By Ryan Hudnall on November 5, 2021
Executive Director
Della Lamb Community Services
It has been said that nothing is permanent except change. Consider the past 18 months. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2, more commonly known as COVID-19, prompted global change, resulting in an […]
By Natasha Sims on October 28, 2021
Local Health Buzz Blog Administrator
Health Forward Foundation
Amethyst Place works with local women and children to achieve recovery, reunification, and resilience. They provide family-centered care that enables these families to overcome the interconnected cycles of poverty, trauma, […]
By Tricia Johnson on September 2, 2021
Director, Education Initiatives
United Way of Greater Kansas City
This fall, the transition back to school is more important than ever. At United Way of Greater Kansas City, we are deeply invested in the success of our students. We […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Tania Hewett-Mader on January 27, 2021
Policy Associate
Health Forward Foundation
Welcome to the end of the first month of 2021, after what felt like the longest year in history. Without a doubt, COVID-19 relief and recovery remains one of Health […]
By Graciela Couchonnal, Ph.D. on January 20, 2021
Vice President of Programs
Health Forward Foundation
Richard Zimmer, CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer, Health Forward Foundation
Back in May 2020, we asked our grantees and community partners to share with us how the pandemic impacted services and everyday operations. You responded magnificently. We heard how the […]
By Kim Carroll on January 8, 2021
CEO
Heart to Heart International
As a humanitarian organization located in Lenexa, Kansas, Heart to Heart International (HHI) focuses on providing crisis relief and improving access to health. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the two […]
By Nancy Osborn, Ph.D. on December 3, 2020
Psychologist/Trainer
KC Healthy Kids
The pandemic has brought greater focus on the inequities that exist in our communities. It appears that the inequities are only getting worse. Many have lost their jobs and are […]
By Nancy Osborn, Ph.D. on December 2, 2020
Psychologist/Trainer
KC Healthy Kids
Early childhood education centers are among the hardest hit services during this current pandemic. Some have closed temporarily, and some have closed permanently. All of the centers have had to […]
