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21 Dec Jackson County Community Children’s Services Fund Awards $250,000 Grant to Raytown Quality School (RQS)
Raytown Quality Schools (RQS) was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from Jackson County Community Children’s Services Fund to support Raytown Connect social workers. These social workers will provide assessment, intervention, referral, and post-intervention services to students who are identified through universal screenings or referrals by students, staff members, or parents.
20 Dec Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Awards $181,381 Grant to YMCA of Greater Kansas City
YMCA of Greater Kansas City was recently awarded a $181,381 grant from the Kauffman Foundation Quality Enhancement Grant to increase the capacity for curriculum enhancement and institutionalize a coaching culture at the Thomas Roque Early Head Start Center. This project will expand the Y’s capacity to provide Early Head Start teachers with training on key areas of early childhood education, curriculum and fidelity of the curriculum. An early childhood consultant will help the Y’s Early Head start program implement a coaching model that will further equip staff to retain and use their knowledge in the classroom to provide quality instruction with children within a larger support system, also increasing staff satisfaction and retention.
19 Dec Jackson County Outside Agency Funding Awards $358,000 Grant to United Inner City Services (UICS)
United Inner City Services (UICS) was recently awarded a $358,000 grant from the Jackson County Outside Agency Funding to provide general operating support for its early childhood education programs at St. Mark Center and the new Metro Center location.
18 Dec Department of Justice (DOJ) Awards $250,000 Grant to Raytown Quality Schools (RQS)
Raytown Quality Schools (RQS) recently received a grant for $250,000 from the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, STOP Technology and Threat Assessment Grant (DOJ BJA) to install and implement Anyvision facial recognition software (FRS), which will enable anonymous identification and reporting of potentially dangerous individuals attempting to enter school buildings or attend events, such as games, performances, or large meetings.
17 Dec Health Forward Foundation Awards $120,000 Grant to YMCA of Greater Kansas City
YMCA of Greater Kansas City recently received a grant for $120,000 from the Health Forward Foundation, Healthy Communities to support staffing, research and data collection, convening multi-sector partners, the creation of customized technology platforms, and demonstration pilots. The Y will engage multiple stakeholders to discuss transforming traditional corporate wellness programs/models to appeal to an increasingly diverse business sector, with a special focus on workers most likely to be un- or underinsured. The Y will seek understanding about the impact of social determinants in planning and implementation of such offerings and test effective strategies for integrating technology into these new models.
16 Dec Carrie J. Loose Trust Awards $100,000 Grant to United Inner City Services (UICS)
United Inner City Services (UICS) was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the Carrie J. Loose Trust to provide general operating support for its early childhood education programs at St. Mark Center and the new location, Metro Center.
13 Dec Bring Your Logic Model to Life – Julie Alsup, GPC
Posted at 21:27h
in Competency Four, Competency Three, Julie Alsup, GPC, Logic Models, Program Design, Program Development, Research, Strategy
Do you consider a logic model an afterthought or simply a required attachment that is done at the end of the proposal process?
10 Dec Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts Awards $65,000 Grant to Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI)
Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) recently received a grant for $65,000 from the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts to support KCAI’s ceramics department and annual fund, a general operating fund that addresses the gap between student tuition and the actual costs of educating students. The ceramics program is critical for achieving our mission of preparing gifts students to transform the world creatively through art and design.