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Advancing progress toward
A Stronger Kansas City region
through leadership, planning and action
The Mid-America Regional Council is the nonprofit association of city and county governments and the metropolitan planning organization for the bistate Kansas City region.
Our work
Creating a region of opportunity
for everyone
Our work is organized into separate but interrelated focus areas. Each plays an important role in achieving our vision — a region of opportunity that supports its people, places and communities.
Aging
Early Learning
Economy & Housing
Environment
Health
Local Government
Safety & Security
Transportation
What we do
Fostering collaboration
To build a region we're proud to call home
Some issues reach across the boundaries of individual communities. Often, they can only be addressed by working together. MARC creates a space for the Kansas City region to come together to find and implement solutions that create a community people are proud to call home.
About MARC
What we're working on
MARC brings together stakeholders from across the region to address the most important issues facing Greater Kansas City. Here's what we've been working on lately.
Head Start Direct Services Providers
MARC Head Start recently welcomed two new Head Start providers, bringing the total number of partners to 17 agencies, eight school districts and nine community-based programs that deliver services to 2,350 children and families in Clay, Jackson and Platte counties in Missouri
More about MARC Head Start Direct Service Providers
Regional Housing Work
Plentiful and affordable housing impacts access to jobs and education, economic development, and quality of life. Together with local leaders and stakeholders, MARC is working to identify a collaborative path forward that addresses regional housing challenges and possible solutions.
Learn about our housing work
Bi-State Sustainable Reinvestment Corridor
MARC is coordinating a long-term multi-jurisdictional strategy to support infrastructure, transportation, and economic development along this 24-mile corridor connecting four cities: Independence, Sugar Creek, and Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan.
Visit the Bi-State Sustainable Corridor project page
Government Training Institute
Expand your skills and explore new skills with training opportunities from
MARC's Government Training Institute
.
GTI's
select and schedule courses
are designed to meet many organizations' training and scheduling needs. You determine the course, then select a convenient time and location.
GTI partners with the LANTEC Corporate Training center to offer
virtual, instructor-led courses
in a variety of technical and professional skills.
Data and Maps
Community Views Tool
MARC's Community Views provides valuable insights and information about the demographics of residents, housing, characteristics of the physical environment, and the workforce of communities throughout our region.
Use the Community Views tool
Upcoming Events
Apr
23
Grant Management Workshop
Apr
23
Energy and Emissions Modelling: the Theory and the Practice
Apr
23
Regional Workforce Intelligence Network (RWIN)
Apr
23
Let Them Play: Understanding the Framework that Makes Play Powerful!
See all events
Latest News
Aging
KCK awarded Silver Communities for All Ages recognition
April 22, 2026
Safety & Security
911 calltakers and emergency dispatchers honored for…
April 22, 2026
See all news
The SkyCast is updated each day around 3 p.m. and uses colors based on the EPA's Air Quality Index.
Learn More
Skip to main content
Advancing progress toward
A Stronger Kansas City region
through leadership, planning and action
The Mid-America Regional Council is the nonprofit association of city and county governments and the metropolitan planning organization for the bistate Kansas City region.
Our work
Creating a region of opportunity
for everyone
Our work is organized into separate but interrelated focus areas. Each plays an important role in achieving our vision — a region of opportunity that supports its people, places and communities.
Aging
Early Learning
Economy & Housing
Environment
Health
Local Government
Safety & Security
Transportation
What we do
Fostering collaboration
To build a region we're proud to call home
Some issues reach across the boundaries of individual communities. Often, they can only be addressed by working together. MARC creates a space for the Kansas City region to come together to find and implement solutions that create a community people are proud to call home.
About MARC
What we're working on
MARC brings together stakeholders from across the region to address the most important issues facing Greater Kansas City. Here's what we've been working on lately.
Head Start Direct Services Providers
MARC Head Start recently welcomed two new Head Start providers, bringing the total number of partners to 17 agencies, eight school districts and nine community-based programs that deliver services to 2,350 children and families in Clay, Jackson and Platte counties in Missouri
More about MARC Head Start Direct Service Providers
Regional Housing Work
Plentiful and affordable housing impacts access to jobs and education, economic development, and quality of life. Together with local leaders and stakeholders, MARC is working to identify a collaborative path forward that addresses regional housing challenges and possible solutions.
Learn about our housing work
Bi-State Sustainable Reinvestment Corridor
MARC is coordinating a long-term multi-jurisdictional strategy to support infrastructure, transportation, and economic development along this 24-mile corridor connecting four cities: Independence, Sugar Creek, and Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan.
Visit the Bi-State Sustainable Corridor project page
Government Training Institute
Expand your skills and explore new skills with training opportunities from
MARC's Government Training Institute
.
GTI's
select and schedule courses
are designed to meet many organizations' training and scheduling needs. You determine the course, then select a convenient time and location.
GTI partners with the LANTEC Corporate Training center to offer
virtual, instructor-led courses
in a variety of technical and professional skills.
Data and Maps
Community Views Tool
MARC's Community Views provides valuable insights and information about the demographics of residents, housing, characteristics of the physical environment, and the workforce of communities throughout our region.
Use the Community Views tool
Upcoming Events
Apr
23
Grant Management Workshop
Apr
23
Energy and Emissions Modelling: the Theory and the Practice
Apr
23
Regional Workforce Intelligence Network (RWIN)
Apr
23
Let Them Play: Understanding the Framework that Makes Play Powerful!
See all events
Latest News
Aging
KCK awarded Silver Communities for All Ages recognition
April 22, 2026
Safety & Security
911 calltakers and emergency dispatchers honored for…
April 22, 2026
See all news
The SkyCast is updated each day around 3 p.m. and uses colors based on the EPA's Air Quality Index.
Learn More