Community Relations

At Fishnet Security, community and professional involvement is more than just an event or occasional activity; it's a key component of our makeup, one of our core values, and an integral part of our culture.

Every year, our Founder and CEO Gary Fish commits substantial personal and corporate resources to programs that support, improve, and enrich the lives of both children and adults living in the greater Kansas City, Missouri area. We allow our employees to devote a significant amount of their working hours to charitable organizations, which helps to ensure their growth and continued success.

Community enrichment organizations we support and encourage include: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Junior Achievement, Project Change, Habitat for Humanity, Cristo Rey Network, Sunshine Center, and the Overland Park South Rotary Club.

Among the charitable organizations our employees devote considerable time and financial resources to, are:

Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest, largest, and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. This organization has been the leader in one-to-one youth service for more than a century, developing positive relationships that have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of young people. Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors children, ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country - including yours.

Good Samaritan Project
Good Samaritan project is a not-for-profit AIDS organization that provides advocacy, care, and education to those affected by HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases.

Junior Achievement of Middle America
Junior Achievement inspires and prepares young people to succeed in a global economy. Its purpose is to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve the quality of their lives.

Project Change, Kansas City
Project change is a not-for-profit organization that strives to raise awareness of local charities and those in need. It acts as a vehicle, connecting an individual's creativity, talent, or skill to meet the challenges of their community. Through this grassroots effort, multiple local non-profits benefit with volunteers who are committed to making a positive change in the community.

Cristo Rey Network
This program provides organizations with an opportunity to provide sponsorship, through a work-study program, to high school students who could not otherwise afford a college preparatory education. Company sponsors contract with Cristo Rey students to work at their company while teaching them valuable job skills in an effort to prepare them for future studies and work prospects, as well as building their self-confidence.

The Sunshine Center
The Sunshine Center provides individually specialized services that enhance the lives of children and their families. The organization has been serving children with developmental delays, fragile medical conditions, and physical disabilities since 1975. The programs provide a comprehensive program in early intervention special education, speech therapy, and early childhood education. In an inclusive setting, typically developing children learn alongside their peers who are challenged with autism, spina bifida, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, speech impairments and other disabilities. Sunshine Center's goal is to prepare children to enter the school system ready for the educational challenges.

Overland Park South Rotary Club
Through their involvement in Jazz in the Woods, Kansas City's largest free music festival, FishNet Security employees help raise funds for their local Rotary club, which specializes in helping local youth, including Marillac, Lee Ann Britain Infant Development Center, and the Fox 4 Love Fund.

Entrepreneurial Exchange
The Entrepreneurial Exchange is a not-for-profit organization creating a network of Kansas City CEO's who are leading the area's fastest growing companies. Founded on the premise that entrepreneurs learn best from fellow entrepreneurs, its mission is to help develop new entrepreneurial organizations in Kansas City through education and networking.

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