individualized academic, therapeutic, and civic education for non-traditional/at-risk teens (grades 7-12).

Hospital-based violence intervention program.

Health foundation funding care access and mental health for underserved KS/MO communities.

Social services and community building on Troost.

Community behavioral health and crisis services.

Homeless services — emergency shelter plus transitional and permanent supportive housing.

In-prison workforce training preparing incarcerated individuals for reentry (KS DOC, with KC Common Good).

Hospital-based violence intervention program.

Private Jesuit university.

Domestic violence emergency shelter and survivor services.

Johnson County's domestic violence shelter — 24-hr hotline, counseling, court/legal advocacy, housing.

Children's behavioral health hospital and residential treatment center.

Federally qualified community health center.

Faith-based transitional and recovery housing for homeless men and women (est. 2005).

Focused-deterrence program (Stand Against Violence Everyone/Everywhere/Every Day) — call-in meetings with law enforcement, clergy, and victims' families, paired with support services.

Reentry support — job readiness, probation support, legal aid, and essential resources (a program of the KC Metropolitan Crime Commission).

Housing and trauma services for homeless mothers and children.

Children's advocacy center for child abuse — forensic interviews, medical exams, and therapy (Johnson & Wyandotte Co.).

Federally qualified community health center.

Shelter and services for youth and families facing violence and homelessness.

Trauma-focused therapy for young children affected by abuse and neglect.

Support for LGBTQ+ survivors of violence.

Anti-trafficking education, prevention, and survivor support.

Academic medical center and Level I trauma center.

Independent living center serving people with disabilities.

University-based youth violence prevention initiative.

National construction management firm; Kansas City office.

Pediatric safety-net clinic.

Community development corporation — housing, safe streets, neighborhood revitalization (est. 1984).

Federal justice department; the local office at this address is the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri.

Street-violence reduction program that recruits and pays "Core Influencers" — people closest to street violence, including gang-involved individuals — as full-time mentors, backed by education, mental health and workforce support. Founded in Boston in 2016; Kansas City began as a 2022 pilot.

Early childhood education in the urban core.

Federal district court for the Western District of Missouri.

Raises and invests funds across health, youth opportunity, and financial stability; operates the 211 helpline.

Public charter school, Kansas City, Missouri.

Public hospital behavioral health services.

Public research university.

Civil rights and economic empowerment organization.

Neighborhood revitalization and community development in the urban core.

Year-round work-experience and career-planning program for at-risk young men aged 14-18 — paid summer home repair, painting and landscaping in their own neighborhoods, leadership workshops, conflict-resolution training, and an individual career plan with a coach. Founded 2005.

Faith-based nonprofit providing K-12 academic enrichment in Wyandotte County — STEAM, computer science and robotics, reading, chess, and college access/readiness.

Survivor-led recovery and residential program for victims of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation (merged with ReHope, 2024).

Official City of Kansas City committee on violence prevention; meets monthly at the KCMO Health Department and treats violence as a public-health issue.

Youth technology education (coding, cybersecurity) for KC urban-core youth ages 7–26.

Substance use recovery housing and reentry support.

Youth/family center — preschool, afterschool, tutoring, and a boxing club for youth 6–18.

County community corrections — supervision and diversion programming in Wyandotte County, Kansas.

Community centers and youth programming.

Youth workforce development and leadership programming — job readiness, mock interviews, internships, and paid community impact projects.

Christian youth ministry — camps and urban youth programming.