Health Forward Foundation awards $3.4M in grants to Kansas City-area nonprofits
Funds to address healthy eating, active living
Health Forward Foundation awards $3.4M in grants to Kansas City-area nonprofits
and last updated 2021-07-02 19:43:59-04
The foundation said in a press release that the organizations receiving funding as part of its Healthy Communities Grant promote healthy eating and active living through "policies, systems and environmental change."
Among the organizations is Kanbe's Markets, which will receive a $102,816 grant. Maxfield Kaniger, founder and CEO, said his nonprofit works to address food insecurity in many neighborhoods by providing fruits and vegetables for businesses like Anchor Island Coffee on Troost Avenue.