Success Stories

10 Jan Department of Health and Human Services Awards $150,000 Grant to Wichita Children’s Home (WCH)

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Wichita Children’s Home (WCH) was recently awarded a $150,000 grant from the Department Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Street Outreach Program to provide prevention and intervention services to runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to, or are at risk of...

02 Jan Department for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Awards $100,000 Grant to Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity (THHFH)

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Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity (THHFH) recently received a grant for $100,000 from the Department for Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Habitat for Humanity International Capacity Grant to support a new, full-time Aging In Place (AIP) Coordinator. THHFH will hire a new, full-time Aging In Place (AIP) Coordinator to assist...

30 Dec Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Awards $1,398,244 Grant to YMCA of Greater Kansas City

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The YMCA of Greater Kansas City recently received a grant for $1,398,244 from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 21st Century Community Learning Centers to deliver high-quality academic afterschool programming (Y Club) at two locations within the Center School District in Kansas City, Missouri. This includes enhanced before/afterschool programming...

28 Dec Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Awards $1,186,485 Grant to Mosaic Life Care

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Mosiaic Life Care, in partnership with InterServe was recently awarded a $1,186,485 grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish Buchanan County’s first 21st CCLC site, serving 100 students (K-8th) attending Hosea Elementary and Spring Garden Middle School in the St. Joseph School District. The mission of...

26 Dec National Science Foundation S-STEM Awards $637,562 Grant to Felician University

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Felician University was recently awarded a $637,562 grant from NSF S-STEM the National Science Foundation S-STEM to support 16 academically talented, low-income STEM students (or “Scholars”) who are majoring in Biology, Computer Science, and Cybersecurity. The program will provide scholarships, second-year experiences, multi-year research experiences, faculty mentoring through an...

24 Dec Department of Justice Awards $500,000 Grant to Wichita Children’s Home (WCH)

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Wichita Children’s Home (WCH) recently received a grant for $500,000 from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, Integrated Services Grant to help WCH build upon WCH’s capacities and existing relationships with multiple sectors to sustain and scale high-quality services...

23 Dec USDA Awards $496,348 Grant to the Mercy Health System

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Mercy Health System was recently awarded a $496,348.65 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) to support the purchase of equipment which will facilitate the delivery of telemedicine services from the Virtual Care Center (VCC) to the end...

22 Dec Jackson County COMBAT Awards $415,000 Grant to Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. (CMHS)

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Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. was recently awarded a $415,000 grant from the Jackson County COMBAT Treatment Program, Renewal to support the Substance Use Disorder Program. This program focuses on our residential inpatient clients and provides partial hospitalization treatment they receive at our outpatient facilities. Many of our clients...

21 Dec Jackson County Community Children’s Services Fund Awards $250,000 Grant to Raytown Quality School (RQS)

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Raytown Quality Schools (RQS) was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from Jackson County Community Children’s Services Fund to support Raytown Connect social workers. These social workers will provide assessment, intervention, referral, and post-intervention services to students who are identified through universal screenings or referrals by students, staff members,...

20 Dec Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Awards $181,381 Grant to YMCA of Greater Kansas City

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YMCA of Greater Kansas City was recently awarded a $181,381 grant from the Kauffman Foundation Quality Enhancement Grant to increase the capacity for curriculum enhancement and institutionalize a coaching culture at the Thomas Roque Early Head Start Center. This project will expand the Y’s capacity to provide Early Head...