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Code for KC Hack Night – 11/28/22

by William Crumpler | Nov 14, 2022 | Code for KC

Code for KC is Kansas City’s chapter of the Code for America Brigade network, a group of civic-minded geeks who volunteer our talents to projects that improve how our local governments and community organizations use the web. We strive for principles of open data and...

Code for KC Hack Night – 11/21/22

by William Crumpler | Nov 14, 2022 | Code for KC

Code for KC Hack Night – 11/14/22

by William Crumpler | Nov 14, 2022 | Code for KC

Clear My Record Expungement Project

by KC Digital Drive | Jan 25, 2022 | Code for KC, Government Innovation

Clear My Record Click Here to View a Prototype Version of the App Expungement Events Attended Expungement Applications Completed Project Overview The Clear My Record project aims to develop a web-based application that allows a person with a criminal conviction to...

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Developer Challenge Workshop

by Elaine Stolze | Feb 8, 2021 | Gigabit Ecosystem Building, Health Innovation Team, Code for KC, US Ignite

The AR/VR Developer Heartland Challenge is an open innovation competition with $20,000 in prize money to fuel the development of new augmented or virtual reality applications to benefit health care, education, workforce development, civic engagement, government...

Code for America program increases access to EITC through virtual tax assistance

by Erin Melton | Jul 2, 2020 | Government Innovation, Digital Skills Training, Access to Capital, Code for KC

Every year, households miss out on about $10.5 billion in Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) money. This cash is available to many low-income workers, but not all eligible workers claim this benefit due to the barrier of filing taxes. These benefits are crucial for the...

The Skills in the States Forum recently hosted by the National Skills Coalition brought together professionals from all over the country in the workforce, government and education sectors as well as those supporting them through credentialing and other related services to talk about trends, best practices and innovative solutions. Much of the conversations focused on […]

Bridging the Digital Divide through Digital Divide Simulation

The first Digital Divide Simulation event on Nov. 9 at the Central branch of the Kansas City Public Library increased awareness for the socioeconomic setbacks faced by Kansas Citians living on the wrong side of the Digital Divide. Participants were asked to take on the persona of an individual to complete tasks for “one month” measured as four, 15-minute long, “weeks.” Tasks assigned to participants included enrolling their children in school, finding housing information online, and applying to government programs, such as the Affordable Connectivity Program.

Missouri and Kansas Publish Broadband and Digital Equity Plans, Look Towards Implementation

The following is a recap of a presentation by Kimberlyn Jones, Kansas Office of Broadband Development, and D’mitri Farthing, Jr., Missouri Office of Broadband Development given to the Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion on November 3, 2023. Important Links: Missouri BEAD Five-Year Action Plan Missouri BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 (comments close 11/26) Missouri […]

Code for KC Hack Night – 11/28/22

Code for KC Hack Night – 11/21/22

Code for KC Hack Night – 11/14/22

Clear My Record Expungement Project

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Developer Challenge Workshop

Code for America program increases access to EITC through virtual tax assistance

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Skills in the States Forum looks toward infrastructure funding

Bridging the Digital Divide through Digital Divide Simulation

Missouri and Kansas Publish Broadband and Digital Equity Plans, Look Towards Implementation