• Where: Starting at URC HQ
  • Cleaning roadside trash/debris from 55th to 63rd
  • 5908 Swope Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64130
  • When: Saturday, July 23 @ 9:00am
  • Clean-up materials will be provided by URC
  • Usually lasts about an hour  

Justin Walker, Director of Development, Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services, Inc.

Bank On KC is a member coalition of a national initiative empowering consumers to improve their financial capability, health and independence through access to affordable banking products certified using national account standards. As a program of Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services, Inc. (CHES) our coalition is particularly focused on assisting youth, first-time job seekers, and families with disabilities to access financial services.

Mr. Walker is a business development professional with twenty years-experience helping global corporations, nonprofits and start-ups grow. He has expertise in marketing products and services, managing P&L, improving governing board engagement and organizing events. In 2021 he was hired by CHES, Inc. to build upon the organization’s credit and housing initiatives.

Prior to joining CHES, he spent 10 years with another nonprofit spearheading a comprehensive growth campaign. As a technical project manager for a Fortune 500 company, he led an effort that expanded a web services product to seven countries.

A nationally recognized speaker and author, he helped organization's messages reach more than three million impressions in 2020.  Additionally, Mr. Walker remains engaged in our nation’s political landscape and legislative affairs. His political portfolio includes working for elected officials on both state and federal levels, campaign advance logistics, board member service for national organizations, and grassroots advocacy.

Mr. Walker holds an MBA from Regis University and resides in the Kansas City area with his wife and daughter.

For this month's Justice committee meeting, we will meet at the new Trades CoWork facility, 1701 Troost, for a tour and brief presentations. Hear from founder William Hayes, also of ReUse Homes, on his vision to address poverty and racism in Kansas City by creating jobs, reclaiming safe/affordable housing and more.

We will also hear from Kyle Smith of Determination Inc., a non-profit that helps previously incarcerated people with job training and employment. 

This will be an exciting and informative program, with information that can guide new projects for our committee and offer new ways for our action in the community. Please attend in person if you can; we will start the Zoom meeting at approx noon. Contact Nancy for Zoom login if you cannot attend in person. 

Learn about these programs in advance:

https://tradescowork.com

https://determinationincorporated.com

The Justice Committee and Vocational Committee sponsors a trip to visit the National Parks Historic Site, the Brown v Board of Education Museum in Topeka, KS.  https://www.nps.gov/brvb/index.htm

We will carpool, leaving KC at approx 8:30 am Saturday Sept. 24. We will have a 90-minute guided tour at the museum. Tour is free, donations optional. Limited to first 20 -- please let Nancy or Roger know if you are interested in joining.

Optional lunch break at The WheelBarrow before returning. 

The Road to Justice

The story of Brown v. Board of Education, which ended legal segregation in public schools, is one of hope and courage. When the people agreed to be plaintiffs in the case, they never knew they would change history. The people who make up this story were ordinary people. They were teachers, secretaries, welders, ministers, and students who simply wanted to be treated equally.

 https://www.nps.gov/brvb/index.htm