Entrepreneurship (ongoing)
EcoDevo is committed to supporting new and existing businesses through small business loans, business resources, and entrepreneurship programming. As a NetWork Kansas Entrepreneurship Community (E-Community), EcoDevo has a locally-controlled loan fund to assist entrepreneurs with capital and connectivity to resources to assist entrepreneurs and small businesses. EcoDeveo staff has worked with students at Stafford USD 349 and St. John-Hudson USD 350 on entrepreneurship projects. In 2019, we offered an 8-week entrepreneurial mindset class.
Healthy Communities Initiative (2013-2019)
Later rebranded as Live Well Stafford County, this was a volunteer-based health coalition dedicated to improving the health of all Stafford County residents by building local infrastructure that supports walking and biking to maximize safety, economic, accessibility, and environmental benefits. Live Well Stafford County invested in community education to promote healthy lifestyles and improve the overall quality of life for all residents.
This included organizing a 5K run, conducting walkability assessments in our four largest communities, having Master Walk/Bike Plan maps created for our communities, having preliminary engineering done for the City of Stafford’s downtown streetscape, providing a cooking class in the Macksville, Stafford and St. John, and bringing back the St. John Farm and Art Market.