What have we been up to this month? Check out our annual event news and registration + improving maternal heath, growing team and much more. See the latest in our June Update.
What have we been up to this month? Check out our annual event news and registration + improving maternal heath, growing team and much more. See the latest in our June Update.
💗 Happy Father’s Day to these dads in our Healthy Start program … and dads everywhere! Congrats to these 5 dads for winning our Father’s Day contest where their families shared such sentiments as: “My dad is the best because he makes sure we have all that we need. He plays with us, loves us and protects us!” – Lewis family 💗
Learn more about Healthy Start at https://nurturekc.org/solutions/.
We are excited to welcome Anna Gordon as our newest Community Health Worker, supporting families in our Healthy Start program. Anna has a passion to serve others. Learn more about her at https://nurturekc.org/team/anna-gordon/. (Click on image to enlarge.)
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program can help families who rent their homes get caught up on past due rent and utility bills. We compiled a program overview for our Healthy Start families, but anyone can access it and benefit from the program … so please help us spread the word!
Program overview in English: https://nurturekc.org/emergency-rental-assistance
Program overview in Spanish: https://nurturekc.org/asistencia-de-emergencia-para-el-alquiler
Thanks to the United Way of Greater Kansas City for working with local organizations to implement the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Also, a big thank you to these orgs for providing assistance: Economic Opportunity Foundation, Journey to New Life, Metro Lutheran Ministry, Greater KC Housing Information Center, Guadalupe Centers, SAVE and the Community Assistance Council.
We’re #StrongerTogether!
Check out all our latest news — including a sneak peak at our upcoming annual event, legislative wrap-ups for KS and MO, MAIC hosting more COVID vaccine clinics and financial help for renters affected by COVID-19 — at: https://nurturekc.org/news-events/monthly-updates-2/ (click on May 2021).
We continue to bring COVID vaccine clinics to communities that need them most! Here, the Morales family receives their 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine. (Their toddler wanted a matching band-aid and did not receive the vaccine.) Thanks to Walgreens, El Centro Inc. and Iglesia Misionera El Verbo de Dios for partnering with us to make this clinic possible!
Thank you to Happy Bottoms for supplying diapers to families in our Healthy Start program on a monthly basis. Our families appreciate it! Nurture KC’s work is made possible by the generous support of our partners, such as Happy Bottoms. Check out all our partners at https://nurturekc.org/about-us/partners/.
It’s Nurse Appreciation Week. Did you know Nurture KC has 2 nurses on staff?
Raechel Blades, MSN, RNC–OB, helps moms in our Healthy Start program who need more specialized care to overcome barriers. Raechel operates out of Truman Medical Centers. Learn more about Healthy Start at https://nurturekc.org/solutions/.
Katherine Campbell, BSN, is our Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Program Coordinator. She leads a case review team to improve health delivery systems and save babies’ lives. Learn more about FIMR at https://nurturekc.org/issues/infant-mortality/.
Thank you, Raechel and Katherine, for all you both do!
April has been a flurry of activity! Nurture KC has been featured across KC news stations for our COVID vaccine clinics, Black Maternal Health Week and education on safe sleep for baby. Check out this news coverage + meet our new Administrative Assistant + see where we’re at with key legislative priorities in KS and MO + more — all in our April 2021 Update. As always, thank you for supporting our efforts!