News & Events
GoodLife’s Midnight Farm featured at Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin City, KS
This October, GoodLife’s Midnight Farm was featured in a float at the Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin City. The Maple Leaf festival began in 1958 and celebrates the beauty of the fall leaves and successful harvests. The third weekend in October is typically the ideal time to view the amazing colors brought about by the changing of the seasons and… read more
Dr. Mike Strouse Presents at InterHab “Power Up” Conference in Wichita
GoodLife’s leadership team participated in the Interhab annual conference this year in Wichita, KS. Interhab is an alliance for advocates and providers in Kansas who serve and work in the intellectual and developmental disability space. Each year Interhab hosts its annual “Power Up” conference and for the last several years we have had the honor of being invited to present.… read more
GoodLife University Team visits Waban in Maine for Mini-Conference
GoodLife University’s workforce solutions are delivering hope to community service providers across the nation. One provider benefitting from GoodLife’s methodologies is Waban, located in Sanford, Maine. After working with the GoodLife U team to implement our strategies to improve the capacity of their direct support workforce, Waban’s leadership reached out to our GoodLife U team and asked for us to… read more
AXIS KC Volunteer Day at JC Day Center
Friday, August 19th, AXIS Capital’s Kansas City Philanthropy Committee honored GoodLife by donating their time and effort to help us clean up at our Johnson County Day Services Center in addition to an incredibly generous financial gift. The amazing group of AXIS volunteers teamed up with GoodLife staff to clean up the landscaping outside of the Day Center and deep… read more
GoodLife Hosts Open House for New Neighborhood Network in Wichita
This month, GoodLife is hosting an Open House to celebrate the launch of our newest Neighborhood Network, our award-winning service model that serves semi-independent adults with disabilities. The Neighborhood Network will bring a new and exciting residential alternative for semi-independent adults in Wichita who are looking for opportunities to live independently. The Open House will be on Wednesday, September 21… read more
GoodLife’s North Star Academy Celebrates a Graduation
This month, North Star Academy celebrated another student graduation! Johnny K. graduated from North Star Academy on Friday, September 2. He celebrated with friends, family, and North Star staff. We’re so proud of all Johnny’s hard work and all the wonderful work that his Behavioral Analyst, Lisa A. did to support him! The North Star Academy provides early behavioral intervention… read more
Parent & Guardian Engagement Kick Off Meeting Scheduled for September 21, 2022
We are hosting a Parent and Guardian Engagement Committee Kick Off Meeting on Wednesday, September 21st from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm at The Barn at Kill Creek Farm, 9200 Kill Creek Rd, De Soto, KS 66018 (corner of K-10 and Kill Creek Rd). Refreshments will be provided. Our Parent and Guardian Engagement Committee exists to discover what is working right now… read more
Dr. Mike Strouse demonstrates iLink Technologies for Kansas Senior Care Task Force
On Thursday, August 25, 2022, Dr. Mike Strouse presented a demonstration of iLink Technologies and an overview of GoodLife’s unique service model, the Neighborhood Network, to the Kansas Senior Care Task Force at the Kansas State Capitol. During the presentation, Dr. Strouse outlined how GoodLife’s unique services can benefit aging populations and help them remain in their homes longer. The… read more
GoodLife’s North Star Academy Celebrates A Graduation
This month, one of our North Star Academy students, Lily K. graduated! Her graduation celebration took place on Friday, August 19th. We are thrilled to celebrate Lily and her amazing progress. She’ll now be able to re-join her typical school programs. We loved having Lily at North Star Academy and are proud of her hard work and the work of… read more
Community Service Tax Credits Awarded to GoodLife
GoodLife is pleased to announce that we are a proud recipient of 2022 Community Service Tax Credits awarded by the Kansas Department of Commerce. The tax credits will support our initiative to build a 4th home to support individuals with disabilities at Midnight Farm. After the announcement was made on July 12 by the Department of Commerce, GoodLife’s CSO, Megan… read more
