The FEC is a business-led private non-profit corporation whose mission is to obtain public and private sector employment for the unemployed and the underemployed residents of the Greater Kansas City area. FEC accomplishes this goal by working in collaboration with businesses, local units of government, educational institutions, labor and community-based organizations. This partnership responds to employer needs while reducing unemployment, underemployment and the public dependency of area residents.

The FEC supplies employers with a skilled workforce by obtaining public and private sector employment for the unemployed and the underemployed residents of Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, and Ray County.