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Summer Camp Builds Relationships, Skills for Wichita Foster Youth

Summer Camp Builds Relationships, ...

Children 1st, a Wichita-based social service nonprofit, recently launched a one-week summer camp for foster children in fifth through eighth grades.

04/06/2026

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Stories Youth Sports

Cycling league brings student-athletes together

Cycling league brings student-athl...

Kansas Interscholastic Cycling League provides a new path for sports participation.

03/26/2026

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Stories Youth Sports

At KC United, football is just part of the game

At KC United, football is just par...

In Kansas City, Kan., one football league puts education and family togetherness above touchdowns.

03/26/2026

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Stories Youth Sports

League 42 brings right priorities to baseball and beyond

League 42 brings right priorities ...

In a nod to baseball hero Jackie Robinson, Wichita’s League 42 honors participation and inclusion.

03/26/2026

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Stories Equity

Lived Experience Inspires the Kansas Birth Justice Society

Lived Experience Inspires the Kans...

Between 2016 and 2018, the rate of pre-term births for Black mothers in Kansas was 51 percent higher than among all other women.

02/22/2026

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Stories Hunger

Driving Health Through Capital: Attane Health proving food can be medicine

Driving Health Through Capital: At...

Through her company, Attane Health, Emily Brown has built a powerhouse in the Food is Medicine ecosystem in Kansas.

12/18/2025

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Stories Hunger

Feeding Kansas Kids: How Kansas Appleseed is Expanding Its Food Access Work into Schools, Communities

Feeding Kansas Kids: How Kansas Ap...

Kansas Appleseed is working to increase school district participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), tailor food access solutions to individual district needs, and raise awareness among parents, educators, and communities about the benefits of school nutrition programs.

09/23/2025

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Stories Hunger

Douglas County Launches Indigenous Food Systems Study to Strengthen Food Culture, Access, and Policy

Douglas County Launches Indigenous...

A landmark effort is underway in Douglas County to connect local Indigenous Native American communities through food, culture, and policy change.

09/12/2025

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Stories Hunger

How Kanbe’s Markets Plans to Reshape Food Access in Kansas City, Kansas

How Kanbe’s Markets Plans to Res...

For many people across our state, fresh produce may seem abundant, but that isn’t always the case for everyone. Kanbe’s Markets seeks to change that.

09/05/2025

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