Great turnout at the Sunflower Foundation today for our 2024 post-legislative meeting. Stakeholders are learning more from KDADS leadership about the impacts the legislative session had on agency operations, policy changes, budget updates, and other news from the Statehouse.

New in the #RuralMonitor : Since 2019, Kansas nonprofit Thrive Allen County has brought over $28 million into its rural community and has helped other entities build capacity through grant writing, technical assistance, and other services.

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We are excited to announce that Brandon Skidmore, who has served as a program officer and more recently as Vice President of Health Systems for the foundation, has been named the new President & CEO of Sunflower Foundation. See the full announcement. tinyurl.com/3myb4fjw

We are thrilled to share that our leader, President & CEO Billie Hall, has been selected to receive a prestigious philanthropic leadership award from Grantmakers In Health! Read more about the Terrance Keenan Award below, and join us in congratulating Billie!
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We appreciated the opportunity to join the many voices speaking to state lawmakers in support of Medicaid expansion in Kansas. It's both a health care and an economic issue. See the results of our Medicaid expansion poll. sunflowerfoundation.org/statewide-poll…

83% of small biz owners support Medicaid expansion, this according to poll supported by Sunflower Foundation. Agriculture, small town businesses worry about ability to recruit workers and retain families -- people who are consumers and workers in small towns. A pro-business solution.

Hall: Medicaid expansion is more than health care: it's an economic essential. #ExpandKanCare #ksleg

Up next: Billie Hall, Sunflower Foundation: new poll shows that 83% of small business owners in Kansas support Medicaid expansion. Margin of error means it could be as high as 93% of small business owners. #ExpandKanCare #ksleg

Sunflower Foundation recently awarded nearly $1.5 million in grants to help support core operating capacities of 65 nonprofits across Kansas so they can better meet the critical health needs of their communities. Read more about it at sunflowerfoundation.org/capacity-build…

The Kansas Fights Addiction needs assessment, United to Transform, is excited to invite Kansans to participate in the Community Futures Tour.

Join us at the tour site nearest to you or register to attend the virtual session at unitedtotransform.com.
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Our recent poll on Medicaid expansion shows strong support among Kansas small business owners, with 83% of those surveyed saying they would favor expanding Medicaid in Kansas. Learn more at tinyurl.com/49bn7ksa

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A new poll from .Sunflower Foundation yesterday again confirms - KANSANS WANT MEDICAID EXPANSION! Small business owners know it, and registered voters know it. #ksleg needs to listen to the people and #ExpandKanCare !

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A new poll by Sunflower Foundation aimed at small business owners, voters and Republican primary voters, shows most respondents favor expanding Medicaid in Kansas. Click the link below to read more about the poll.
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Researchers at Center for Public Partnerships & Research are helping the Kansas Attorney General's office more strategically address substance use disorders.

Read more about how CPPR is completing a needs assessment with Sunflower Foundation. ⬇️

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'People eat better, get healthier--what's not to like?' Alissa Wassung of Food is Medicine Coalition speaking persuasively as always on how and why medically tailored meals make lives better. Here in Topeka at conference Food & Society at the Aspen Institute is holding with our great partners at the Sunflower Foundation.

Learning SO much at Sunflower Foundation! Fantastic group of people explaining what 'rural' means and the different health and transportation needs that everyone needs to think about. Also different frames of mind.

The newly released historical documentary 'The Hill That Healed a Nation,' enjoyed its debut last Friday night at a special screening at Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library. Click to watch the full documentary! tinyurl.com/4vehk4xf

We are excited to be the host site on Nov. 10 for day 1 of the Kansas Rural Center's 2023 Food and Farm Conference, which will include sessions on mental health and what is happening with local food systems in rural communities. Learn more and register. shorturl.at/ortvM

Watch the trailer for 'The Hill That Healed a Nation.' Then, join us for a pair of special screenings at 5:30 and 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library. Tickets are free, but must register at shorturl.at/iqDG7
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