Two years ago, HCF was pleased to launch a new community website called KCHealthMatters.org. The goal of the website is to help strengthen and build healthier communities by providing a one-stop shop for data and resources related to the health of specific communities. By visiting the website, you can find health data, explore promising practices, […]

We are in the people business. Whether it is the people we serve, or the ones that volunteer in our building or with our clients, or the donors that support the mission of this important work, in the end, it is about people. People also are the heart of a great story. And the story […]

Over the past few years, local mental health and substance abuse treatment providers have increasingly been encouraged by community stakeholders to adopt evidence-based or evidence-informed practices (EBPs). Like most change, this movement toward implementation of research-supported interventions creates both opportunity and challenge for local service providers. EBPs are practices that have undergone scientific evaluation to […]

Our foundation office is located on the corner of 18th Street and Prospect in downtown KC. Though we have a nice office space within close proximity to the wonderful Negro League Baseball Museum and the Jazz Museum and a beautiful view of Downtown KC, our neighborhood is also home to a lot of crime and […]