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Engaging the Community
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Extending APS’ reach into the community, the organization worked thoughtfully to establish new ways to expose community members to APS’ work and mission.
Here are a few of the community events APS participated in across the year.
- 2022 Election Community Conversation with the Parkville Living Center
- Human Service Summit with the United Community Services of Johnson County
- Leadership Missouri Program with the Missouri Chamber of Commerce
- National Week of Conversation with the Listen First Coalition
- Non-Profit Showcase at TedxKC 2022
- Thrive Institute with the Liberty Education Foundation
- Kansas Service & Civic Engagement Conference (Keynote Address, Claire Bishop)
- League of Women Voters of Kansas Annual Council Meeting
OUTREACH SPOTLIGHT
American Public Square enables civility to EMERGE at 2022 TEDxKC
August 2022
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks videos and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection.
The APS team participated in the 2022 TEDxKC event to engage community members in a dialogue about what civility means to them and what they can personally do to increase civility in their community.
COMMUNITY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
The Kansas City Media Collective
The KC Media Collective (KCMC) is a group of nonprofit and community-centered partners collaborating to make local news easily available, its coverage equitable and its operations sustainable.
The KC Media Collective is committed to efforts that emphasize mutual understanding and empathy within communities, working toward a day when people have access to trusted news, and communities benefit through greater civic engagement. Breaking systemic barriers to news access, including poverty, language barriers, disabilities and educational inequity, KCMC seeks to unlock the potential of communities.
The KC Media Collective initiative was made possible with support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
In 2022, KCMC’s first full year of partnership, the collective partnered to bring two dynamic programs to the community, complemented by coordinated journalistic coverage that ensured the community had increased access to learn about and engage in these topics.
- A Community Conversation on Reproductive Rights: Preparing for Kansas’ historic special election, July 26 | Learn more
- The Politics of Gen Z, October 25 | Learn more
In September, the members also came together with Raytown’s Crane Brewing Company to announce the limited release of “Brewshound” a new hazy pale ale benefiting The Kansas City Media Collective.
Friends and Supporter
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FRIENDS OF APS:
Stevi and Jeff Brick
Bryan Cave
City of Kansas City, Missouri – Civil Rights & Equal Opportunity Department
Mindy Corporon and Len Losen
Dentons
Donnelly College
ECCO Select
Gautreaux Family Fund
Hall Family Foundation
Hallmark Cards
Health Forward Foundation
Lead Bank
McDonnell Foundation
Ogletree Deakins
Oppenstein Brothers Foundation
Optum
Patterson Family Foundation
Plexpod
Sachs Media
Sue Seidler Nerman & Lewis Nerman
Marny & John Sherman
William Jewell College
William T. Kemper Foundation
IN KIND SUPPORTERS:
Bliss Books & Wine
Country Club Christian Church
Forward OP
The Inn at Meadowbrook
Johnson County Library
Johnson County Mental Health Center
Johnson County United Community Services
J. Rieger & Co.
Kansas City Public Library
Katalyst
Mike’s Wine and Spirits
zTrip