RESOURCES

Programs, documents and help for families

Resources the coalition runs or helps connect families to across Liberal and Seward County.

LACF Membership Orientation Packet

The coalition's orientation packet for new and prospective members, covering how LACF works and how to take part.

Liberal Farmer's Market

Central, community access to local homemade and homegrown fresh produce and products, plus vendor opportunities for area farmers, bakers, cooks, food preservers, and artisans.

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Community Food Pantries

LACF helped start a food pantry with the South Church of God, added a pantry at First Baptist Church, and ran a food distribution warehouse during the pandemic.

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Pre-K Passport

Over 80 fun, educational, brain-building activities families can complete over a year to prepare children for kindergarten. Passports can be picked up at the Liberal Memorial Library.

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Legal Clinics

Community legal clinics offered by the coalition and its partners. Contact the coalition office for the next clinic date.

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Voter Engagement & Registration

Through the Kansas Health Foundation Integrated Voter Engagement grant, LACF outreach coordinators work to increase voter registration and turnout in Seward County.

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Learn and Play

A play-based learning program for parents and children age 0 to 5, held at First Baptist Church on Friday mornings from 10:00–11:30 a.m. Coordinated by Marilyn Svaty.

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Navigator & Benefit Specialist Help

LACF navigators and benefit specialists help area residents understand and apply for health coverage, including coverage for children.

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Partnering Organizations Directory

A directory of the partnering organizations and community resources LACF works with across Liberal and Seward County.

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PRE-K PASSPORT

A community approach to kindergarten readiness

The Pre-K Passport provides families with over 80 fun, educational, brain-building activities that can be completed over the course of a year.

Monthly activities. Each month highlights a key verb — Appreciate, Play, Express, Explore, Create, Perform, Imagine, Cooperate, Learn, Observe, Contribute and Protect.

Community outings. Each month contains a Community Outing, and the passport gains families free admission to local museums and art centers in Liberal during some of these outings.

Passport kits. Participating families receive a kit with all the materials needed for the activities. Three hundred passports and kits — in English and Spanish — were prepared for the June 2023 launch through the Kansas Health Foundation Early Literacy Grant.

Where to pick one up. Pre-K Passports are available at the Liberal Memorial Library. Coordinator: Marilyn Svaty, lacfbookkeeper@gmail.com, 620-655-8836.

Who can take part. Children enrolling in kindergarten in one year. The calendar begins in June, and children must be four years old by August 31 of this year.

Liberal Memorial Library

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