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Rising Together: The Power of Collective Impact

hcuwdirectorOctober 2, 2025October 2, 2025Community Impact, Healthy Communitychildcare, collaboration, community, education, health, health rankings, housing, kansas, mental-health, rooted in community, rural KansasLeave a comment

by Dalton Black, executive director Communities don’t thrive because of one person or one organization. They thrive when neighbors, nonprofits, businesses, and leaders come together with a shared vision: to make life better for everyone. At United Way, we believe … Continue reading “Rising Together: The Power of Collective Impact”

Between Wheat and Want: Why ALICE Matters in Harvey and Marion Counties

hcuwdirectorSeptember 4, 2025Community ImpactALICE, Bone of the Bone, childcare, harvey county, health, Heartland, housing, kansas, marion county, rural Kansas, Sarah Smarsh, united way, upward mobilityLeave a comment

by Dalton Black, executive director At our recent event, Between Wheat and Want: A Conversation with Sarah Smarsh, we gathered with community members to look more closely at what it means to live on the edge in Kansas. Sarah, a … Continue reading “Between Wheat and Want: Why ALICE Matters in Harvey and Marion Counties”

Making progress on childcare in Harvey County with continued partnership

UWHMCDecember 19, 2024December 19, 2024Community Impactchildcare, children, education, newsLeave a comment

by Dalton Black, executive director, and Melissa Bogunovich, community impact manager In the fall of 2023, the Harvey County Childcare Task Force began working to address childcare challenges in our communities after the closing of one of the community’s largest … Continue reading “Making progress on childcare in Harvey County with continued partnership”