By Julie DeJean on April 15, 2021
Chief Executive Officer
The Whole Person
The Whole Person has been providing home modification in the Kansas City area for over five years. The population we serve are people with disabilities. Accessibility is a significant issue for people with physical limitations deal with every day of their lives. It has been a very rewarding experience for all of our staff to […]
By Cori Stites on April 15, 2021
Program Associate
Health Forward Foundation
Join us for our newest blog series Pages with Partners, where Health Forward staff select a book to discuss with a community partner. If you have a book recommendation, fill out the form at the end of this post. Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights ActivistBy Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner Judith […]
By Tania Hewett-Mader on April 9, 2021
Policy Associate
Health Forward Foundation
This monthly legislative update follows important issues moving through legislative sessions in Kansas and Missouri. We welcome the opportunity to collaborate with partners that share similar interests. Contact us if there are opportunities to work together to strengthen our collective advocacy voice. If you are interested in occasional policy and civic engagement updates delivered directly […]
By YMCA of Greater Kansas City on April 1, 2021
When stay-at-home orders went into effect in March 2020, one of the first concerns the YMCA of Greater Kansas City started hearing about was child care. What would families do if parents had to go to work but kids were out of school? The Y, the largest provider of school-age child care in the metro, […]
By Erika Saleski on March 18, 2021
Managing Member
ES Advisors, LLC
Guadalupe Tredway
Community Health Worker, KU, Family Medicine Department
Tom Mirás Neira
Community Health Worker Supervisor, KC CARE
“Becoming a community health worker has been my dream job. I enjoy helping people to meet their goals to improve their lives, treating them with respect and empathy, and empowering them to do the things that are most difficult. Seeing my clients get ahead of a bad situation is an instant gratification for me.”—Guadalupe Tredway, […]
By Qiana Thomason on March 11, 2021
President/CEO
Health Forward Foundation
As with many milestones that occurred over the past year, my one-year anniversary at Health Forward Foundation came and went in the fog of the pandemic. I assumed the role of president and CEO in late January 2020. In my first blog post, I wrote that I would spend six months listening, learning, and getting […]
By Tania Hewett-Mader on March 4, 2021
Policy Associate
Health Forward Foundation
This monthly legislative update follows important issues moving through legislative sessions in Kansas and Missouri. We welcome the opportunity to collaborate with partners that share similar interests. Contact us if there are opportunities to work together to strengthen our collective advocacy voice. If you are interested in occasional policy and civic engagement updates delivered directly […]
By Nancy B. White, LPC on February 25, 2021
Licensed Qualified Mental Health Professional
Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health
My friend’s 93- year-old grandmother was diagnosed with COVID; my 50- something-year-old co-worker contracted COVID; and my 25-year-old cousin had COVID. Coming up on the year anniversary of the stay-at-home orders, by now, we all probably know someone who has been diagnosed with COVID. Perhaps some of us know someone who has passed away due […]
By Amy Scrivner on February 18, 2021
Director of Development & Communications
BikeWalkKC
If you own a bike, what does it mean to you? For some of us, bikes represent a choice — a recreational choice, a fitness activity option, or a green transportation alternative. Take a minute to imagine if your bike was your only form of transportation. It’s no longer a choice; it’s a necessity. What […]
By Tania Hewett-Mader on February 11, 2021
Policy Associate
Health Forward Foundation
Health Forward is launching a monthly legislative update that will follow the important issues moving through legislative sessions in Kansas and Missouri. As we build upon our advocacy, we will always aim to keep partners informed of our work and the issues we are engaged in. We welcome the opportunity to collaborate with community partners […]
