Eat, Live, Be Healthy

The Local Investement Commission (LINC) is involved in many food, nutrition, and health initiatives in Kansas City. Discover what is happening in your neighborhood, get involved at your LINC site or with other programs throughout the area, or find a program that can help you and those you care about.

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Be Healthy With LINC

Be Healthy with LINC from LINC on Vimeo. At the March LINC Commission meeting LINC Site Coordinators discussed ways Caring Communities sites address health and nutrition.

Three meals at school can help students focus, learn

School districts nation-wide, including Kansas City, Mo., are beginning to serve children three meals per day: breakfast before school, lunch, and now dinner during after-school programming.Read More

Missouri to receive up to $2 million to combat child hunger

Missouri will receive up to $2 million from the USDA to provide access to healthy foods to approximately 10,000 vulnerable children.Read More

Organization challenges KC to 'Eat Local for the Holidays'

The Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition is recruiting Kansas Citians to pledge that at least one item at their holiday meal will be a healthy, locally produced food. Read More

Care About Your Care teaches quality health care

Care About Your Care is a nationally coordinated effort to help people understand, identify and receive high-quality health care.Read More

LINC will distribute over 1,000 bilingual healthy eating packets

LINC is continuing its extensive community outreach around eating well and living healthy.The latest effort involves distribution of over 600 packets of an educational booklet Food for Thought: Eating Well on a Budget. Read More