Mission:
To Take The Hope of Christ to Every Student
Why First Priority?
Vision:
To unite the local church with a plan of action to influence middle and high schools with the gospel.
Core Values:
Gospel Focused
Student-Led
Strategy Based
Local Church Engaged
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- First Priority has a simple, effective strategy to unite the local church on public school campuses that is unique to any other youth organization.
- First Priority reaches students right where they are. 12% of America’s youth attend church weekly, while 95% attend school daily.
- First Priority works through the local church uniting the body of Christ while sharing the Gospel.
- First Priority engages local Christian business leaders to support the mission across denominational and racial divides leading the way for churches and schools to follow.

Why Now?
- 23% of America’s youth are raised in single parent homes.
- Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among high school aged youth.
- Teenagers between the age of 12-19 have lost interest in church.
- Each generation has become less religious than the generation before them.
- Gen Z is the least religious generation yet.

Why Kansas City?
123K Students attending 159 middle and high schools, surrounded by 1129 local churches.
- First Priority is cost efficient, scalable and has a proven process for success.
- First Priority addresses an urgent and massive need leveraging people and resources at the local level to create a grass roots movement.
- The First Priority model has the potential to create revival in America’s middle and high schools.
- $125K Year One matching grant from First Priority of America.
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See First Priority's Impact
- 1054 First Priority clubs established.
- 5,887 Student Leaders trained.
- 11,241 students began a walk with Jesus.
- 31,000 students attended a FP club monthly.