Place

We are building health and wealth by improving access to safe, healthy, and affordable housing and homeownership. We’re also working to ensure everyone has the access and knowledge required to use digital tools.

Where we live impacts how healthy we are.

Our approach to improving where we live focuses on two influential social factors: housing and digital access. 

This means we are focusing our work on improving access to safe, healthy, and affordable housing and homeownership. We’re also working to ensure everyone has the access and knowledge required to use digital tools.

Outcomes

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Our intended impact

The impact we seek will not happen overnight. We know change is possible if we come together as a community and strategically focus our efforts to move toward systems that benefit all of us.

High-quality, equitable community health ecosystem

Strong community organizations and voices

Equitable and just places that foster health and economic advancement

New policy ensures KC tenants facing eviction have lawyers

In 2017, the Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom went to the courthouse and watched the eviction dockets. Hundreds of tenants were being evicted by four courts simultaneously. Almost none had lawyers. All lost their cases. Few understood what had happened.

News and updates

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Meet our team

Our team reflects the communities it serves, from the Board of Directors to our committed staff. Meet the team that makes our work in this purpose area possible.

Funded partners

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  • Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom, Inc.
  • PCs for People Kansas City LLC
  • Serve the World Charities

Partner with us

At Health Forward, we’re one small part of the health equity movement that is gaining traction in the Kansas City area. Sometimes we lead. Sometimes we follow. But we are always listening to, and guided by, our community partners.