The Wichita Journalism Collaborative is an alliance of seven media organizations and three community groups, formed to support and enhance quality local journalism.
In addition to KMUW, media partners include The Active Age, The Community Voice, The Journal (Kansas Leadership Center), KSN-TV, The Sunflower, The Wichita Eagle and Wichita Beacon. Community partners committed to participating in the initiative include AB&C Bilingual Resources, The Elliott School of Communication at Wichita State University and Wichita Public Library.
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While the operators, HumanKind Ministries, deem it an imperfect success, some clients say they experienced shortcomings. Questions remain about what the future holds as the shelter closes March 31, but a city official indicates the shelter would be at a different location next year.
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Dive into part two of Wichita Journalism Collabrative's email mini-course for first-time homebuyers.
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Preview part one of Wichita Journalism Collabrative's four-part homebuying email mini-course.
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The nonprofits Amy Frey relied on for shelter during her family’s bout of homelessness say they are vastly overwhelmed by the amount of need in Wichita.
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Eric Litwiller says for most businesses, employee turnover cost is well into the thousands.
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A new e-mail course, broken down into four parts, prepares prospective homeowners to shop, buy and close a house, as well as what to expect in homeownership.
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Eric Litwiller says one third of women and nearly two thirds of men who died by suicide in the last 15 years utilized their access to a firearm as the means to take their own lives.
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Wichita's south central neighborhood is an older part of the city with promise and problems.
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God N' Dogs is a program that hands out hot dogs every Thursday night to homeless people in the parking lot of St. John's Episcopal Church in downtown Wichita.
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Eric Litwiller says the National Suicide and Prevention Lifeline has already made a big impact.