BUILT FOR MORE

Built for More is a FREE hands-on youth development and career exploration experience designed to give young men practical skills.
About this Event

BUILT FOR MORE

Built for More is a FREE hands-on youth development and career exploration experience designed to give young men practical skills they can use today—and exposure to opportunities that can help shape their futures.

Presented by G Auto Body, KC Growth Foundation, and Echoes of the City KC, this interactive experience brings young men into a working automotive environment for a day of hands-on learning, career exposure, mentorship, financial education, and real conversations about life.

Throughout the day, participants will be divided into smaller groups and rotate through three interactive learning experiences:

🔧 GET HANDS-ON WITH AUTOMOTIVE SKILLS

Learn practical vehicle maintenance and roadside skills while getting hands-on exposure to the automotive industry, skilled trades, career pathways, and entrepreneurship opportunities.

💰 LEARN ABOUT MONEY & OWNERSHIP

Explore saving, budgeting, banking, credit, investing, vehicle ownership, homeownership, and how smart financial decisions can help create opportunities and build wealth over time.

🧠 LEARN TO THINK BEFORE YOU REACT

Participate in honest conversations about conflict resolution, emotional regulation, peer pressure, communication, consequences, and making decisions that protect your future.

MEN’S PANEL: “WHAT I WISH SOMEBODY HAD TOLD ME”

After the morning rotations, participants will hear from men representing business, entrepreneurship, skilled trades, finance, real estate, and other professional and life experiences.

They’ll talk about their journeys, mistakes, lessons, careers, and the things they wish someone had told them when they were younger—and give participants an opportunity to ask questions of their own.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

✓ Continental breakfast

✓ Full lunch

✓ Three interactive small-group experiences

✓ Hands-on automotive instruction

✓ Career and workforce exposure

✓ Financial education

✓ Conflict-resolution and decision-making skills

✓ Positive male mentorship

✓ Men’s panel

✓ Certificate of completion

Space is limited to approximately 50 young men, allowing participants to learn in smaller rotating groups. Advance registration is required.

Parents/guardians should complete registration on behalf of their participating young person. One registration/ticket is required for each young man attending.

Come ready to learn, get your hands dirty, ask questions, meet positive mentors, and discover new possibilities.

You are BUILT FOR MORE.