Market Continuing to Thrive
MORAN – When the lone grocery store in Moran, Kan., (pop. 479) was on the brink of closing in May 2018, a group of individuals in and around the town came to the rescue. The former Stub’s Market, 129 W. Randolph St., had been on the market for several years and was struggling to keep […]
Family Brings Back Humboldt Store
HUMBOLDT – Before Our Market Butcher & Grocery opened in July 2021, more than two years had passed since residents of Humboldt, Kansas in Allen County, had been able to buy fresh produce, meat, and other items at a local grocery store. Since Moon’s Hometown Market, which operated out of the same location as Our […]
Hays’ Werth Appointed to Board
Garden City’s Sosa, Goodland’s Schears Re-appointed TOPEKA, Kan. – Sunflower Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Werth of Hays to the foundation’s Board of Trustees, as well as the re-appointments of trustees Liz Sosa of Garden City and Ben Schears of Goodland to the nine-member board. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt made […]
Riggs new Comms Director
Sunflower Foundation is pleased to announce the hiring of longtime Kansas newspaper journalist Brett Riggs as its new director of communications. He started in his new role on April 6. Riggs joins the foundation after having spent most of his 29-year career in the newspaper industry, including 24 years covering southwest Kansas news and sports […]
KGIH awards Coen Grants
Organizations in Sedgwick, Stafford Counties Receive Grants Addressing Food Insecurity TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas Grantmakers in Health, a collaborative network of the state’s six health care foundations, is pleased to announce the awarding of $25,000 in grants to a pair of organizations that work to address food insecurity and access to healthy foods – causes […]
Sunflower Foundation Hosting Powered by Trails Event
Groups, State Agencies with Interest in Trail Projects to Attend TOPEKA, Kan. – All trails lead to Topeka and the Sunflower Foundation Nonprofit Center, which next week is set to host a one-day learning opportunity for trail builders and enthusiasts, as well as groups, agencies and other stakeholders from around Kansas with an interest in […]
Food Security Grants Awarded
The Sunflower Foundation has awarded $435,000 in food security grants to food banks, community food agencies, and school districts to ensure that children and families have access to nutritious meals. In the midst of school closures and record unemployment for the state, families have turned to our food banks and food agencies for additional support. […]
Grants Support Mental Health
Emergency Integrated Care Grants: Core Operating Support = $141,000 Projected Patient Volume = 107,000 Kansans Sunflower deployed emergency COVID-19 funding to active integrated care programs across the state. The funds provide core operating support for a wide range of behavioral health staffing and programming needs. While modest, these flexible funds assist integrated care sites to […]
Sunflower Awards COVID-19 Response Grants to Support Operations for Local Health Departments
Emergency Public Health Grants: Core Operating Support = $115,000 Local Health Departments Funded = 72 Sunflower provided emergency COVID-19 funding to 72 local public health departments serving 77 Kansas counties. Small, rural departments were prioritized for funding. The grant was administered by the Kansas Association of Local Health Departments (KALHD). The goal was to provide […]
Trails Initiatives Recognized
The Sunflower Foundation is one of two statewide organizations selected to receive the President’s Award for a Statewide Organization by the National Association of State Park Directors during their annual conference at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas this week. The President’s Award recognizes organizations making exemplary contributions in promoting the importance […]