By Anne Foley Rauth, MBA on May 26, 2022
Marketing and Development Director
Mercy and Truth Medical Missions
Rubiselda was late. Twenty-two minutes late. I was nervous. The local news station with camera crew and news anchor were waiting for Rubiselda Velazquez, a patient of Mercy and Truth […]
By Anne Foley Rauth, MBA on February 17, 2022
Marketing and Development Director
Mercy and Truth Medical Missions
The pandemic has been especially challenging for patients of Mercy and Truth Medical Missions, a safety net clinic with two locations; one in Kansas City, Kansas and one in Shawnee […]
By Health Forward Grants Team on November 17, 2021
Health Forward Foundation
Last week, we announced changes to our grantmaking process that will take place in 2022. Our 2022 foundation defined grant funding process will change to provide sustaining support during this […]
By Cori Stites on October 14, 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 […]
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 […]
By Joseph Lightner on November 19, 2020
Assistant Professor/Program Director
University of Missouri, Kansas City
Most new diagnoses of HIV are among people who struggle with low employment opportunities and housing insecurity. For those living with HIV, finding employment and housing can be a challenge. […]
By Anne Foley Rauth, MBA on November 11, 2020
Marketing and Development Director
Mercy and Truth Medical Missions
Mercy and Truth Medical Missions, along with the help from numerous community partners, hosted their third Annual Warm Up Wyandotte/Warm Up Shawnee community events. This year’s event was called: BOO […]
By Jaynell “KK” Assmann, APRN-C on July 30, 2020
Founder and President
Care Beyond the Boulevard, Inc.
Care Beyond the Boulevard (CBB) has been providing mobile medical clinic services to individuals experiencing homelessness on the streets in the Kansas City metro for over four years. With a […]
By Cecilia Belser-Patton on July 20, 2020
Inclusion & Equity Director
Yes On 2/Healthcare For Missouri
Earlier this month, we celebrated our nation’s Independence Day and the as-yet-unrealized vision of the Founders to secure, “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Of course, not all of […]
By Health Forward Foundation on June 18, 2020
Medicaid expansion will be on the ballot in Missouri on Tuesday, August 4. Health Forward has long recognized that a lack of insurance is a critical barrier to health. As […]
