Stevens County Coalition
Envelope Contact: Josie Cromer About the Coalition: To serve as a forum for the advancement of community health and services through a networking of government, non-profits, civic services and business organizations to identify gaps in community resources and services and to seek out grant possibilities to establish programs where there is a need. Coalition Established Date: January 1, 2025 Focus Areas: Physical Activity, Childcare Access, Tobacco Cessation & Prevention, Suicide Prevention/Injury Reduction, Substance Use Prevention/Harm Reduction, Safe Routes to School, Built Environment, Access to Care, Mental Health County: Stevens County Region: Southwest Region Estimated Membership size: 15 Partner Network: 20 Meeting Frequency & Format: Monthly; In-person Back to the Coalition Directory
Haskell County Coalition
Envelope Facebook Contact: Leigh Bird About the Coalition: To serve as a forum for the advancement of community health and services through a networking of government, non-profits, civic services and business organizations to identify gaps in community resources and services and to seek out grant possibilities to establish programs where there is a need. Coalition Established Date: December 8, 2024 Past Grants: Our first grant was DECK and we partnered with local schools and law enforcement. We have a KPCCI grant from KDADS and are in our first implementation year. We were also awarded a Peer to Peer Stipend from DCCCA and are working with local schools, the health department, EMS team, and sheriffs department. Focus Areas: Mental Health, Substance Use Prevention/Harm Reduction, Suicide Prevention/Injury Reduction, Tobacco Cessation & Prevention, General Health & Wellness, Physical Activity County: Haskell County Region: Southwest Region Estimated Membership size: 12 Partner Network: 26 Meeting Frequency & Format: Monthly; In-person, sometimes hybrid Back to the Coalition Directory
Live Well Crawford County
Envelope Link Facebook Instagram Contact: Brad Stroud About the Coalition: Live Well Crawford County is a health and wellness coalition in Crawford County, dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyle choices through education, motivation, and support. Established in 2006 with backing from the Kansas Health Foundation, the coalition operates under the guiding philosophy of “making the healthy choice the easy choice” for residents of all generations. The coalition relies on passionate community stakeholders, change-makers, and business professionals to implement Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) changes that improve local public health outcomes. The coalition maximizes its community impact by dividing its work amongst the following specialized task forces: Eat Well: Focuses on expanding local food systems, supporting the Pittsburg Farmers’ Market, managing community gardens, and reducing food insecurity. Live Active: Encourages physical exercise and infrastructure enhancements to combat local obesity and sedentary lifestyles. Age Well: Develops supportive networks and health programming specific to the aging demographic in Crawford County. Addiction Prevention: Focuses on community education, youth advocacy, and intervening to reduce substance abuse across the county. Coalition Established Date: September 1, 2006 Past Grants: Pathways to a Healthy Kansas Grant Recipient (2016-2024) Over 20 policies implemented in Crawford County through Pathways work Crossroads Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program Facilitators (2022-present) Catch My Breath Vaping Prevention Facilitators Arma Community Garden McCune Community Garden CTEC High Tunnel Laundry Love – over 3000 free loads of laundry provided in Crawford County Focus Areas: Substance Use Prevention/Harm Reduction, Built Environment, Safe Routes to School, Food Access, Tobacco Cessation & Prevention, Workforce Wellness, Breastfeeding, General Health & Wellness, Physical Activity, Community Health Worker Programs, Access to Care, Mental Health, Violence Prevention County: Crawford County Region: Southeast Region Estimated Membership size: 25 Meeting Frequency & Format: Month & Quarterly; Hybrid Back to the Coalition Directory
Paxico and Beyond Community and Economic Development, LLC
Envelope Contact: Deanna Ebert-Pierson About the Coalition: We work on projects to build and rebuild rural communities across Kansas. Coalition Established Date: June 1, 2020 Past Grants: Several grants: Kansas Arts Commission, IOBY ( NYC), Frontier Farm Credit Working Here Grant, Kansas Health Foundation sponsorship and grant, Prairie Band Pottawatomi Nation, Rural Assembly Everywhere, USDA Placemaking project through HAC, Washington D.C, Thriving Earth Exchange, two sperate grants through the Kansas Volunteer Commission, and 4Imprint. We were able to nominate the Paxico Rural High School to the National Park Service to be added to the National Historic Registry. Focus Areas: Built Environment, Substance Use Prevention/Harm Reduction, Safe Routes to School County: Wabaunsee County Region: Northeast Region Meeting Frequency & Format: Annual; Monthly Emails Back to the Coalition Directory
Ness County Community Development Foundation
Envelope Link Facebook Contact: Kathy Clouston About the Coalition: Thee Ness County Community Development Foundation supports initiatives that preserve Ness County’s heritage, promote growth in each community, and plan for the future – together. Coalition Established Date: October 1, 2023 Past Grants: The Ness County Community Development Foundation has a history of supporting community-based initiatives that improve the health, safety, and quality of life of residents in Ness County and surrounding communities. The organization previously participated in the Kansas Preventive Collaborative underage drinking grant through the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS). Through this initiative, the foundation was involved in community prevention efforts addressing underage drinking and participated in a national conference during the 2018–2019 grant period, providing valuable training, networking, and exposure to evidence-based prevention strategies. In 2025, the organization experienced significant leadership and membership turnover. As a result, the foundation is currently undergoing a reorganization to rebuild its leadership structure, strengthen community partnerships, and establish a renewed vision for future community development and prevention efforts. While the foundation is rebuilding its organizational structure, it brings with it a history of community involvement and experience working with state and national prevention initiatives. The reorganization provides an opportunity to engage new community members, strengthen partnerships, clarify organizational responsibilities, and develop sustainable programs that address current needs in Ness County. The foundation is committed to building on its previous experience while creating a stronger and more sustainable organization for the future. Funding support will help the foundation continue this transition, strengthen its capacity, and implement meaningful community-based initiatives that benefit residents of Ness County. Focus Areas: Trauma Informed Care/Resilience Building, Access to Care, Community Health Worker Programs, Built Environment, Safe Routes to School, Suicide Prevention/Injury Reduction, Food Access, Housing, Tobacco Cessation & Prevention, Workforce Wellness, Childcare Access, Local & State-Level Advocacy, Breastfeeding, General Health & Wellness, Physical Activity, Violence Prevention, Substance Use Prevention/Harm Reduction, Mental Health County: Ness County Region: West Central Region Estimated Membership size: 10 Partner Network: 10 Meeting Frequency & Format: Monthly; In-person Back to the Coalition Directory
Clay Counts Coalition
Envelope Link Facebook Instagram Contact: Lori Martin About the Coalition: 12 sectors of a community that exists to promote social, physical, and mental well-being for residents of Clay County, emphasizing reduction of youth substance use and to foster a thriving environment in which to live, learn, work, and play. Coalition Established Date: January 1, 2005 Past Grants: Drug Free Community Grant, Drug Endangered Children, Kansas Suicide Prevention, YLINK. Clay Center Community Improvement Foundation. Community Outreach includes Suicide Prevention training, youth mental health awareness, Farmer to Farmer Signs of Suicide, ACES training, Bandana Squad, initiated a Community Garden. For Schools we support Teammates Mentoring Program, Strenghtfinders, Too Good for Drugs after school program, Botvin Life skills and parenting classes. We Support 4 chapters of Youth Leaders in Kansas, host alcohol/tobacco free events after school sporting events, and peer to peer suicide prevention training Focus Areas: Mental Health, Trauma Informed Care/Resilience Building, Substance Use Prevention/Harm Reduction, Suicide Prevention/Injury Reduction, Tobacco Cessation & Prevention County: Clay County Region: North Central Region Estimated Membership size: 25 Meeting Frequency & Format: Monthly; Hybrid Back to the Coalition Directory
Grow Labette
Envelope Contact: Lauren Coover About the Coalition: Grow Labette is a community coalition dedicated to improving health, well-being, and quality of life for everyone in Labette County, Kansas. Through collaboration with local organizations, businesses, schools, healthcare providers, and residents, Grow Labette addresses community needs by promoting health equity, expanding access to resources, and creating sustainable solutions to social, economic, and environmental challenges. The coalition works to strengthen connections, empower residents, and support initiatives that help individuals and families thrive. Coalition Established Date: January 1, 2022 Past Grants: BCBS Pathways Grant, KU Communities Organizing to Promote Equity Grant, EPA Government to Government grant, KU Community Impact Hub award, Safe Haven Outreach Mission support, Parsons Community Gardens management and support, Parsons Farmers Market management Focus Areas: General Health & Wellness, Tobacco Cessation & Prevention, Physical Activity, Substance Use Prevention/Harm Reduction, Mental Health, Trauma Informed Care/Resilience Building, Access to Care, Built Environment, Community Health Worker Programs, Suicide Prevention/Injury Reduction, Violence Prevention, Local & State-Level Advocacy, Workforce Wellness, Food Access County: Labette County Region: Southeast Region Estimated Membership size: 30 Back to the Coalition Directory
Live Healthy Montgomery County
Envelope Link Facebook Instagram Contact: Marci S Roberts About the Coalition: Live Healthy Montgomery County exists to improve the health of all Montgomery County residents by promoting prevention, programs, resources and policies that encourage healthy lifestyles. Coalition Established Date: May 16, 2016 Past Grants: Passed a tobacco free parks initiative for the County in 2016. We collaborated with Labette County to receive a Phase 2 Pathways grant in 2020-2024, during that time we passed 19 healthy policies and distributed over $900,000 dollars in funding. Currently, we are Pathways Phase 3 recipients and also are working with Kansas Prevention Collaborative on Youth Substance Prevention and have received Opioid Settlement funds to implement Opioid and substance prevention. Focus Areas: General Health & Wellness, Substance Use Prevention / Harm Reduction County: Montgomery County Region: Southeast Region Estimated Membership size: 12 Partner Network: 30 Meeting Frequency & Format: Quarterly; Virtual Back to the Coalition Directory
Liberal Area Coalition for Families
Envelope Link Facebook Contact: Sarah Foreman About the Coalition: MISSION: To serve as a forum for the advancement of community health and services through a networking of government, non-profits, civic services and business organizations to identify gaps in community resources and services and to seek out grant possibilities to establish programs where there is a need. VISION: To make the Liberal region the best place to live and raise a family. Coalition Established Date: January 1, 2001 Past Grants: Liberal Farmer’s MarketLegal ClinicsCitizenship ClassesBlue Cross Blue Shield Pathways to a Healthy Kansas Grant Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE)Healthy Families Grant (Sub-Awardee through Thrive Allen County)Kansas Department for Aging and Disabilities Services Intro GrantKansas Health Foundation Early Literacy GrantKansas Health Foundation Integrated Voter Engagement Grant (Civic Engagement Grant)Navigator Grant (Sub-Awardee through Thrive Allen County) Focus Areas: Mental Health, Trauma Informed Care/Resilience Building, Access to Care, Community Health Worker Programs, Built Environment, Substance Use Prevention/Harm Reduction, Suicide Prevention/Injury Reduction, Food Access, Housing, Tobacco Cessation & Prevention, Workforce Wellness, Childcare Access, Local & State-Level Advocacy, Breastfeeding, General Health & Wellness, Physical Activity County: Seward County Region: Southwest Region Estimated Membership size: 45 Partner Network: 235 Meeting Frequency & Format: Monthly; In-person with Zoom Link Available Back to the Coalition Directory
Finney County Community Health Coalition, Inc d/b/a LiveWell Finney County
Envelope Link Facebook Instagram X-twitter Contact: Callie Dyer About the Coalition: LiveWell Finney County is a backbone organization and convening body that leads collective impact efforts to improve health outcomes in Finney County and surronding counties in Southwest Kansas. Thecoalition leverages multi-sector parnterships, local data, and evidence-based strategies to address social detminates of health, influeince systems and policy change, and create sustainable, community wide improvements in health and quality of life. Coalition Established Date: August 21, 2000 Past Grants: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Pathways, KDADS Problem Gambling, Common Spirit Communities of Compassion, Common Spirit Pathways, Common Spirit Health Equity and Improvement Fund, KDHE HIV Prevention & Education Grant, Drug Free Communites Grant, KDHE Chronic Disease Risk Reduction (CDRR) Grant, REACH Grant, RADx Grant Focus Areas: Mental Health, Access to Care, Community Health Worker Programs, Substance Use Prevention/Harm Reduction, Suicide Prevention/Injury Reduction, Food Access, Tobacco Cessation & Prevention, Breastfeeding County: Finney County Region: Southwest Region Estimated Membership size: 40 Partner Network: 150 Meeting Frequency & Format: Monthly; In-Person Back to the Coalition Directory