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Collaboration Generates $3.5 million for Testing Sedgwick County Community Members Impacted by Groundwater Contamination

Collaboration Generates $3.5 milli...

Due to the efforts of a coalition featuring government, private sector and nonprofit partners a full $3.5 million has been secured for the Wichita community impacted by groundwater contamination, with a particular focus on the neighborhoods near 29th and Grove.

04/24/2025

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Willhite promoted to KHF Chief Strategy Officer

Willhite promoted to KHF Chief Str...

Chase Willhite has been promoted by the Kansas Health Foundation to the newly-created position of Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).

03/26/2025

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Kansas Health Foundation Provides $150,000 to Support Vision for Functional Zero Homelessness

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The Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) has awarded the Multi-Agency Center (MAC) in Wichita a $150,000 grant to explore multiple funding opportunities to create a long-term public-private partnership to reach the community’s vision of functional zero homelessness.

03/25/2025

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Erika Debrick Kelly named first Hunger Free Kansas executive director

Erika Debrick Kelly named first Hu...

Erika Debrick Kelly has been hired as the inaugural executive director of Hunger Free Kansas.

03/05/2025

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Collaboration Generates $3.5 million for Testing Sedgwick County Community Members Impacted by Groundwater Contamination

Collaboration Generates $3.5 milli...

Due to the efforts of a coalition featuring government, private sector and nonprofit partners a full $3.5 million has been secured for the Wichita community impacted by groundwater contamination, with a particular focus on the neighborhoods near 29th and Grove.

04/24/2025

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Kansas Health Foundation Provides $150,000 to Support Vision for Functional Zero Homelessness

Kansas Health Foundation Provides ...

The Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) has awarded the Multi-Agency Center (MAC) in Wichita a $150,000 grant to explore multiple funding opportunities to create a long-term public-private partnership to reach the community’s vision of functional zero homelessness.

03/25/2025

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EPIC Approach to its Work: Community Housing of Wyandotte County

EPIC Approach to its Work: Communi...

Established more than two decades ago, Community Housing of Wyandotte County (CHWC) has invested nearly $120 million in constructing and improving hundreds of homes in older Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhoods.

03/06/2025

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Building community in central Topeka: The Omni Circle Group

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Nonprofit aims to improve the health of Topeka Central Park residents through community development and entrepreneurship.

03/03/2025

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Transforming east KCK neighborhoods: Mt. Carmel Redevelopment Corp.

Transforming east KCK neighborhood...

Mt. Carmel Redevelopment Corp.’s dual focus on community support and redevelopment has attracted the Kansas Health Foundation as a partner.

02/14/2025

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¡Se Habla Español!: Emporia Spanish Speakers

¡Se Habla Español!: Emporia Span...

An already healthy dose of Spanish spoken among the residents of Emporia has expanded into new communities, thanks to the aptly named Emporia Spanish Speakers.

02/11/2025

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Friends Next Door: The Neighboring Movement

Friends Next Door: The Neighboring...

Since its 2015 founding, The Neighboring Movement has grown into a muscular organization helping people throughout Kansas use their own skills to build better communities.

11/15/2024

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The Only One in the Room: Black Entrepreneurs of the Flint Hills

The Only One in the Room: Black En...

After not seeing any other budding entrepreneurs who looked like them, one couple took the initiative to create an ecosystem of Black entrepreneurs helping each other build both businesses and community.

11/15/2024

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More to the Story: The Hub Argentine

More to the Story: The Hub Argenti...

The Hub Argentine: A community blooms as neighbors share their unique gifts and histories, thanks to this inclusive neighborhood center.

11/15/2024

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