Power

Our approach to redistributing and sharing power with the people we serve is through advancing participation in democracy, amplifying community-driven movements, and strengthening small, community-based organizations and leaders.

Powerful communities are healthy communities

Community-based and grassroots groups, organizations, and leaders play a vital role in our efforts. However, their access to power is often challenged.

Outcomes

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Accordion Content
  • Increased organizational strength, fiscal capacity, and effectiveness of essential small and grassroots organizations
  • Stronger networks and greater connectedness among community leaders
Accordion Content
  • Increased scale of community organizing and civic participation
  • Increased voter registration and turnout in targeted districts
  • Adoption of policies that promote civic participation
Accordion Content
  • Increased number of board and CAC members are representative of Health Forward’s communities of focus
  • Community members co-design and co-implement projects

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

Meet our team

Meet the team that makes our Power work possible.

Funded partners

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  • ACLU Foundation of Kansas
  • Alliance for a Healthy Kansas
  • American Heart Association
  • Be Great Together
  • Black Excellence Inc
  • BlaqOut, Inc.
  • BLAQUE KC
  • Chandler/Turner Scholarship Fund, Inc.
  • Communities Creating Opportunity
  • Community Capital Fund
  • Community Capital Fund (on behalf of Parent Leadership Training Institute-Kansas City)
  • Community Capital Fund (on behalf of Parent Leadership Training Institute-Kansas City)
  • Community Care Network of Kansas
  • El Centro Inc.
  • Equatorian Community Association
  • Front Porch Alliance
  • Front Porch Alliance
  • Generating Income for Tomorrow
  • Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
  • Groundwork NRG
  • Groundwork NRG
  • HCC Network
  • Health TeamWorks
  • Heart of America Indian Center
  • Heart of the City Neighborhood Association, Inc.
  • JustUs System, Inc.
  • Kansas Action for Children
  • Kansas Action for Children
  • Kansas Appleseed
  • KC Common Good, Inc.
  • KC Tenants
  • Kids Community Growing Prosperity
  • LeadMO Action
  • Local Initiatives Support Corporation
  • Loud Light Inc
  • Lyrik's Institution
  • Madam President Camp
  • Missouri Budget Project
  • Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence
  • Missouri Coalition for Oral Health
  • Missouri Coalition for Primary Health Care, dba Missouri Primary Care Association
  • Missouri Family Health Council, LLC
  • Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action
  • Missouri Jobs With Justice, dba Kansas City Jobs with Justice
  • Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Action
  • Missouri Workers Center
  • MORE2
  • Neighborhood Legal Support Of Kansas City
  • New Community Church
  • New Venture Fund
  • Oral Health Kansas, Inc.
  • People Of All Colors Succeed Organization
  • Pro-Choice Missouri
  • Revolucion Educativa
  • Shepherd's Center of Kansas City Central
  • Shirley's Kitchen Cabinet
  • Sisters In Christ
  • SoCe Neighborhood Action Foundation DBA The Neighboring Movement
  • Suburban Balance
  • The Voter Network
  • Thrive Allen County
  • Thrive Allen County
  • Urban League Of Greater Kansas City
  • Urban League Of Greater Kansas City
  • Urban Neighborhood Initiative
  • Urban Summit, Inc.

Request a consultation

Health Forward welcomes and encourages conversations to learn more about your organization, your work, or an idea that may align with our strategic purpose areas — People, Power, Place, and Platform.