Recent screening of ‘Sentenced’ at Exploration Place shows how Illiteracy impacts daily life. Film and discussion event shows need for cross-sector collaboration.
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‘Collaborating and Partnering With Experts’: Fairmount Food Desert and the People Working to Combat It
The greatest food desert areas in Wichita are located in the southeast part of Wichita and Fairmount neighborhood, which is the neighborhood next to Wichita State University, from 17th and Hillside to 13th and Oliver.
The greatest food desert areas in Wichita are located in the southeast part of Wichita and Fairmount neighborhood, which is the neighborhood next to Wichita State University, from 17th and Hillside to 13th and Oliver.
With Juniper Arts, Vulnerable Kids Get to Be Kids Again
A Wichita nonprofit provides art and music classes to children in foster care and juvenile detention.
A Wichita nonprofit provides art and music classes to children in foster care and juvenile detention.
‘We Have to Be Realistic’: Kansas Housing Policies Under Examination in the Statehouse
Legislation aims to respond to housing shortage, lack of standards for habitation and protections for tenants facing evictions.
Legislation aims to respond to housing shortage, lack of standards for habitation and protections for tenants facing evictions.
Kansas Republicans Put Transgender Bathroom Restrictions Into Law, Overriding a Veto
Republicans voted to override the governor’s veto and put the restrictions into state law. It will require people to use bathrooms in public places that align with their sex assigned at birth.
Republicans voted to override the governor’s veto and put the restrictions into state law. It will require people to use bathrooms in public places that align with their sex assigned at birth.
Opinion: Black History, White Students
Generations of white children had learned to see unequal treatment as ordinary, expected and deserved. They learned to accept or to ignore injustice while developing an unearned sense of superiority. This damaged all of society, not just those oppressed by it.
Generations of white children had learned to see unequal treatment as ordinary, expected and deserved. They learned to accept or to ignore injustice while developing an unearned sense of superiority. This damaged all of society, not just those oppressed by it.
Unaligned or Opportunity? Wichita Service Providers and Homeless Advocates Debate 1% Sales Tax’s Ability to Fill Crucial Gaps
Workers in the homelessness ecosystem, people of lived experience and housing advocates weigh in on the special election.
Workers in the homelessness ecosystem, people of lived experience and housing advocates weigh in on the special election.
Does Kansas Need Immigrants Despite Crackdown? Key Business Leaders Say ‘Yes’
Leaders with strong ties to the agriculture industry and the Republican Party don’t criticize Trump’s immigration policies. But they do say Kansas and its consumers will be poorer if the state’s 80,000-some undocumented immigrants are pushed out.
Leaders with strong ties to the agriculture industry and the Republican Party don’t criticize Trump’s immigration policies. But they do say Kansas and its consumers will be poorer if the state’s 80,000-some undocumented immigrants are pushed out.
Using Conversation as a Social Glue in Rural Kansas
With polarization often dividing communities, parts of Kansas are launching novel engagement efforts to bring residents back together. The tactics vary from town to town, but an emphasis on face-to-face dialogue and making interaction meaningful are two of the principles that tend to unite the state’s varied bridge-building efforts.
With polarization often dividing communities, parts of Kansas are launching novel engagement efforts to bring residents back together. The tactics vary from town to town, but an emphasis on face-to-face dialogue and making interaction meaningful are two of the principles that tend to unite the state’s varied bridge-building efforts.
What Can Kansans Do About Abandoned Housing? Sue the Owners, for One
A legal test case in Leavenworth County is taking the litigious route to turn abandoned homes into affordable housing.
A legal test case in Leavenworth County is taking the litigious route to turn abandoned homes into affordable housing.
The Kansas Town That’s Become a Mecca for Contemporary Art
Founded in 2015, the Tallgrass Artist Residency has brought painters, poets, photographers, and more to Matfield Green, a Flint Hills town of just 50 residents.
Founded in 2015, the Tallgrass Artist Residency has brought painters, poets, photographers, and more to Matfield Green, a Flint Hills town of just 50 residents.
Reporter’s Notebook: De-Escalation, as a Journalist
Staff Reporter Stefania Lugli writes about her experience taking de-escalation training with other journalists reporting on homelessness.
Staff Reporter Stefania Lugli writes about her experience taking de-escalation training with other journalists reporting on homelessness.
Not Expecting a Reprieve, Kansas City Food Pantries Busily Prepared for SNAP to Disappear
Reporters fanned out across the Kansas City area to talk with organizations and people affected by a freeze in federal assistance. But Friday afternoon while legal battles continued in the federal courts, a Kansas agency announced that full SNAP payments would go out, at least this month.
Reporters fanned out across the Kansas City area to talk with organizations and people affected by a freeze in federal assistance. But Friday afternoon while legal battles continued in the federal courts, a Kansas agency announced that full SNAP payments would go out, at least this month.
Rural, Urban Locales Connect Through Science and Youth-Football
The first-ever Cosmo Bowl brought fifth- and sixth-grade teams from Buhler and Wyandotte counties for a college-gameday-style event. The effort was designed to raise funds for a science-themed early childhood center in Hutchinson.
The first-ever Cosmo Bowl brought fifth- and sixth-grade teams from Buhler and Wyandotte counties for a college-gameday-style event. The effort was designed to raise funds for a science-themed early childhood center in Hutchinson.
Demand for Food Aid: ‘This Crisis Isn’t Going Away’
Even prior to the government shutdown, local food banks and soup kitchens were seeing an increased demand for help. With federal SNAP funds facing an uncertain future, Wichita nonprofit directors who serve the needy are frustrated with Congress and social media stereotyping of the poor.
Even prior to the government shutdown, local food banks and soup kitchens were seeing an increased demand for help. With federal SNAP funds facing an uncertain future, Wichita nonprofit directors who serve the needy are frustrated with Congress and social media stereotyping of the poor.
Kansas Counted Fewer Homeless People This Year. Trump’s Policy Changes Risk Growing It Again
President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending federal funding for Housing First programs that offer permanent housing without requiring mental health or drug services. Homeless advocates say it could undo their work.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending federal funding for Housing First programs that offer permanent housing without requiring mental health or drug services. Homeless advocates say it could undo their work.