Kansans from across the state are awarded $43,800 to help strengthen early childhood efforts in their local communities.

A total of 45 Community Action Lab grants will be handed out, which organizations will use to address the question: “What can you create today to help ensure each child in your community has the best possible start in life?”

The organizations in the northeast region of Kansas that received funding included the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas’ Wathiithii: Community Nests in Horton.

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