K-State Extension Douglas County front of office in the spring

K-State Extension Douglas County

Enriching Douglas County residents with research-based information, resources, and opportunities.

Welcome

K-State Extension is a short name for the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. We are a partnership between Kansas State University and federal, state, and county government, with offices in every Kansas county. Not a Douglas County, KS resident? See your County's extension office, here K-State Research and Extension - Statewide Locations.

Upcoming Events

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Growing Together

April 11, 2026

8:30am – 12pm at LMH Health, 330 Arkansas St.

A FREE event supporting families from pregnancy through early childhood. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about:
- Safe Sleep
- Breastfeeding Support
- Mental Health Resources
- Tobacco Cessation
- Car Seat Safety
- Health Services
- Tour LMH Health Birth Center
- Visit Community Children's Center at 346 Maine Street

Enjoy refreshments while visiting vendors and learning from local community partners! All are welcome! Learn more at livewelldgks.org

Money Smarts

April 11, 2026

Equipping youth with financial literacy – learn budgeting and saving facts for the real world!

A hands-on financial literacy event. Explore real-world financial skills through fun, interactive stations. Community leaders teach the basics of budgeting and the real costs of owning a car. Participants will test their knowledge in a life-like simulation, SparkWheel's FutureNow: Finance, whereby they will role-play the life of a young adult making all their monthly money decisions.
This event is organized by Douglas County 4-H Extension, SparkWheel, and LiveWell Douglas County.
Lunch will be provided!
Participants do not have to be enrolled 4-H members.

Learn more and register at https://bit.ly/dgco-money-smart

County Work Session

April 15, 2026

4-5pm at the Old Courthouse, Second Floor Commission Chambers

Join us for a work session with the County Commission!

Can’t make it in person? Join us via Zoom at https://www.dgcoks.gov/county-commission

LiveWell Spring Action Summit

April 30, 2026

10am - 1pm

This year's Spring Action Summit will continue our Community Health Improvement Plan efforts to build and expand a network to support community resource navigation. Community leaders, healthcare agencies, non-profit organizations, and individuals passionate about improving health in Douglas County are invited to attend.

Our Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) work groups identified community health navigation as an intersecting strategy across focus areas. We aspire to leverage shared interest around this strategy to create systems improvements that help people living in DG County.

To learn more and register for this free event, visit https://bit.ly/LW-spring-summit-26