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01 Jul reStart, Inc. Receives $55,000 Grant from Jackson County COMBAT Prevention Renewal
reStart, Inc. recently received a grant for $55,000 from the COMBAT Prevention Renewal to support the key staffing positions within reStart’s Youth Anti-Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention Program. This programming includes secondary and indicated prevention activities and services delivered across the reStart Youth Network (RYN) including Street Outreach, Youth Emergency Shelter, Youth Transitional Living Program, and the Maternity Group Home.
30 Jun CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties Receives $52,269 Grant from Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties was recently awarded a $52,269 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (now the Health Forward Foundation) to sustain and expand our work and evaluation in addressing the risk factors of our client population.
28 Jun Baptist-Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation (BTLLF) Receives $50,000 Grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Baptist-Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation (BTLLF) recently received a grant for $50,000 from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (now the Health Forward Foundation), Applicant Defined Grant to support hearing aids through Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet. The Medicine Cabinet partners with 14 existing social service agencies in the Kansas City area to facilitate access to crisis-related medical services for low-income individuals.
27 Jun Missouri Department of Corrections Awards $50,000 Grant to Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM)
Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM) was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from Missouri Department of Corrections, Community Reentry Funding to provide employment and housing services to 30 offenders supervised by the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole through its Learning to Earning program. Employment services will include work readiness classes, assistance with job applications, resumes, and job search activities, as well as follow-up services. Housing services will include assistance with rental deposits and rent. These services align to the Service Supportive Housing preference identifies by the Department of Corrections. Other wrap around services included in the project but not paid for out of this grant include assistance with food or transportation.
25 Jun Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM) Receives $50,000 Grant from the KCMO Emergency Services Grant Program
Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM) recently received a grant for $50,000 from the Kansas City Missouri Emergency Services Grant to provide Rapid Re-Housing services to 16 households, provided under MLM's Family Empowerment Continuum of Services, which includes housing, food, and intensive case management in order to help families gain self-sufficiency.
24 Jun Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM) Receives $50,000 Grant from the Ronald D. Deffenbaugh Sr. Foundation
Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM) was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the Ronald D. Deffenbaugh, Sr. Foundation to support enhancement of MLM’s Midtown Impact Network program through adoption of the evidence-based Financial Opportunity Center (FOC) 3 model (Local Initiative Support Corporation, 2017). FOC’s are career and personal finance service centers designed to help low- to moderate-income people focus on their financial bottom line through financial coaching, employment services, and access to income supports.
24 Jun The Grant Professional Certification Institute Receives Accreditation of Its GPC Credential from the National Commission for Certifying Agencies by AGS Staff
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Overland Park, KS (June 24, 2019)— The Grant Professional Certification Institute received accreditation of its Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credential from the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). The GPC is the first professional credential for individuals working in the grants field to be recognized by a national credentialing body.
Grant professionals are individuals who develop, write, submit, and manage grant proposals and funding on the behalf of nonprofits, governments and other agencies. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 Census of Governments, there are 1.56 million nonprofits and 90,126 federal, state, and local government units in the United States. Within these organizations are grant professionals who work exclusively with grants and organizations who have grant professionals that conduct grant activities alongside a variety of other activities for their organization.
19 Jun United Inner City Services Receives $100,000 Grant from the Jackson County Community Children’s Services Fund
United Inner City Services (UICS) recently received a grant for $100,000 from the Jackson County Community Children’s Services Fund to improve mental health outcomes for low-income children and families in Jackson County, Missouri. UICS will expand the UICS Mental Health Intervention program, essentially duplicating the existing program from St. Mark Center, to the new campus, UICS Metro Center.