Hannah Bolton is the founder and program director for a new Douglas County based non-profit, Cardinal Housing Network. This housing program will support single women and women with children and place a heavy focus on building supportive and engaged recovery communities. Cardinal Housing Network will complete renovations on a group home for single women in the next few months, and 7 apartments will be available to women and their children in late 2025. This initiative was inspired by the loss of Hannah's only sibling, Sam, to a substance use disorder at the age of 31.

 

Hannah grew up in rural Nebraska, graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelors in business management and leadership, served as the KU Student Body President 2012-2013, and holds a Master's from Vanderbilt University in Higher Education Administration. She worked as a major gift fundraiser for the KU School of Business before Cardinal Housing Network came to fruition. She has professional experience in programming, public policy, project management, and community building.