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Join Healthy Start to receive support, resources and guidance through your pregnancy and your child’s earliest years.

FAMILY PORTAL

Are you pregnant and seeking help or services? Know someone who is? Learn about our Healthy Start program and access information on breastfeeding, immunizations, safe sleep habits for infants and more.

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PARTNER PORTAL

For our KC metro community members and organizations lending their expertise: Access information about our Healthy Start program, FIMR, MAIC, PICH, Safe Kids and more.

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LATEST NEWS

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Free Flu Vaccine Clinics in KC Metro

September 17, 2025

Protect yourself and your loved ones this flu season! Nurture KC is offering free flu vaccines for ages 6 and up at locations across the KC metro. Stay healthy and help our community stay strong. View dates and locations HERE.

August 18, 2025

The upcoming closure of maternity services at HCA Research Medical Center on September 8 could deepen racial disparities in maternal health and limit care for Kansas City families.

Our Chief Executive Officer, Tracy Russell, and a Healthy Start mom who delivered at Research discussed the impact with Cody Holyoke on KMBC 9’s Heart of the Matter.

Watch the full story here: http://bit.ly/46XaJEA

August 4, 2025

Join Nurture KC CEO Tracy Russell, Kansas lobbyist Sean Gatewood, and Community Engagement Director Ahkeya Howard as they unpack the 2025 legislative sessions in Kansas and Missouri and share key federal updates that could impact families across our region. Tune in for an insightful conversation at the intersection of policy and public health. You won’t want to miss it!

Listen now: https://youtu.be/bBDZGu8KiBg

July 24, 2025

We’re excited to welcome Derek Braun to the Nurture KC Board of Directors. Derek brings expertise in finance and economics, with degrees from Park University and the University of Sussex. He leads financial strategy at FairWave Specialty Coffee and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Outside of work, he enjoys trail running, photography, and exploring local coffee shops.

View our full 2025–26 Board of Directors here: https://nurturekc.org/about-us/team/

Nurture KC has released its Kansas City, MO FIMR 20th Anniversary Report, highlighting two decades of work to reduce infant mortality and racial disparities. The report showcases key initiatives in safe sleep, prenatal care, and family support.

Click here for full report