Nurture KC

Did you know Nurture KC advocates to ensure families we serve are represented on issues that impact their health and well-being? Our 2023 legislative priorities are …

Missouri:
• Extend Medicaid postpartum coverage to one year
• Establish a statewide Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR)
• Protect state vaccine requirements

Kansas:
• Provide access to Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) monitoring for pregnant and postpartum mothers in KanCare
• Protect state vaccine requirements

Members of Nurture KC can see details about each of these priorities via our membership page. Become a member of Nurture KC here.

We have accomplished so much this year! Check out Nurture KC’s year-in-review for 2022 and other news in our December Update.

Thank you to our Board of Directors for spreading holiday cheer with gifts for some of our Healthy Start families. Here are a few of our happy moms with Maricela, their Community Health Worker at Nurture KC. See our Board at nurturekc.org/about-us/team.

This holiday season, visit bit.ly/GiveToNurtureKC to help Nurture KC fund diapers, strollers, cribs, doula services, transportation to medical appointments, postpartum depression counseling and more.

We raised more than $4,000 this Giving Tuesday thanks, in part, to Brown Button Estate Sales matching the first $500 raised. We appreciate everyone who has given to Nurture KC. Look for more on social media the next two weeks to learn who we help and where your dollars go!

This month Maricela Sanchez, Community Health Worker at Nurture KC, talked with Kansas City Radio about our Healthy Start program and the families we serve. Watch the video (in Spanish).

Translation …

Maricela Sanchez de Nurture KC plática con Kansas City Radio acerca de nuestro programa Inicios Saludables, y de las familias a las cuales servimos. Mire el video aquí.

Why should Missouri lawmakers approve a postpartum coverage extension for new moms on Medicaid? Our Executive Director, Tracy Russell, talks with FOX4 News Kansas City + shares “the story within the story” here. You don’t want to miss this one!

When you donate to Nurture KC, you help the families we serve who need it most. Plus, our friends at Brown Button Estate Sales will match the first $500 worth of donations. So, act fast and your donation can go twice as far and have DOUBLE the impact!

Donate at bit.ly/NKCgivingtuesday. We appreciate your generous support.