nonprofits

  • Christmas Party Time

    This is the IVY Home Christmas Party, and for many of the residents, it’s the first Christmas Party of their adult life. Ask many of them about Christmas, and they tend to ignore it. They don’t want to celebrate. It doesn’t take much thinking to know why. I’ve heard some of their stories. Childhoods that…

  • End of Life Care

    Hospice Care for a Resident Dying after Prison Drug Trial?!?!? This is my WTF moment. There’s no training for this. I know God put me here, in this spot, to catch people who were falling through the cracks in our society. But this? There’s a resident that we all love. Everyone does. For published media,…

  • Leadership Grant Recipient

    IVY Home is a proud recipient of the 2025 Leadership Transformation Grant from the Kansas Leadership Center. This grant will provide formal leadership training for each House Manager. Being a house manager is often a thankless job. You receive a discount on rent, but it’s an unpaid position with a large burden. The managers are…

  • Meet the Board

    IVY Home Foundation Board of Directors is seen in the photo below from left to right: David Harder – Director of CommunicationsRuben Contreras – Board Vice ChairJulia LeFevre – Board ChairIvery Kaufman – Executive DirectorSasha Edwards – Treasurer What’s the Point? A Board of Directors shares the responsibility for oversight, accountability, and vision casting for…