By Mary Messner on October 26, 2022
Executive Director
Madam President Camp
Meet Sophie. She is a 7-year-old girl who experiences her world with confidence. If you ask, Sophie will tell you she is a leader in her class, on the playground, […]
By DaRon McGee, MBA, MPA on March 10, 2022
Community Relations Manager
Swope Health
In February, Swope Health hosted a series of community conversations with leaders in Kansas City who reflected on Black history through their personal experiences. Swope Health developed the program to […]
By Andrew R. Gustafson on February 10, 2022
Curator of Interpretation
Johnson County Museum
Redlining: A word that is loaded with meaning – and a long, complex history. Redlining is connected to a web of topics, and its legacies continue to define our lived […]
By Noah Ybarra on December 2, 2021
AmeriCorps VISTA
KC Common Good
Adam McClun
Community Engagement Manager, KC Common Good
Black and brown communities in cities across the United States face challenges limiting upward mobility — Kansas City is no different. Excluded from prosperity, faced with higher rates of poverty, […]
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 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 Karen Dehais on October 7, 2021
Evaluation and Learning Officer
Health Forward Foundation
In 2011 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and embarked on a treatment journey that brought me to a significant milestone – I’m thankful today to be celebrating 10 years […]
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 […]
By Jennifer Tidwell on October 27, 2020
Division Manager, Housing and Community Development
City of Kansas City Missouri
Tania Hewett-Mader
Policy Associate, Health Forward Foundation
Few events in history highlight as clearly as the pandemic that housing and health are inherently connected. Families struggle to make ends meet after job loss or reduction in pay […]
By Karen Dehais on June 12, 2020
Evaluation and Learning Officer
Health Forward Foundation
Even as businesses and workplaces cautiously re-open, Health Forward is acutely aware that among low-income individuals and people of color, employment opportunities, working conditions, and benefits vary dramatically. Addressing these […]
