Success Stories
16 Sep KidTLC Receives $2,500 Grant from the Flo Harris Foundation
KidTLC was recently awarded a $2,500 grant from the Flo Harris Foundation to support their Thriving Families Program (previously Street Outreach Services SOS program). Bullying, depression, suicide, and unrealistic demands on children and families can lead to overwhelming levels of family distress. Inability to access appropriate services is one of the biggest barriers for families who are homeless, Spanish-speaking, or have mental health issues. Barriers can include limited knowledge of how/where to access services, cultural stigmas surrounding health issues, lack of knowledge about what services are available or how to pay for services, and transportation to services.
15 Sep Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) Receives $10,000 Grant from the American Century Foundation
Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from the American Century Foundation to provide operating support to ensure CCVI can deliver quality programming for children with blindness and visual impairment.
13 Sep Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) Receives $100,000 Grant from the North American Saving Bank
Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) recently received a grant for $100,000 from the North American Saving Bank to support onsite in-service trainings as well as local, regional, national, and in some cases international outreach opportunities.
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).