Goal: $25,000.00

Specific Need

Our goal with the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation FABA Infinity Fund is to continue the investment in our youth and transitioning workforce. We fund multiple scholarships to area students through and from this GMCF fund.

We all benefit and enjoy the comforts of our homes and workplace. Safe homes to live in and quality of life in the workforce remain as our priority. With your help, we can connect and employ more people to our workforce, thereby improving our community with skilled workers who contribute to our community as friends and neighbors who are vital members of our workforce and community.

Your contribution to our community fund will enable us to continue to provide classroom and career opportunities to the students in the Flint Hills region. In addition, by contributing on April 21^st, 2023 during Grow Green Match Day, your donations from $25 up to $1000 will be multiplied by a 50% match from local philanthropist and Greater Manhattan Community Foundation.

GMCF will process your donation and acknowledge it as you wish.

Thank you for your consideration and investment in tomorrow's leaders in the workforce.

Mission

The Flint Hills Area Builders Association’s mission is to advance the building industry by providing a strong united voice that positively influences the communities we serve. Members combining tools to build our community!

We support Career Trades Students and Builders in the community by fostering Leadership, Providing Education and Improving conditions that impact construction. This contributes to the social, political, workforce and economic well being of the local building industry and communities in which we serve.

Safe building practices, youth education in the trades and investment in the future for your family is a priority.

Profile

What we do

FABA is a non-profit trade association with membership in the National Association of Home Builders and the Kansas Building Industry Association. The organization offers a self-insured Workers Compensation Plan through Kansas Builders Insurance Group that has paid dividends to

Since 1977, the Flint Hills Area Builders Association has brought together hundreds of businesses dedicated to providing high-quality, affordable/suitable housing to our community. We have more than 200 members across Riley County, Geary County, Clay County, Pottawatomie County, Marshall County, and Morris County, and we're growing every day. The need for labor in the area construction workforce is great. Our builders supply an excellent job opportunity and our associate members support those trades with more jobs and economic impact through taxes and employment.

We represent the consumers remodeling or building a new home in our area. We represent builders and their associated businesses both residential and commercial. We advocate for the residential building industry with our local and state government. We support housing in all areas, from affordable housing to luxury living. We protect consumers and builders from excessive regulation.

Our goal with the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation FABA Infinity Fund is to continue the investment in our youth and transitioning workforce.

We all benefit and enjoy the comforts of our homes and workplace. Safe homes to live in and quality of life in the workforce remain as our priority. Our wish is to provide and employ more people to our workforce, thereby improving our community with well trained staff that are beneficial to our community and prosperous friends and neighbors.

FABA is a non-profit trade association with membership in the National Association of Home Builders and the Kansas Building Industry Association. The organization offers a self-insured Workers Compensation Plan that has paid dividends to our members based on history.

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Manhattan Area Technical College, Kansas State Construction Sciences,

Career Trade Education programs in local High Schools

Flint Hills Association of Realtors, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce, Wamego Chamber of Commerce, Manhattan Risk Management / Code , Wamego Code department, Junction City Code Office, Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity and more.