We’re so excited for tonight’s inaugural HealthRise event in Topeka!

Congratulations to Valerie Black-Turner and Juston White on being promoted to new, director-level positions! Valerie is now the Director of Community Partnerships, and Juston will serve as Director of Institutional Partnerships and Special Projects. 🥳

Patrick Woods and Dr. Jennifer McKenney will serve as officers on the Kansas Health Foundation Board of Directors for 2024-2025! Woods will serve as board chair and Dr. McKenney will serve as vice chair. Thank you to both of them for their time, talents and expertise!

In our continued efforts to end hunger in Kansas, KHF has a new grant opportunity that will be available until mid-August. To learn more about the opportunity, and to apply, please visit

🎉We’re celebrating Rev. Tom Brady for his service to our Board of Directors after four years of blessing us with his wisdom, his wit and his deep care and affection for the people of Kansas. Thank you, Rev. Brady!

Our offices are closed today, Thursday, July 4 and will reopen Friday, July 5. 🇺🇸 Have a safe and happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸

We are committed to working with others in the state to end hunger in Kansas, and we need your ideas! Submit your idea here, and you’ll be entered to win a $2,500 grant for the nonprofit of your choice.

Time for our first winner! One crowdsourcing winner per week will have the privilege of directing a $2,500 grant to the eligible nonprofit of their choice. Watch the video below to see the lucky Week 1 winner! Enter here for your chance:

According to @FeedingAmerica, 1 in 10 Kansans and 1 in 7 Kansas children don’t know where their next meal will come from. That's why we're launching a crowdsourcing effort to solicit ideas for ensuring no Kansan goes hungry. Learn more:

Happy Kansas Day from the Kansas Health Foundation! What do you love most about our state?

RT @GovLauraKelly: Today, we celebrate 163 years of Kansas statehood! From our farmers feeding the world to our rolling sunflower fields, K…

We are pleased to announce the 30 partners joining us in the Building Power and Equity Partnership Initiative. Learn more here:

RT @KHIorg: As the 2024 Kansas legislative session kicks off, our new Legislative Preview provides an overview of health policy issues that…

You’re invited to "Civic Tuesday" a free evening of encouragement and refreshment focused on our collective impact on society and leaving legacies that improve the civic culture. Tuesday, Dec. 12, 5– 6:30 p.m. at the Kansas Health Foundation Register:

We were delighted to attend the @ChamberWichita Annual Meeting earlier this week!

"Today is a day that we can all rally together." On this #GivingTuesday, we encourage you to look around your community, your county, your state, and invest where you're able. And be sure to share your favorite local cause, so others know where to give. 🎉

Junetta Everett, Patrick Woods and Ed O’Malley, in this piece for the @capitaljournal, help explain how Medicaid expansion would help our state, and the barriers to be overcome to get there:

The words of "When Everyone Leads," a book by our President & CEO Ed O'Malley and @TheKLC's Chief Civic Leadership Development Officer Julia Fabris McBride rang true for @Forbes when evaluating the UK's pandemic response. Read the full article here:

When you can't get to the library in Wichita, the @wichitalibrary can come to you! Introducing the Book Bus! The Kansas Health Foundation was thrilled to help with this novel approach to increasing library accessibility. 📚🚐 Learn more:

It was a "bootiful" day last week when the Kansas Leadership Center joined us for "Pumpkin Palooza," a fun way to meet new team members, reconnect, and celebrate the season! 🎃