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Independence, Missouri, is beautifying the city through the work of individuals facing housing instability. Independence T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R., a supported employment program, offers an array of support, including an hourly wage, housing fund and meals, for individuals willing to work along Independence roadways.

The Missouri Hospital Association's annual report shows vacancies and turnover rates at the state's hospitals have decreased since the height of the coronavirus pandemic in 2021. But they remain high, and employers are concerned about the future workforce.

Employment for workers with disabilities has reached a record high, but one Kansas City mom says it's not enough. Local groups are taking a more individualized approach to hiring, and finding ways to erase barriers.

Missourians are seeing massive delays in receiving services, ranging from call center wait times to court-ordered mental treatment.

Kansas City is deeply involved in remaking the warheads that stock the U.S. nuclear arsenal. A plant on the southern edge of the city makes most of the non-nuclear parts for nuclear weapons. That plant is expanding rapidly, spreading billions of federal dollars around the metropolitan area.

Minimum-wage workers in Missouri now make $12 an hour. While Missouri and other other states have raised worker pay, the Kansas minimum wage has stayed at the federal level of $7.25 per hour.

Thanks to a ballot initiative passed by voters in 2018, Missouri's minimum wage rose in the new year to $12 an hour, while tipped workers now have a minimum wage of $6 an hour.

A culinary program at the reStart homelessness nonprofit is giving young people new opportunities to make money and find stability.

How we work, when we work, how much we work – it's all shifting on a scale not seen in decades.

Since opening its doors on Troost in 2016, The Grooming Project has served over 600 people stuck in cycles of poverty.

Nearly 440 students took part in professional internships this summer to fill their pockets — and their resume.

Social Venture Studio helps business owners grow their plans to make a social impact in Kansas City.