Success Stories
12 May Metro Lutheran Ministries (MLM) Receives $65,000 Grant from Sunderland Foundation
Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM) was recently awarded a $65,000 grant from the Sunderland Foundation to support phase two of a three-phase renovation of MLM’s Central Community Assistance Center (CAC), located at 3031 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64109. As MLM continues to expand its services to offer more holistic and comprehensive solutions to poverty and homelessness in Kansas City, the need for remote office locations, community outreach, and advanced network security has increased.
11 May KCKPS Awarded $5,623,080 Head Start Continuation Grant from DHHS
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) was recently awarded a $5,623,080 Head Start, Year 3 Continuation grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to provide universal access to quality early childhood services. These services will include a high-quality, comprehensive program using Creative Curriculum for Preschool. This curriculum promotes school readiness, and is aligned with the Kansas Early Learning Guidelines and the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework for preschoolers.
10 May KidsTLC Receives $75,000 Award from Sarli Family Foundation
KidsTLC was recently awarded a $75,000 grant from the Sarli Family Foundation to support general agency operating funds. The agency is expanding its autism services program, implementing sustainability strategies to preserve our outpatient behavioral health care program, making advancements in our trauma informed care treatment philosophy, renovating one of our residential buildings, and making significant improvements in our technology/client record keeping.
09 May KCKPS Receives $1,676,502 Award from KSCCTF ECBG
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools was recently awarded a $1,676,502 grant from Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund Early Childhood Block Grant to Project SPARK will implement services to meet the needs of at-risk early childhood children and families. Successful Partnerships to Assure Readiness for Kindergarten (Project SPARK) will support four classrooms and will provide coaching to four Head Start classrooms. These classrooms, which address waiting lists and offer more opportunities for three year old's, will be a mix of three and four year old's.
06 May Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Early Learning Collaborative Awards $103,853 Grant to YMCA of Greater Kansas City
YMCA of Greater Kansas City was recently awarded a $103,853 grant from the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Early Learning Collaborative to supports general program operations of six of the Y’s Early Education centers serving income eligible children ages six weeks to five years.
05 May Genesis Promise Academy Receives $171,640 Grant from Jackson County Community Mental Health Fund
Genesis Promise Academy recently received a grant for $171,640 from the Jackson County Community Mental Health Fund to support the counseling services at the school. Genesis counseling services emphasize both mental and behavioral health outcomes in order to strengthen academic progress. The support provided by Jackson County Community Mental Health Fund will fund the individual therapy, group therapy, and psycho-educational assessments provided to students.
05 May Developing Potential, Inc. Receives $74,318 from Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Developing Potential, Inc. was recently awarded a $74,318 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to support the Increase Access to Services program. The Increase Access to Services program supports the medical needs of adults with developmental disabilities at DPI’s three locations in Jackson County. Funding will support the registered nurse who provides oversight, direct support, training, and education for the 115 individuals receiving onsite services at DPI. She also supports the additional 35 people participating exclusively in offsite services.
04 May YMCA of Greater Kansas City Receives $201,482 Grant from Kauffman Foundation
YMCA of Greater Kansas City recently received a grant for $201,482 from the Kauffman Foundation to support for 1) academic-focused, out-of-school time programming in the Center School District, 2) a Behavioral Specialist position to increase organizational capacity to manage increasingly challenging behaviors among enrolled students, and 3) Evaluation supports.
03 May Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Receives $2,929,812 Grant from Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) was recently awarded a $2,929,812 grant from Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund to create four additional preschool classrooms. Project SPARK will create four additional preschool classrooms. Two of these classrooms will be on KCKPS property and two will be on community sites. ...