Caring Communities Day 2024: With gratitude

Caring Communities shined as beautiful as ever. More than 2,000 people joined a community celebration at the third annual citywide fair at 27th and Prospect. It was a beautiful day of “caring, loving and respectful people, all coming together.” See the stories and reactions to the day that tell why we are filled with such joy and gratitude.


Looking back: Caring Communities Day 2023

What a day! Triumphant Caring Communities Day shines with joy and love

“This is Kansas City. Everybody coming together.”

Caring Communities Day can be measured by many large numbers, starting with a crowd that exceeded two thousand people.

But take a look at the stories and images of the day and see how Caring Communities measure optimism, pride and power.

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 Looking back at 2022:

Were you there? We dropped the hammer on fun.

Caring Communities' big, big day: A thousand celebrate at LINC's summer fair

A thousand faces. A thousand smiles. Food for everyone. Games, prizes . . .

The first annual LINC Caring Communities Day in Kansas City was a huge hit — all under a big bowl of blue sky.

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Parking information

Limited parking lot spaces will be available in the lot immediately west of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church between Wabash Avenue and Olive Street. Some spaces will also be available in the Kansas City Police Department East Patrol Station on the north side of 27th Street. Wabash Avenue will be closed between 27th and 28th streets. Street parking will be available on other nearby streets except 27th and Prospect Avenue.

Green areas indicate available parking. Red areas indicate no parking available.