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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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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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Cabral joins KHF in new director-level position

Cabral joins KHF in new director-l...

Alejo Cabral has joined the Kansas Health Foundation as its first Director of Philanthropic Partnerships.

02/28/2025

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Blog Policy

Uniting Voices, Data and Action for Policy Change

Uniting Voices, Data and Action fo...

Action is the driving force behind FuseKS, an annual event by the Kansas Health Foundation to convene advocates, funders, policy implementors and policymakers to enact policy changes that improve the health of all Kansans

Jazmine Rogers

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03/19/2025

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Blog Strategy

Advice on Building Strong (Professional) Relationships

Advice on Building Strong (Profess...

Building relationships is essential for any organization to make progress.

Jeff Usher

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02/14/2025

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Blog Equity

Our Commitment to Eliminating Health Inequities

Our Commitment to Eliminating Heal...

At Kansas Health Foundation, we know that the health of one affects the health of all, and we are committed to eliminating the inequities that cause the greatest health disparities in our state.

Valerie Black

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02/10/2025

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Blog Strategy

Nonprofit Budget Planning Best Practices

Nonprofit Budget Planning Best Pra...

For nonprofit organizations, the start of the year is a critical planning period, including for planning a budget.

Stephen Webster

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01/24/2025

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Blog Strategy

New Hope, Shared Scope

New Hope, Shared Scope

What does it really mean to make a resolution? How can anyone resolve to live their absolute best when this is not a world of absolutes, but of gradation? How can anyone stand so firmly in their resolve when we are all standing here, together?

Sarah Jane Crespo

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01/22/2025

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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

Building community in central Tope...

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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