Community Collaborations

Saint Luke’s collaborates with trusted, well-known community organizations to improve the health and well-being of Kansas City communities and beyond. 

We work with a wide variety of organizations focused on improving the Social Drivers of Health, including housing, access to food, transportation, social connections, and neighborhood safety. We have increasingly recognized that these factors contribute significantly to our patients’ health outcomes and can be roadblocks to health equity.

By collaborating with community organizations, we can help our patients better navigate the social care system and in turn have better health outcomes. 

Current community collaborators include: 

  • Bishop Sullivan Center
  • Community Assistance Council
  • Community Services League
  • Harvesters Community Food Network
  • Kanbe’s Markets
  • KC Shepherd Center
  • Metro Lutheran Ministries
  • Northland Health Care Access 
  • Northland Shepherd Center

Social Impact Day

In addition, the Saint Luke’s Social Impact Initiative provides opportunities for employees to volunteer with the charitable and social welfare organizations that also serve our communities. Each employee is given a Social Impact Day, a paid holiday, where they can volunteer or otherwise serve our community. That means, we're giving 12,000 days to our community!

Working with Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City

Since 2015, Saint Luke's has partnered with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City to identify, prioritize, and address the collective needs and issues of our urban community regarding health equity. As a result, we have created programming to emphasize healthy lifestyles and career exploration, including: 

  • Nike Sports Camp and summer basketball tournament
  • Project Power
  • REACHN
  • Saint Luke’s speaker programming on health care opportunities 
  • School supplies drive
  • Sports L.A.B. (Lifestyle, Attitude, and Behavior) Program
  • Vision Screenings (in partnership with Lions Club)
In a REACHN class at Victorious Life Church, families learned about nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle tools. Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program coordinator taught participants how to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into their meals. Saint Luke’s Population Health Team members volunteer during the holiday season at our community partners, including Metro Lutheran Ministries Christmas Store. Saint Luke’s Population Health Team members volunteer at Kanbe’s Markets so communities can access healthy, fresh foods. Saint Luke’s Population Health Team members volunteer at Kanbe’s Markets; sorting produce sent to area corner stores so that people in Kansas City’s underserved communities can access healthy, fresh foods. Saint Luke’s employees lead healthy lifestyle and career exploration programs, such as club youth football, as part of our longstanding partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City. Saint Luke’s Community Health Workers help primary care patients concerned about food, housing, and transportation access. Workers collaborate with community partners such as Harvesters to connect patients to community resources and help patients apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
In a REACHN class at Victorious Life Church, families learned about nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle tools. Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program coordinator taught participants how to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into their meals. Saint Luke’s Population Health Team members volunteer during the holiday season at our community partners, including Metro Lutheran Ministries Christmas Store. Saint Luke’s Population Health Team members volunteer at Kanbe’s Markets so communities can access healthy, fresh foods. Saint Luke’s Population Health Team members volunteer at Kanbe’s Markets; sorting produce sent to area corner stores so that people in Kansas City’s underserved communities can access healthy, fresh foods. Saint Luke’s employees lead healthy lifestyle and career exploration programs, such as club youth football, as part of our longstanding partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City. Saint Luke’s Community Health Workers help primary care patients concerned about food, housing, and transportation access. Workers collaborate with community partners such as Harvesters to connect patients to community resources and help patients apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.