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Event Summary: Annual Meeting 2020
UCS Annual Report 2019 UCS Reflects on a Year of Challenges and Celebrates a Strong Community Approximately 150 community members participated in the 2020 UCS Annual Meeting on December 4, where the theme was Stronger Community Together. The event was an opportunity to reflect on the ways in which...
Enews 12-10-20: Unemployment in Johnson County; KS Public Policy Forum
Unemployment Claims Rising in Johnson County In November 2020, the Kansas Department of Labor recorded the highest number of initial unemployment claims since the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-April. Nearly 6,500 Johnson County residents filed unemployment claims in the week ending...
Enews 12-3-20: COVID-19 Relief Funds; KS Public Policy Forum; Children’s Coordinating Council …
COVID-19 Relief Funds Available to Assist with Priority Needs Johnson County has allocated approximately $35 million in COVID-19 Relief Funds in our community as a part of the CARES Act funding program. Priority community need responses include: Rental Assistance: This proposal addresses the...
Enews 11-24-20: Register for UCS Virtual Events in December: Annual Meeting, Public Policy Forum, Ch …
UCS Annual Meeting will be virtual this year! UCS Public Policy Forum Children's Coordinating Council
Enews 11-13-20: Poverty Rate in Greater KC; Children’s Coordinating Council Meeting; UCS Annua …
Profile of Greater Kansas City Region Recent data from the 2019 U.S. Census American Community Survey show a slight increase in overall levels of poverty between 2018 and 2019 in the Kansas City region. Many residents across communities in the region saw improved economic conditions. However,...
Enews 10-22-20: COVID-19 Impact on Unemployment; Racial Equity and Inclusion at UCS; Housing Task Fo …
COVID-19 Impact on Unemployment Figures and Low Wage Earners in Johnson County The overall unemployment rate for Johnson County was 4.7% according to the September 2020 unemployment report from the Kansas Department of Labor. While this number is an improvement from the pandemic high of 10.6% in...
Enews 10-8-20: Census Data; Racial Equity & Inclusion; TAY Speaker Series; Discount Child Care
U.S. Census Bureau releases 2019 population and poverty estimates Johnson County’s 2019 annual average unemployment rate was at a 5-year low of 2.8%. Despite the low rate of unemployment, the percentage of people living at or below the Federal Poverty Level in Johnson County has seen little change...
Enews 9-24-20: Jo Co CARES Funds; County Health Rankings; TAY Speaker Series; Census Data
2020 Census Deadline is September 30 Residents must submit their response before the end of the day on Wednesday, September 30. The Census occurs every 10 years when the U.S. government tallies people of all ages and backgrounds. The data will be used to help determine the allocation of billions...
Enews 9-11-20: 2020 Human Service Summit Summary; TAY Speaker Series
Summary Report 2020 UCS Human Service Summit — Build Our Housing Future UCS' 2020 Human Service Summit was unique in many aspects this year. The Summit gathered the approximately 170 attendees on a highly interactive virtual platform that included small breakout sessions, interactive...
Enews 8-27-20: Summit Summary; TAY Speaker Series; 2020 Census to Count Homelessness
Great Response to UCS’ First VIRTUAL Human Services Summit Like countless other organizations, UCS is adapting its convening and collaborating model, hosting its first ever virtual Human Service Summit for approximately 170 participants from across multiple community sectors. Participants received...
Enews 8-13-20: Human Service Summit; Housing Survey
Register for the UCS Virtual Human Service Summit -- Only Two Weeks Away! Join UCS for the 2020 Human Service Summit – Build Our Housing Future. Be a part of the community conversation on housing, get an early look at housing data and survey insights from the Housing Study, and learn how you can...
Enews 8-6-20: Summit; Unemployment During Pandemic; Housing Survey
Register for the UCS Virtual Human Service Summit Join UCS for the 2020 Human Service Summit – Build Our Housing Future. Be a part of the community conversation on housing, get an early look at housing data and survey insights from the Housing Study, and learn how you can participate in the...