Success Stories

02 Jul Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City Awards $57,888 Grant to the YMCA of Greater Kansas City

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The YMCA of Greater Kansas City recently received a grant for $57,888 from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (now the Health Forward Foundation), Mental Health Fund to deliver Head Start Trauma Smart services within the Head Start programs run by the YMCA. Funding will send key...

01 Jul reStart, Inc. Receives $55,000 Grant from Jackson County COMBAT Prevention Renewal

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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...

30 Jun CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties Receives $52,269 Grant from Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

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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. HCF Funds will be utilized to: (Ongoing...

28 Jun Baptist-Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation (BTLLF) Receives $50,000 Grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

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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...

27 Jun Missouri Department of Corrections Awards $50,000 Grant to Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM)

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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,...

25 Jun Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM) Receives $50,000 Grant from the KCMO Emergency Services Grant Program

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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...

24 Jun Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM) Receives $50,000 Grant from the Ronald D. Deffenbaugh Sr. Foundation

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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...

19 Jun United Inner City Services Receives $100,000 Grant from the Jackson County Community Children’s Services Fund

Posted at 22:24h in Success Stories

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...

18 Jun YMCA of Greater Kansas City Receives Capital Grant for $3,000,000 from the Sunderland Foundation

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The YMCA of Greater Kansas City recently received a capital grant for $3,000,000 from the Sunderland Foundation to support the new Downtown YMCA/Kirk Family Community Center. The development plan for the Downtown YMCA/Kirk Family Community Center is well underway. This project represents the next chapter of the health and...

17 Jun S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Awards $2,500,000 Grant to Campfire

Posted at 22:25h in Success Stories

Camp Fire was recently awarded a $2,500,000 grant from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation to support the implementation of its five-year Business Plan, “Strengthening the System.” Funds from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation support the implementation of its five-year Business Plan, “Strengthening the System,” specifically funding the support of...