11 Sep Children’s Mercy Hospital Receives $60,253 Grant from the Health Forward Foundation

Children’s Mercy Hospital recently received a grant for $60,253 from the Health Forward Foundation to achieve physical and mental well-being for families, caregivers, and children with medical complexity by providing an eight-week, mindfulness-based stress reduction group for parents. Funding will support staff costs, facility costs (rental space), and program supplies. The program will serve 12 children (and 12-24 parents/caregivers), targeting children age 4-6 demonstrating externalizing behaviors from under-resourced (e.g. low-income, under-insured, or uninsured) households, that are transitioning to kindergarten in fall 2020 and whose families face barriers to accessing treatment options.

10 Sep Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. (CMHS) Receives $30,000 Grant from the REACH Healthcare Foundation

Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. (CMHS) was recently awarded a $30,000 grant from the REACH Healthcare Foundation to support outside professional services that will allow CMHS to build and strengthen the essential infrastructure and activities of its development department. CMHS will partner with Encore Nonprofit Solutions (Encore NPS), a leading provider of development and fundraising services to nonprofits. Encore will provide professional consultation, training, and content/creative development to facilitate execution of development activities.

09 Sep Genesis Promise Academy is Awarded a $176,890 Grant from the Jackson County Community Mental Health Fund

Genesis Promise Academy was recently awarded a $176,890 grant from Jackson County Community Mental Health Fund to support the counseling program. The Counseling Program provides support services for students. Counselors employ Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (CBI) for individual and group therapy. Genesis employs training skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, focused on interpersonal skills and distress tolerance.

07 Sep Girls in the Know Receives $5,000 Grant from Express Scripts/Cigna

Girls in the Know (GITK) was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from Express Scripts / Cigna to support their 6th annual Knowledge & Power: Small Bites and Big Ideas event.  The event will include the unveiling of our #10,000in10 campaign goal of providing our Empowerment Workshop programming...

06 Sep Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Receives a Grant for $6,748 from the Missouri Arts Council

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey recently received a grant for $6,748 from the Missouri Arts Council, Education to the support Paseo Project (PP).  Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey (KCFAA) will host four two-week residencies of dancers and choreographers at the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts (PAFPA).

05 Sep Te Deum Receives a $6,421 Grant from the Missouri Arts Council

Te Deum was recently awarded a $6,421 grant from the Missouri Arts Council, Annual Grant Program to support the concert series of their two ensembles – Te Deum Chamber Choir and Antiqua.

04 Sep Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) Receives a $3,800 Grant from the Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund

Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) was recently awarded a $3,800 grant from the Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund to help sponsor their CCVI Trolley Run.

03 Sep Council Bluffs Community School District (CBCSD) Receives $119,428 Grant from the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Council Bluffs Community School District was recently awarded a $119,428 grant from the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to provide an enhanced security system to mitigate potential threats. Council Bluffs Community School District will utilize grant funding to support implementation of an integrated electronic security system to provide twenty-four hour a day and seven days a week door access and video surveillance at the district or individual building level. The district will have the ability to perform a district wide emergency lock down of all buildings, or each individually from a central location, or from select mobile devices.

02 Sep KidsTLC Receives $5,000 Grant from the CPS Foundation

KidsTLC recently received a grant for $5,000 from the CPS Foundation to support the purchase of supplies and equipment for a new sensory wall to benefit youth participating in KidsTLC’s Autism Services program. The funds from the CPS Foundation will support the installation of two sensory walls that will provide education and promote self-reliance for children with ASD who have issues with sensory processing.

01 Sep Washington University Receives a $2,460,949 Grant from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Washington University recently received a grant for $2,460,949 from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Special Emphasis Panel to research the dissemination and implementation of an evidence-based pediatric weight management program for use by low-income families. The grant will provide funding to package and test an evidence-based pediatric weight management intervention (PWMI) program titled “Family-based Behavioral Treatment (FBT)” in rural and urban settings to increase access to this effective treatment among low-income families with children 5 to 12 years of age.