MYFRIENDBEN · KANSAS
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Kansas, meet the
navigator in your pocket.
Finding a benefit is a moment. Getting it is a journey.
Answer a few questions in about six minutes, with no name and no Social Security number, and see the food, health, cash, child care and utility help your household may qualify for in Kansas.
✓ Free ✓ 100% private ✓ Available in your language
KANSAS
In partnership with
MyFriendBen came to Kansas with support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and on-the-ground partnership from United Way of Greater Kansas City through 211 Kansas City. Local agencies on both sides of the state line reviewed every program before launch.
~6 min
to see everything you may qualify for
40+
benefits, tax credits & programs screened in Kansas
8
states live nationwide
175K+
households served nationwide
MyFriendBen usage data, September 2026.
BENEFITS IN KANSAS
What Kansas families can find with MyFriendBen
One short screener checks eligibility across the programs Kansas families rely on most, estimates what each one is worth to your household and shows you exactly where to apply. Available in English, Spanish and more.
Food
Kansas Food Assistance (SNAP), WIC and school meals
Health coverage
KanCare (Medicaid), CHIP and Marketplace savings
Cash & tax credits
TANF cash assistance, the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit
Child care
Kansas Child Care Assistance and Head Start
Home energy & utilities
LIEAP energy assistance and utility discounts
Housing & more
Rental help, phone and internet discounts, and local programs
Not sure if you qualify? That is exactly what the screener is for. Most people who use MyFriendBen find at least one program they did not know about.
THE NAVIGATOR SYSTEM
One promise: no one navigates alone.
Finding a benefit is a moment. Getting it is a journey. MyFriendBen walks with you from the first question to the application, and checks back in along the way.
1
SCREEN
Six private minutes reveal the Kansas programs your family may qualify for, with no name, no Social Security number, in your language.
2
NAVIGATE
Benji, the AI navigator inside your results, explains each program, gathers what you need and walks the application through with you.
3
STAY CLOSE
Opt in to texts and MyFriendBen checks back in on renewals, reporting deadlines and new benefits you unlock along the way.
4
GET LOCAL HELP
When a person should take over, we connect you to 2-1-1 and trusted Kansas organizations that can help in person.
MEET BENJI
A friend who knows the paperwork.
Benji
LIVE
Ask “am I really eligible?” and Benji explains the program in plain language, tells you what documents to gather and walks you through the application step by step, in your language, at your pace.
Benji is built for the moments that trip people up: work-requirement reporting, renewals and the forms that change from one year to the next.
2-1-1
Need help today? A person is one call away.
Kansas’s 2-1-1 network is a phone call away. Dial 2-1-1 to reach United Way of Greater Kansas City 211 in the Kansas City region or United Way of the Plains 211 across the rest of the state.
VOICES
Don’t take our word for it.
“It felt as though it was holding my hand, telling me exactly where to tap.”
— Camila, MyFriendBen user, from the Urban Institute’s independent evaluation
PARTNER WITH US
Become a Friend of Ben in Kansas
Community agencies, health systems, schools and government offices across Kansas can put MyFriendBen in front of the families they already serve, with a free partner link, training for staff and a dashboard that shows what your community is finding.
- A free partner link that credits every screening to your organization
- Live training for navigators, caseworkers and front-desk staff
- A partner dashboard showing screenings, top programs found and how people find you
- Monthly usage reports you can share with your board and funders
Who partners with MyFriendBen
2-1-1s
Navigators screen callers live and text results
Health systems
Social-needs screening at the point of care
Schools
Family liaisons screen alongside parents
Nonprofits
Intake, case management and outreach
Government
Front doors for state and county programs
Backed by believers, built with partners
…plus 211s, community organizations, health systems, state agencies and Code the Dream across the country.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Ready, Kansas?
Six minutes. No name. No Social Security number.
See the help your household may already qualify for, then let Benji and your local navigators walk you the rest of the way.
