Success Stories

25 Apr Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. (CMHS) Receives a $50,000 Grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

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Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. (CMHS) was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to support the salary, a portion of payroll taxes, and benefits of a new Health Information Administrator (HIA). The Health Information Administrator will work closely with CMHS’s Quality...

24 Apr CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties Receives a $25,000 Grant from the John W. Speas & Effie E. Speas Memorial Trust

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CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties recently received a grant for $25,000 from the John W. Speas & Effie E. Speas Memorial Trust to support CASA’s recruitment, training, and supervision of more volunteer advocates to identify victims’ needs, advocate for appropriate services for the children, and inform the...

23 Apr KidsTLC Receives $15,000 Grant from the Courtney S. Turner Foundation

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KidsTLC recently received a grant for $15,000 from the Courtney S. Turner Foundation to support their Street Outreach Services (SOS) program. This program provides transitional aged homeless, runaway, and at risk youth with crisis intervention, case management, and housing services, as well as connections to other critical community services. KidsTLC operates a 24-hour crisis hotline where youth can reach a staff member day or night. Staff utilize crisis intervention interactions with youth to build trust and offer them services. SOS staff then work to transition youth into case management. Case managers come alongside the youth to help them identify and meet specific goals.

22 Apr Metro Lutheran Ministries (MLM) Receives a $75,000 Grant from the Hancock Family Foundation

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Metro Lutheran Ministries (MLM) recently received a grant for $75,000 from the Hancock Family Foundation to support the Learning to Earning program. Learning to Earning is a client-focused education and employment services program for those without basic job readiness skills. Clients work with a Program Managers in three main...

20 Apr Camp Fire Receives a $46,760 Grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

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Camp Fire was recently awarded a $46,760 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to support their Conflict Resolution (CR) program. Camp Fire will provide the Conflict Resolution curriculum as part of school day programming in eight schools in KCPS as a strategy to help lower...

19 Apr Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and CASA of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties Awarded $30,000 Grant from Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

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Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and CASA of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties was recently awarded a $30,000 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to support their Youngest Victims programs. Jackson County CASA started the Youngest Victims program in 2011 to focus on children from birth...

18 Apr Comprehensive Mental Health Services (CMHS) Receives $500 Grant from the Harley Davidson Foundation

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Comprehensive Mental Health Services (CMHS) recently received a grant for $500 from the Harley Davidson Foundation to support the Welcome Home Program. This program assists adults with Severe Mental Illness in transitioning to safe and dignified housing by providing necessities such as sheets, towels, cookware, and other household...

18 Apr Genesis Promise Academy Receives $152,767 Grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

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Genesis Promise Academy recently received a grant for $152,767 from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to support the partial salaries of four counselors and the time of a Family Resource Specialist. The Genesis Counseling Program provides individual, group, and psycho-educational group therapy to approximately 290 students...

17 Apr Avenue of Life Receives $25,000 Grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

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Avenue of Life recently received a grant for $25,000 from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to support their Impact Wednesday event. Impact Wednesday is a collaboration between numerous community organizations created to alleviate homelessness for youth and their families in the Kansas City, Kansas Public...

16 Apr The Whole Person (TWP) Receives $15,000 Grant from the State Street Foundation

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The Whole Person (TWP) recently received a grant for $15,000 from the State Street Foundation to support the delivery of Employment Services Program. TWP provides ongoing Supported Employment services to clients for additional assistance both on and off the work-site. Supports from job coaches may include addressing work performance,...