CD WEEK TOOLKIT
Planning and marketing strategies to help communities prep their CD Week activities!
We are inviting you to celebrate Community Development Week, April 21-25, 2025 with us! In conjunction with National Community Development Week, this week will recognize the impact of resources and investments made by the Kansas Department of Commerce Quality Places Division. We celebrate the critical value these programs bring to our state for developing strong and vibrant communities across Kansas, which is essential to our economic growth.
Programs of the Quality Places Division include Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Kansas Main Street, the Office of Broadband Development, the Office of Rural Prosperity, childcare, housing, placemaking and tax credits.
Community Development matters. Community Development works. Let’s celebrate it!
#CDWEEK2025 #KANSASCDWORKS
| Time | Location | Address | City | What are we visiting? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9 a.m. | 202 on Washington | 202 W. Washington | St. Francis | A beautiful and versatile event space with big future plans. (CSP, HEAL) |
| 10:15-10:45 a.m. | Nesting | 400 N. Franklin Ave. | Colby | The historic Lowis building is now a budding baby boutique. (HEAL) |
| 12:30-1:30 p.m. (lunch stop) | Letha’s | 211 W. Mill St. | Plainville | An intimate event venue for approx. 50 seated guests. (HEAL) |
| 2:05-2:45 p.m. | Ellis Lakeside Campground | 300 E. Eighth St. | Ellis | Restroom and bathhouse facility and an ADA-accessible playground. (CDBG) |
| 3:15-3:45 p.m. | Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas | 1011 Centennial Blvd. | Hays | New office space and thrift store to serve the region. (CSP) |
| Time | Location | Address | City | What are we visiting? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30-10 a.m. | Farmhouse Fresh | 411 Main St. | Jetmore | A coffee shop with food and gifts located in a historic 1884 main street building. (HEAL) |
| 12-12:30 p.m. | Childcare Center | 126 N. Main St. | Medicine Lodge | Five new childcare facilites, each one unique. (CDBG, CSP, SEED) |
| 1:30-2:15 p.m. (lunch stop) | Planes on the Plains | 101 E. D Ave. | Kingman | One of three art installations designed to celebrate Clyde Cessna and the region. (EPIC) |
| 3:30-4 p.m. | Butler Community College Foundation | 622 Cloud Ave. | Andover | The Redler Institute of Culinary Arts. (CSP) |
| 4:20-5 p.m. | Free State Apartments | 508 State St. | Augusta | Three apartments above a bicycle retail and repair shop. (HEAL, ROOMS) |
| Time | Location | Address | City | What are we visiting? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:15 a.m. | Daphne Mae Cafe | 208 Main St. | Halstead | Indoor and outdoor dining options can be enjoyed at this rehabbed coffee shop. (HEAL) |
| 9:30-10 a.m. | Newton Library | 223 E. Seventh St. | Newton | New $10M, 30,000-square-foot facility to serve the community. (CSP) |
| 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (lunch stop) | Shay Building | 202 S. Broadway | Sterling | Five one-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom apartment. (ROOMS) |
| 2:20-2:40 p.m. | Glasco Sewer Pipe | 206 E. Main St. | Glasco | Improvements to the lift station and sanitary sewer system. (CDBG) |
| 3:20-3:50 p.m. | Cawker City Water Tower | 804 Locust St. | Cawker City | Painted to look like the infamous ball of twine, this water tower is also worth seeing. (CDBG) |
| 4:10-4:40 p.m. | Main Street Mercantile & Grocery Co. | 415 Main St. | Lebanon | The community’s only grocery store and a hub for local food producers. (SEED) |
| Time | Location | Address | City | What are we visiting? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9 a.m. | Marshall County Health Department | 600 Broadway St. | Marysville | A new building that fits right in thanks to Main Street Design Services. |
| 10:30-11 a.m. | Ballpark Project | 1050 4th Ave. East | Horton | Horton couldn’t play baseball or softball for five years, but that’s all changed now. (CDBG) |
| 12:15-1 p.m. (lunch stop) | Jackson County | 418 W. Fifth St. | Holton | Faster, more reliable internet connections are bridging the digital divide. (KOBD) |
| 2:15-2:45 p.m. | Topeka Zoo | 635 SW Gage Blvd. | Topeka | Learn about the Giraffe and Friends exhibit and upcoming My World projects. (CSP) |
| 3:30-4 p.m. | Sunflower Bakery | 307 Maple St. | Overbrook | A bakery that will also help educate the community on healthy cooking and life skills. (HEAL) |
| Time | Location | Address | City | What are we visiting? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9 a.m. | Emporia Arts Council | 815 Commercial St. | Emporia | New innovation classroom and expansion of a clay studio. (CSP) |
| 9:45-10:15 a.m. | MT Networks, Coffey County | 501 Pearson | Waverly | Expanded broadband infrastructure to a previously unserved area. (KOBD) |
| 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (lunch stop) | Kitchen Collaborative | 12 S. Main St. | Ft. Scott | A modern, shared commercial kitchen, retail and event space. (E-HEAL) |
| 2-2:30 p.m. | Brio Med Spa & Wellness | 209 N. Pennsylvania Ave. | Independence | This wellness center renovated a 100+ year old building. (HEAL) |
| 3:10-3:45 p.m. | Labette County YJT House | 108 E 7th St. | Bartlett | A new internship program enabling high schoolers to build homes. (CDBG) |
Planning and marketing strategies to help communities prep their CD Week activities!
National Community Development Week was created in 1986 to bring national attention to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. In Kansas we have expanded the week to celebrate all Community Development efforts. Communities are not static or stationary organisms. They are fluid and dynamic and change over time. The role of community development in the change and transformation of a city is critical to improving and enhancing the quality of place of the community and its residents. In practice, Community Development supports communities to use their own assets to improve the quality of their place.
National Community Development Week provides the perfect opportunity to cement the importance of Community Development, in whatever way that looks for your community right now.
Highlighting the work that occurs in your community creates civic pride, and recognizes your difference makers.
National Community Development Week provides the perfect opportunity to cement the importance of Community Development, in whatever way that looks for your community right now. Highlighting the work that occurs in your community creates civic pride, and recognizes your difference makers.
During National Community Development Week, we encourage communities and individuals to utilize their social media channels to “tell your story,” sharing the journey and impact of their projects. Additionally, “put a face to your projects” by showcasing the people behind the initiatives, fostering connection and recognition. Lastly, “celebrate your wins” by highlighting milestones and successes, inspiring others, and reinforcing the collective achievements within the community.
Tell your story.
Share the journey and impact of your projects.
Put a face to your projects.
Showcase the people behind the initiatives.
Celebrate your wins.
Highlight milestones and successes.
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