UPCOMING EVENTS
National Day of Racial Healing
Jan 20, 2026 
9:30 am - 11:30 am 
Johnson County Library - Central Resource
Capitol Hill Advocacy Day
Feb 17, 2026 TBD Kansas Capitol
Capitol Hill Day Activities will include:
- breakfast and kick-off with bipartisan legislators,
- tabling and networking,
- legislator meetings,
- youth homelessness simulations,
- committee hearings,
- lunch presentation and networking.
Register here. Each attendee must be registered separately; registration is free.
Join us for Capitol Hill Day training and preparation:
(both sessions required)
- January 7, 2-3:30 p.m. via zoom: Making Hill Day Meaningful
- February 11, 2-3:30 p.m. via zoom: Logistics & Talking with Legislators
Prepare for Capitol Hill Day:
Make this day impactful by making an appointment with your regional legislators in advance.
- Identify your legislators
- From the Kansas Legislature website, find your legislator’s office number and call to set up an appointment (view script)
- From the Kansas Legislature website, find your legislator’s email and ask them to visit your table and join the event (view script)
- Develop your “elevator speech”
- Complete a quick survey to let KHAN know how your conversations went
Add your confirmed legislator meetings to the KHAN Capitol Hill Day schedule.
What to Expect on Capitol Hill Day:
On February 17th, check in at KSHC’s table.
Agenda, Map of the Capitol, Tabling Locations, Parking
Youth Homelessness Simulations: at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. for registrants and simulations can be scheduled at any time for legislators. Sign up at KSHC’s table on Feb. 17th to join a session or schedule a special simulation for a legislator.
Lunch: invite your legislators to join or offer to bring lunch to their office and have a quick meeting.
Table Materials
- Legislator and Table Sign In Sheet
- KHAN Handouts
After Capitol Hill Day
Provide event feedback to KSHC
