Twenty-two projects from 16 Kansas counties were approved during the first three years of the Kansas Health Foundation’s Kansas Healthy Food Initiative (KHFI).
Since KHF launched the Kansas Community Investment Fund (KCIF) in January 2019, 17 community impact projects have received a total of $1 million in loans and $27,700 in grants.
The Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) Board of Directors recently approved $1.3 million in grant funding to increase food security, assist with COVID-19 antibody testing and support efforts to improve health by the Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters, Newman University and the Greater Wichita YMCA.
The Kansas Health Foundation approved nearly $2.7 million in funding for community-led initiatives in Kansas, to improve early childhood literacy and kindergarten readiness.