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About Kansas City

The Kansas City spans Missouri and Kansas, including Jackson County in Missouri and Johnson and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas. This lively region boasts a robust economy, community collaboration, and a thriving agricultural scene with farmers markets. It also features various amenities like museums, entertainment spots, and professional sports teams such as the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.

Midwest Partner Testimonial
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Food Equality Initiative

"Food Connect’s last-mile delivery is integral to our program's success, and with it we were able to expand our Food as Medicine program to serve more of our community members managing chronic health conditions and food insecurity.”

Erin Martinez
CEO
Food Insecurity in Kansas City
Food Connect Kansas City's October newsletter shares updates and achievements.
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Making an impact in Kansas City

Gap in real time matching, distribution, and collaboration

11k+

Meals distributed per month

13k+

Lb's of food distributed per month

13 tons

CO2 emissions diverted
Kansas City regional director
Omar Ramirez
Regional Director

Omar is a Regional Program Director at Food Connect. He has over a decade of experience in public and population health, spending the early part of his career working on National Institute of Health (NIH) research on Alzheimer's Disease prevention, creating their nationally recognized Smart Aging program.

Proud partners

Collaborating with leading organizations to drive innovation, tackle food insecurity, and create lasting impact in the region
Zero Food Waste Coalition
A national initiative to shape US food waste policy across all levels to boost progress.
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Food as medicine Network
We bring together experts from food, beverage, healthcare, and community funding to tackle key challenges.

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We rely on a community of champions and supporters who believe in the power and possibility of community-driven change

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720 Main St, Kansas City, MO, 64105
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Regional affiliations

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KC Healthy Kids
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Johnson County Food Policy Council

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