Four Awesome Food Organizations In Kansas

Launched by Food Tank and the James Beard Foundation, the first annual Good Food Org Guide identifies and celebrates more than five hundred U.S.-based groups including four from Kansas who are cultivating a better food system.

Grains for Hope

Grains for Hope is an organization started by high school students in Sabetha, KS that works internationally to eradicate global hunger. Over the past decade, the student group has sent 25 tons of fortified grain products from Kansas to those in need in Mozambique.

Kansas Association of Community Action Programs

Kansas Association of Community Action Programs is a membership association in Kansas that aims to end poverty by connecting local, state, private, and federal efforts to provide low-income individuals access to resources and opportunities so they may achieve economic stability. KACAP partners with Kansas Action for Children to address food insecurity among youth and aims to raise awareness about and support for federal food assistance programs.

The Kansas Food Bank

The Kansas Food Bank has served the state's 85 counties since 1984, partnering with 500 smaller anti-hunger organizations. Each week, they help distribute food to over 137,000 people in need.

Kansas Rural Center

Kansas Rural Center brings the state's farmers together in an effort to support family farms, their communities' economies, and a healthy food system. They sponsor research on different systems of farming, offer advice to farmers on new techniques and strategies, and advocate for pollinator conservation.