Women’s healthcare in Southeast Kansas will receive a boost thanks to the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund at the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK). The Women’s Health Fund (WHF) is granting $59,205 to 13 nonprofit organizations across the region. The Women’s Health Fund and the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas congratulate the following … Continue reading →
UPDATE: Applications for the 2024 Women’s Health Fund grant cycle were due September 30 and are no longer being accepted. The original version of this post follows: The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) is pleased to announce that the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund 2024 grant applications are now open. Women’s Health Fund … Continue reading →
Note: This is an excerpt from Cherona Bicknell’s feature story about Fostering Connections written for the July 2024 issue of Circle Conversations, the newsletter of the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund. Thank you, Cherona, for helping us all learn more about this outstanding resource! Fostering Connections was founded by Lacy Nickelson and her husband Tom in 2017. After … Continue reading →
Note: This is an excerpt from Lyn Schultze’s feature story about the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas‘ Inspire Health Foundation written for the April 2024 issue of Circle Conversations, the newsletter of the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund. Thank you, Lyn, for helping us all learn more about this inspiring new resource! In March, forty-three young women … Continue reading →
The Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund (WHF) has awarded $52,511.43 in grants to support women’s health initiatives in Southeast Kansas in 2023. Grant recipients are selected by two Giving Circles and are committed to furthering WHF’s mission of improving the health and well-being of women.