Community partners and advocates gathered together during the 2025 LiveWell Shawnee County Annual Action Summit. Each year our coalition hosts this event to celebrate the hard work that took place over the last twelve months and discuss future initiatives taking place all across our community.

Led by the Topeka Community Cycle Project, bicyclists came together over the weekend to celebrate Cranksgiving - an annual ride in which cyclist ride to a local grocery store to purchase food for donation.

LiveWell Shawnee County along with the Shawnee County Health Department and other organizations held Community Conversation on Public Health, a dynamic event that brings together residents, leaders and change makers across the county.

Meet Myron Leinwetter, new co-chair of Active Environment Impact Team!

The 2025 awards will honor one individual and one organization that have made outstanding contributions to advancing health equity and improving community well-being throughout Topeka and Shawnee County.

Community volunteers cleared trash from the levee on the south bank of the Kansas River near downtown, while the Kaw River Guides took care of the Topeka weir.

Ross Elementary recently added a new traffic garden to their school, where students can learn the rules of the road in a safe and controlled environment!

For the first time in many years, six of the area's larger-capacity pantries gathered to discuss assets and gaps across the food security landscape of Shawnee County. Pantries county-wide work tirelessly to feed those needing food assistance.

Dr. Myron Leinwetter’s tireless effort to improve the health and wellness of Rossvile is being recognized this year by the Governor’s Council on Wellness! Congratulations Dr. Leinwetter!

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas announces it has selected the LiveWell Shawnee County coalition for its third phase of the Pathways to a Healthy Kansas initiative!

Central Topeka Grocery Oasis (CTGO) and Shawnee County Farm and Food Advisory Council (SCFFAC), in partnership with K-State Research and Extension Local Food Systems, is seeking a Local Food Fellow.