KC COMMON GOOD INC

The Common Good Fund was founded by KC Common Good to aid those impacted by violence in the Greater Kansas City region. The Fund provides a donation to eligible victims of certain violent crimes in Greater Kansas City and their families. The fund has supported 66 families in 2023.

KC 360 is developed from the Empowerment Network's Omaha 360 model, KC Common Good convenes and facilitates a weekly anti-violence crime prevention collective providing real-time solutions to reduce gun violence through a collaborative approach to improve community/police trust. The program, launched in mid-2022, has grown to 200-300 community members a month and 10,000 community engagement hours in 2023. This year KC 360 has been focusing on the top five steps that the community can be doing to improve community/police relations. The village strategy focuses on a specific geography, expands comprehensive programs, and utilizes evidence-based practices. The first village zone in Kansas City, Missouri, is the Santa Fe neighborhood, which in 2022 experienced nine homicides. In 2023, there were two homicides: a 78 percent decrease. KC 360 partners collectively spurred 4,876 actions, invested 9,050 hours, and deployed $3.53 million of organizational resources. Also, 62 percent of 360 participants reported after the first year an increased level of trust with police. The organization advocated expanding public funding for community-based violence prevention and intervention strategies, resulting in an unprecedented $30 million investment.