Last month Communities Creating Opportunity, a non-profit group in KansasCity, Missouri, invited representatives of Bank of America and Countrywide to negotiate loan modifications with local customers.
This recent story by The Wall Street Journal's Angus Loten noted that startup-ups are now being launched with an average of 4.9 employees, down from 7.5 in the 1990s, according to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a KansasCity, Mo. research group.
Another program in place is the 5th Grade Leadership Group in collaboration with the KansasCity, Kansas Police Department, which focuses on social issues and provides a positive experience that explores leadership and careers.