Flint Hills Wellness Coalition

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The Flint Hills Wellness Coalition was formed in April of 2011. It was created to work cooperatively with citizens and groups throughout the City of Manhattan and Riley County to develop community norms that support healthy behaviors and environments. This group is one of twelve other communities in Kansas funded through the Kansas Health Foundation to initiate work in the area of access to healthy foods. The vision of the coalition is to create a healthier community for our residents through policy, system, environmental, and personal change.

09/23/2026

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/report-kansas-fails-meet-housing-mental-health-needs-vulnerable-children-foster-care

TOPEKA — The annual assessment of Kansas foster care reform required by settlement of a class-action lawsuit indicates the state improved health screening and crisis intervention for vulnerable children, but it fell short in advancement of home placement stability.

09/08/2026

https://kansasreflector.com/2026/09/07/repub/snap-cuts-could-lead-to-kids-losing-free-school-breakfast-and-lunch/?utm_source=newsletters.kansasreflector.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=hispanic-heritage-month-in-kansas-snap-cuts&_bhlid=58ae6152cb07bcfe812f9bdee38f344fd8daedcd

Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. More than 1 million American children have lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, following a recent federal law.

08/17/2026

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08/17/2026

08/13/2026

Flint Hills Wellness Coalition is pleased to work with City of Manhattan, Kansas - Municipal Government by providing a $100,000 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Pathways to a Healthy Kansas coordination grant as match for this project.

Collaboration with public entities and nonprofit organizations ensures that health equity concerns are addressed in Manhattan/Riley County.

07/13/2026

https://kansasreflector.com/2026/07/12/repub/food-stamp-changes-will-cost-states-billions-raising-fears-about-snaps-future/?utm_source=newsletters.kansasreflector.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=abortion-rights-are-back-on-the-ballot&_bhlid=853f0d2dbe7d6beb795e89dcbc407f262a31efa1

Upcoming funding shifts in the federal food stamp program are poised to cost states billions of dollars, heightening fears that more Americans will lose access to the nation’s largest food assistance program.

06/28/2026

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1456939379797314&id=100064437979619

06/17/2026

https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/16/poverty-levels-improve-for-kansas-kids-but-advocates-warn-of-declining-health/

Measures of family, community and economic well-being improved for Kansas kids between 2019 and 2024, indicating a drop in child poverty, but education and health markers declined, leaving advocates concerned.

05/30/2026

https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/28/more-than-10000-kansas-children-lose-food-assistance-in-wake-of-one-big-beautiful-bill-act/

The nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says 21,906 Kansans, including 10,331 children, have left SNAP food program since July 2025.

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Manhattan, KS
66502

Telephone

+17853411143

Website

http://flinthillswellness.org/

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