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KAKE & DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers are looking for local non-profit organizations that deserve a WIN!

Every Sunday night during KAKE News at 10:00 PM, KAKE, and DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers will award a “Wins for Kansas” $500 grant to a deserving non-profit organization in the Wichita area. With this program, local organizations receive community-wide recognition for the ways they support, motivate, and give back.

Eligible nominees include non-profit organizations in Wichita and the surrounding areas that have a positive impact on our community, whether large or small. We’re looking for organizations that demonstrate adding greater value and resources to individuals and our community.

Nominate your favorite non-profit group today. And don’t forget to tune in every Sunday night at 10:00 p.m. and Mondays during Good Morning KAKEland at 9 a.m. to learn who received a WIN from DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers & KAKEland Cares.

Wins for Kansas: Paws in Oz Inc.

Sunday, April 21st 2024, 10:31 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Wichita's Littlest Heroes

Sunday, April 7th 2024, 10:36 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Society of Women Engineers

Sunday, March 31st 2024, 10:24 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Sunday, March 24th 2024, 10:27 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Empower

Sunday, March 17th 2024, 10:34 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: 4-H Shooting Sports Program

Sunday, March 10th 2024, 10:26 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: CORE Community

Sunday, March 3rd 2024, 10:39 PM CST

Wins for Kansas: Flowers on Douglas

Sunday, January 28th 2024, 10:36 PM CST

Wins for Kansas: Tornado Alley Young Marines

Sunday, January 21st 2024, 10:28 PM CST

Wins for Kansas: Walking Free

Sunday, January 14th 2024, 10:29 PM CST

Wins for Kansas: Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County

Sunday, January 7th 2024, 10:29 PM CST

Wins For Kansas: 8 Years of Giving Back to Community

Sunday, December 31st 2023, 9:27 PM CST

Mission Behind Wins for Kansas

Sunday, December 24th 2023, 10:29 PM CST

Wins For Kansas: Firm Foundations Ministries

Monday, December 18th 2023, 10:44 AM CST

Wins for Kansas: Kansas Children's Foundation

Sunday, December 10th 2023, 10:30 PM CST

Wins for Kansas: Family Crisis Services, Inc.

Sunday, November 26th 2023, 10:32 PM CST

Wins for Kansas: Wichita Fellowship Club, Inc.

Sunday, November 19th 2023, 10:29 PM CST

Wins for Kansas: Hospice of Reno County

Sunday, November 12th 2023, 10:27 PM CST

Wins for Kansas: Cairn Health

Sunday, November 5th 2023, 10:27 PM CST

Wins for Kansas: Raise My Head

Sunday, October 22nd 2023, 10:26 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: VMB Development

Sunday, October 8th 2023, 10:28 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Aspire Academy

Sunday, October 1st 2023, 10:34 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: South Kansas Storm

Sunday, September 24th 2023, 10:28 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Central Gridiron

Sunday, September 17th 2023, 10:29 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Adopt a School

Sunday, September 10th 2023, 10:29 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Hereditary Neurological Disease Centre

Sunday, August 27th 2023, 10:28 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Unstoppable God Ministries

Sunday, August 20th 2023, 10:28 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Wichita Jazz Festival

Sunday, August 13th 2023, 10:28 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Camp Quality Kansas

Sunday, August 6th 2023, 10:25 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Chiefs of Valor

Sunday, July 30th 2023, 10:26 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Derby Education Foundation

Sunday, July 23rd 2023, 10:27 PM CDT

Wins for Kanas: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Sunday, July 9th 2023, 10:29 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Plane Revival Project

Sunday, July 2nd 2023, 10:30 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Humankind Ministries

Sunday, June 25th 2023, 10:32 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Bike Walk Wichita

Sunday, June 18th 2023, 10:25 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Kansas Learning Center for Health

Sunday, June 11th 2023, 10:27 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Union Rescue Mission

Sunday, June 4th 2023, 10:27 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Children First

Sunday, May 28th 2023, 10:25 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Beauties and Beasts

Sunday, May 21st 2023, 10:27 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Kansas Elite Heat

Sunday, May 14th 2023, 10:26 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Hope Ranch for Women

Sunday, May 7th 2023, 10:26 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas

Sunday, April 30th 2023, 10:25 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: United Methodist Open Door

Sunday, April 16th 2023, 10:28 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Murdock House Farm

Sunday, April 9th 2023, 10:42 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Sunday, April 2nd 2023, 10:30 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Herington Hearts Core Community

Sunday, March 26th 2023, 10:28 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: KansasCOM

Tuesday, March 21st 2023, 11:31 AM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Kansas Aviation Museum

Sunday, March 19th 2023, 10:27 PM CDT

Wins for Kansas: Good Grief

Sunday, March 5th 2023, 10:47 PM CST
Wins for Kansas: Society of Women Engineers

Wins for Kansas: Society of Women Engineers

Hannah Morris will join other leaders in engineering on April 6 for the Engineering Expo in downtown Wichita at Century II.

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Wins for Kansas Goodwill.mp4

Wins for Kansas: NonprofitGO

Wins for Kansas: NonprofitGO

What started as a nonprofit to help other nonprofits in the Wichita area, has turned into a resource to help organizations across the region thrive. 

Wins for Kansas: Arts After School

Wins for Kansas: Arts After School

When sixth graders in McPherson needed a place to go, members of the community came together to teach arts after school.

Wins for Kansas: KyMel, Inc.

Wins for Kansas: KyMel, Inc.

For nearly forty years, thousands of families have been connected by KyMel, whose mission is to make sure children with cancer get to just be a kid and have a blast at summer camp.

Wins for Kansas: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Student of the Year Candidate- Hayden Hirt

Wins for Kansas: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Student of the Year Candidate- Hayden Hirt

In just under two months, Andover senior, Hayden Hirt, will graduate high school. But for now, his focus is on someone else.  

Wins for Kansas: Kansas Eye Bank and Cornea Research Center

Wins for Kansas: Kansas Eye Bank and Cornea Research Center

The Kansas Eye Bank and Cornea Research Center works twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, to obtain, evaluate, and distribute eye tissue given by individuals who have chosen to become a donor, to someone who is in need of a transplant.

Wins for Kansas: Wichita Professional Communicators

Wins for Kansas: Wichita Professional Communicators

For more than seventy years, the Wichita Professional Communicators have been supporting the men and women who inform and connect our community.

Wins for Kansas: YouThrive

Wins for Kansas: YouThrive

When youth age out of foster care, it can be difficult to know what’s next. That’s where a KAKEland nonprofit steps in.

Wins for Kansas: Hemingway House

Wins for Kansas: Hemingway House

People who are struggling with addiction are welcomed with open arms at Hemingway House.

Wins for Kansas: Love, Chloe Foundation

Wins for Kansas: Love, Chloe Foundation

When Heidi Feyerherm-Smith’s daughter Chloe passed away from cancer at the age of six, she knew she wanted to help families in similar situations. So, she started the Love, Chloe Foundation.

Wins for Kansas: McPherson Housing Coalition

Wins for Kansas: McPherson Housing Coalition

The McPherson Housing Coalition started in 2007 with a simple goal: to make sure everyone can have a place to call home.

Wins for Kansas: Dream Theatre

Wins for Kansas: Dream Theatre

A treasured building in Russell has seen its share of history, and now volunteers are trying to keep the dream alive during a pandemic.

Wins for Kansas: Sparks Ignite Incorporated

Wins for Kansas: Sparks Ignite Incorporated

Sparks Ignite is a unique educational center, focused on building a culture of inclusion while learning, and providing self-directed educational experiences to kids and their families.

Wins for Kansas: Emery Park BMX

Wins for Kansas: Emery Park BMX

Hundreds of children and their families are building confidence and self-esteem at Emery Park BMX every week.

Wins for Kansas: Mt. Hope Animal Sanctuary

Wins for Kansas: Mt. Hope Animal Sanctuary

Abandoned and abused farm animals have a place to call home at Mt. Hope Animal Sanctuary.

Wins for Kansas: Dear Neighbor Ministries

Wins for Kansas: Dear Neighbor Ministries

Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Dear Neighbor Ministries is a neighborhood-based organization serving the less fortunate in our community, serving hundreds of people every month with their food pantry.

Wins for Kansas: Project Access

Wins for Kansas: Project Access

What started in 1999 as a partnership between United Way of the Plains, the City of Wichita, and Sedgwick County, nonprofit Project Access is still serving the community with donated medical care for uninsured and low-income residents.

Wins for Kansas: Winfield Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association

Wins for Kansas: Winfield Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association

For eleven years now, the Winfield Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association has partnered with the Winfield Police Department to organize Operation Blue Santa.

Wins for Kansas: Jordan's Helping Hands

Wins for Kansas: Jordan's Helping Hands

Jordan’s Helping Hand’s is a nonprofit organization that believes no child should go without.

Wins for Kansas: The Salvation Army of Wichita

Wins for Kansas: The Salvation Army of Wichita

With the motto of “Doing the Most Good,” the Salvation Army in Wichita is helping to meet the many needs of those living in Sedgwick County.

Wins for Kansas: First Call for Help of Reno County

Wins for Kansas: First Call for Help of Reno County

First Call for Help has been a staple in Reno County for forty years and currently has twelve active programs to help any county resident in need.

Wins for Kansas: A Hand Up Ministries

Wins for Kansas: A Hand Up Ministries

A Hand Up Ministries helps people in the Wichita area who are in need of clothes, shoes, hygiene products and more all free of charge.

Wins for Kansas: Midwest Battle Buddies

Wins for Kansas: Midwest Battle Buddies

The VA says each day, 22 veterans will take their own lives because of PTSD. But a KAKEland group is trying to change that by giving them a buddy after battle.

Wins for Kansas: TECH

Wins for Kansas: TECH

TECH, The Training and Evaluation Center of Hutchinson, helps adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities achieve their independence.

Wins for Kansas: St. Francis Ministries - Liberal

Wins for Kansas: St. Francis Ministries - Liberal

The Liberal office of St. Francis Ministries advocates for children in DCF custody while working to reintegrate them with their families.

Wins for Kansas: Care More Foundation

Wins for Kansas: Care More Foundation

The Care More Foundation is building hope, one package at a time.

Wins for Kansas: Girl Scouts of Kansas

Wins for Kansas: Girl Scouts of Kansas

The Girl Scouts of Kansas are building up girls for the future.

Wins for Kansas: Good Grief of Kansas

Wins for Kansas: Good Grief of Kansas

Good Grief of Kansas is helping people in the Wichita area walk through the emotional journey after a loved one’s death.

Wins for Kansas: Bikers Against Child Abuse

Wins for Kansas: Bikers Against Child Abuse

Bigger and braver, Bikers Against Child Abuse wants kids to feel empowered when their world is scary, knowing they’re now a part of a family that will always have their back.

Wins for Kansas: GP Home Defense

Wins for Kansas: GP Home Defense

Brian Metzger takes care of bug and pest problems through his company, GP Home Defense, but he always wanted to use those skills to help the most vulnerable people in his community.

Wins for Kansas: Compassion Air

Wins for Kansas: Compassion Air

Compassion Air arranges private flights for non-emergency medical patients when travel can seem daunting.

Wins for Kansas: Numana

Wins for Kansas: Numana

Over the course of ten years, a KAKEland nonprofit organization has sent out 40 million meals all over the world and empowered people to feed the hungry, all from Numana’s headquarters in El Dorado, Kansas.

Wins for Kansas: Goodwill Industries

Wins for Kansas: Goodwill Industries

Goodwill Industries aims to provide opportunities to people with disabilities and barriers to employment by helping them with adult education, GED completion, and even getting into college.

Wins for Kansas: The Ollek Foundation

Wins for Kansas: The Ollek Foundation

A KAKEland family is on a mission to help people who help people.

Wins for Kansas: Meade County Core Community

Wins for Kansas: Meade County Core Community

Meade County Core Community wants to help their neighbors who are living in poverty.

Wins for Kansas: Grace Multiplied

Wins for Kansas: Grace Multiplied

Grace Multiplied helps women get their life back after coming out of unthinkable situations.

Wins for Kansas: HealthCore Clinic

Wins for Kansas: HealthCore Clinic

HealthCore Clinic is a community health center that provides affordable medical, dental, behavioral, and pharmacy services in Wichita.

Wins for Kansas: City on a Hill

Wins for Kansas: City on a Hill

City on a Hill is a faith-based substance abuse treatment center helping serve people in a once underserved area.

Wins for Kansas: Chautauqua County Ministerial Alliance

Wins for Kansas: Chautauqua County Ministerial Alliance

The Chautauqua County Alliance is a group of eleven churches in the area that help their community in a variety of ways. But right now, they are meeting the needs of people who might not be able to afford groceries, with their food pantry.

Wins for Kansas: NAMI Kansas

Wins for Kansas: NAMI Kansas

The Kansas chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness is doing important work across the state, helping to improve the lives of people living with mental illness.

Wins for Kansas: T.O.U.C.H. Closet

Wins for Kansas: T.O.U.C.H. Closet

The T.O.U.C.H. Closet provides new and gently used shoes, coats, and new undergarments to K-12 students in crisis situations.

Wins for Kansas: Youth Educational Empowerment Program

Wins for Kansas: Youth Educational Empowerment Program

The Youth Educational Empowerment Program, or YEEP, has served Wichita area teens for more than sixteen years.

Wins for Kansas: Prairie Quilt Guild

Wins for Kansas: Prairie Quilt Guild

Hundreds of quilters from the Wichita area answered the call when their community needed their skills.

Wins for Kansas: Shocker Support Locker

Wins for Kansas: Shocker Support Locker

The Shocker Support Locker on the Wichita State University campus was created by the Student Government Association to help fight food insecurity in their students, faculty, and staff.

Wins for Kansas: Neighbor To Neighbor

Wins for Kansas: Neighbor To Neighbor

A nonprofit in Abilene already knew what it meant to be a good neighbor. But the Covid-19 pandemic forced them to change how they put it into action.

Wins for Kansas: Salvation Army of Dodge City

Wins for Kansas: Salvation Army of Dodge City

The Salvation Army of Dodge City is carrying out its mission of ‘doing the most good’, especially in this difficult time.

Wins for Kansas: Table of Hope

Wins for Kansas: Table of Hope

Senior Pastor Jackie Carter of First Metropolitan Community Church of Wichita, wants you to know their Table of Hope food pantry is ready to help if you’re in need. 

Wins for Kansas: Wichita Community Foundation

Wins for Kansas: Wichita Community Foundation

For more than thirty years, the Wichita Community Foundation has partnered with people in the community and local organizations to help them succeed. Now more than ever, they are following through with their mission by helping Wichitans navigate a global pandemic. 

Wins for Kansas: ICT Bar Rescue

Wins for Kansas: ICT Bar Rescue

Jeff Breault owns R & J Discount Liquor in Wichita. With many bar and restaurant clients that once came through his doors… he isn’t seeing them now. But he is providing them with some hope. 

MISSING IN KANSAS: Alahna Musial

MISSING IN KANSAS: Alahna Musial

More severe weather possible into the weekend

More severe weather possible into the weekend

Kansas sheriff writes emotional tribute on loss of daughter-in-law to suicide: 'You are not alone'

Kansas sheriff writes emotional tribute on loss of daughter-in-law to suicide: 'You are not alone'

All-clear given after bomb threat at Wichita State

All-clear given after bomb threat at Wichita State

Crime Stoppers: Thieves steal thousands of dollars worth of tobacco products

Crime Stoppers: Thieves steal thousands of dollars worth of tobacco products

Kansas governor issues state of disaster emergency due to severe weather threat

Kansas governor issues state of disaster emergency due to severe weather threat