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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.