Community Health Council

12/17/2025

We are super excited to announce our partnership with !

Introducing Janeth Boose!

Janeth is the Project Coordinator for Climate + Energy and she has been embedded into CHC working as a bilingual CHW Energy Navigator: working to connect community members to energy efficiency and climate resilience solutions.

The Climate + Energy Project is a Kansas-based, nonpartisan 501(c)3 nonprofit driving practical solutions for an equitable transition to a clean energy future and climate resilience for all Kansas communities.

Welcome Janeth!

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12/15/2025

Volunteer Opportunity!
Department: Mutual Aid
Role: Tabling Staff
Event: Winter Weather Collection
Date_Time: Saturday, January 17th, 9am-6pm. These will be 2-4hour shifts!
Description: Engage with Walmart Shoppers in our mutual aid drive gathering cold weather essentials for our unhoused community.

To join us, register here: https://tinyurl.com/3ccttm2y

12/12/2025

Last night we celebrated Kimberly Weaver! Kimberly was a finalist for the Uncommon Leaders awards and wow what an evening!

Kim is a shining example of someone who does the work in promoting health equity and community care through serving and organizing! She is in the community making waves and making change! She has the biggest heart and moves mountains to make sure her community not only survives but thrives. You will find her and her team out serving the community everyday of the week.

Celebrating Kim last night was such a joy. And we continue to celebrate her!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all that you do, Kimberly Weaver!

12/11/2025

to events from the past few weeks!
We participated in Youth Lead KC Career and Business Expo, Communities Concerned for Immigrants and Refugees, KC Chambers Events, Laundry Event, McNewtons Community Outreach, and Vibrant Health Holiday Pop-Up!

12/11/2025

Kimberly Weaver of We Are Wyandotte and WyCo Mutual Aid talking about the rebuild of McNewtons Community Center after the July Flood!

McNewtons Community Center is a valuable asset to the community: a space to warm up, eat, shower, laundry. It is needed now more than ever since the ‘No Camping’ oridinance in Wyandotte County has passed and is causing harm to our unhoused communities.

Read and listen here:
https://www.kctv5.com/2025/12/04/kck-nonprofit-serves-dozens-weekly-after-summer-flood-devastation/?outputType=amp

12/10/2025

Yesterday we continued our journey of to community organization partners!

Our work in health equity is a collective effort and we could not do our work in enhancing health outcomes without our community partners! We are thankful for and Care Beyond the Boulevard for all that they do for the Kansas City Metro community!

Keep following along because we have more to give!

12/09/2025

We love to see it! Congrats to the fall 2025 Community Health Worker cohort! So glad we could facilitate you all on your journey into this vital workforce! 🥳

12/05/2025

CHC is already witnessing the effects of the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits of the Affordable Care Act. We wrote The Kansas City Star exclusive about the impacts of the expiration. Please read and call your representatives in congress to demand that they expand the ACA premium tax credits!
Everyone deserves equitable and barrier free health care.

One 64-year-old woman’s cheapest available plan is more than $1,000 per month, and she’s far from alone. Congress must act. | Opinion

12/04/2025

Our week of began with volunteering with Happy Bottoms !
Today we made several deliveries of cookies to local businesses and organizations including El Centro Inc.!
Keep following along as we continue to give JOY this holiday season! 💙💚💙💚

12/04/2025

So proud! Kim is absolutely a leader who pours her entire heart into her community. Kim and the We Are Wyandotte team are always out in the community serving, advocating, capacity building, and making Wyandotte a healthier and more equitable place! 💙💚💙💚

As program director for Community Health Council of Wyandotte, Kimberly Weaver has led initiatives that tackle food insecurity, health disparities, and civic engagement, all while building stronger connections and empowering her community to lead change from within. Through her work with WyCo Mutual Aid and Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE), Weaver has helped deliver more than 15,000 pounds of food and provided 16,000 free loads of laundry to families in need. She helped launch community gardens where residents grow fresh produce, learn new skills, and reconnect with their neighbors.

“I believe lasting change starts when communities are trusted to lead their own solutions,” Weaver said.

The Impact Award finalists will be celebrated at a Dec. 11 celebration, where the winner will be announced and awarded $50,000 personally and $100,000 for their nonprofit organization. Learn more about Weaver and the other finalists: https://www.kauffman.org/impact-award/

About the Kauffman Uncommon Leader Impact Award: At the end of June, the Foundation asked the local community for nominations to recognize everyday Kansas Citians doing extraordinary things to uplift their neighbors and neighborhoods, highlighting the people who are creating lasting change through bold and compassionate action. More than 300 nominations arrived. The work, vision and dedication exemplified through those nominations illustrated a Kansas City of committed communities, promise, and progress.

12/03/2025

December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities!

People with disabilities are leading innovation in workplaces, public spaces, technology, and more, through their problem solving skills and unique perspectives that, in turn, benefit us all! Although huge strides have been made with accessibility, systemic barriers continue to limit the participation of people with disabilities world wide.

Today is a reminder to invite people with disabilities to the table, to the workplace, to all spaces and work together as equal partners. Together we can create more accessible, resilient communities where we all thrive!

12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday!

This year CHC is focusing on GIVING JOY to our community and partners. We had a whole day of activities planned, but because of the weather, we are turning Giving Tuesday into a week of Giving JOY! We invite you to stay tuned and follow along for our activities!

A great way to give JOY this holiday season is through a charitable donation to CHC!

Your donations go towards our small but mighty team that works tirelessly to promote health equity for the Greater Kansas City metro by improving healthcare access and addressing social determinants of health (like food security, housing stability, etc.) We believe that everyone deserves equitable and barrier-free healthcare.

Your gift makes a huge difference to our work and brings great JOY to CHC and our community!

Thank you! -CHC Team

To learn more, visit wycohealth.com/donate