City of Wakefield Designated as 2023 Community of Excellence

Nine Kansas communities have received the 2023 Community of Excellence award from the Kansas Community Empowerment program, located at Kansas State University.

The Community of Excellence award is recognition for those communities that have completed a community assessment, address opportunities for community improvement and continuously work to identify and meet needs of their community.

The award is provided through a partnership with Kansas PRIDE Inc.

The City of Wakefield in Clay County is one of the 2023 Communities of Excellence.

The Kansas Community Empowerment program has helped Kansas communities grow and prosper for 53 years.  Through the program, communities identify what they want to preserve, create, or improve for the future.

Communities of Excellence are designated for a three-year period in which they can apply for multiple grants from the Kansas Community Empowerment program to address community needs.  The awards are given by the Kansas Community Empowerment program, a partnership of K-State Research and Extension, the Kansas Department of Commerce, Kansas Masons, and Kansas PRIDE, Inc.