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Haven’t filed your taxes yet? Don’t panic: The IRS extended the filing deadline to May 17.It marks the second straight year that the deadline has been…
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Peter Najera is the new president and CEO of the United Way of the Plains.He replaces Pat Hanrahan, who retired in late June after leading the…
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Without their own living space in which to practice social distancing, many Wichitans who are homeless have continued to rely on communal living shelters…
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The United Way of the Plains’ 211 helpline is receiving about a call per minute in Sedgwick County due to the coronavirus. “When we started doing…
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The annual “point-in-time” count of homeless people in Wichita and Sedgwick County shows some changes in the population this year.The survey found 593…
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United Way of the Plains is mailing out surveys this week in Sedgwick and Butler counties.The nonprofit sends out surveys once every three years and uses…
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Finding health and human services help in Kansas is now as easy as sending a text. The United Way of the Plains launched a new texting option for its 211…
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Kansas was recently ranked one of the top states in the country for number of people who do volunteer work. All this week, the KMUW News team is looking…
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Kansas is one of 46 states that have been receiving significant amounts of money each year from tobacco settlements. Nearly 20 years ago, when the…