Success Stories

06 Feb Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City Awards $71,636 Grant to The Whole Person, Inc.

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The Whole Person, Inc. was recently awarded a $71,636 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to support their Mental Health Services program. The Whole Person (TWP) will use the grant money to support the Mental Health Services program providing individual counseling, group counseling, psycho-educational group...

05 Feb J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Metro Lutheran Ministries (MLM)

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Metro Lutheran Ministries (MLM) was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation to support their Northland Community Care Services Program. In 2015, a new Service Center for MLM will be built to increase MLM's ability to serve the Northland community. The new Northland Service...

04 Feb Metro Lutheran Ministries (MLM) Receives $15,000 Grant From the Jacob L. and Ella C. Loose Foundation

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Metro Lutheran Ministries (MLM) recently received a grant for $15,000 from the Jacob L. and Ella C. Loose Foundation to support direct services to poor and needy children and families in Jackson County/Kansas City, Missouri through MLM’s Community Care Program. Community Care provides food, emergency assistance, and...

02 Feb Goppert Foundation Awards $25,000 Grant to Metro Lutheran Ministries (MLM)

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Metro Lutheran Ministries (MLM) recently received a grant for $25,000 from the Goppert Foundation to support the development of a new Northland Service Center. A new 4,300 square foot Service Center will be created through a renovation of the former sanctuary of St. James Lutheran Church. Over...

01 Feb BNSF Railway Foundation Awards Girl Scouts of NE Kansas and NW Missouri a $2,500 STEM Grant

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Girl Scouts of NE Kansas and NW Missouri was recently awarded a $2,500 grant from the BNSF Railway Foundation to implement Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programming. Funding will be used to support program areas, including: Troop Leader Training; Community Partner Programs; Camp Programming; and the Outreach Program....

30 Jan Mid-America Regional Council Awards $34,980 Grant to Comprehensive Mental Health Services (CMHS)

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Comprehensive Mental Health Services (CMHS) recently received a grant for $34,980 from the Mid-America Regional Council to deliver mental health services to the elderly residents of northeast Jackson County, Missouri. CMHS will address critical mental health issues of elderly individuals through the following services: Mental health evaluation and assessment; ...

29 Jan Jackson County Community Mental Health Fund (JCCMHF) Awards $1,223,950 Grant to Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. (CMHS)

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Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. (CMHS) recently received a grant for $1,223,950 from the Jackson County Community Mental Health Fund (JCCMHF) to expand the Health Care Home program to include uninsured/ underinsured individuals whose incomes are 138% of the federal poverty level. CMHS will provide coordinate care so...

28 Jan Kansas Health Foundation Awards $22,384 Grant to CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte County

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CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte County recently received a grant for $22,384 from the Kansas Health Foundation to recruit, screen, train, and supervise volunteers as advocates for children involved in the Johnson Country District Court system. CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties’ (CASA) Child in Need of Care Program...

27 Jan Ira & Florita M. Brady Foundation Supports CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties with a $3,000 Grant

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CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties recently received a grant for $3,000 from the Ira and Florita M. Brady Foundation Fund to support the advocacy of children involved in the court system due to abuse, neglect, custody, or visitation disputes. These funds, which supported CASA’s General Operating Expenses,...

26 Jan Metro Lutheran Ministries (MLM) Receives $25,000 Grant From the State of Missouri Department of Corrections, Community Reentry Fund

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Metro Lutheran Ministries (MLM) was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from the State of Missouri Department of Corrections, Community Reentry Fund to support their Learning to Earning employment program. Learning to Earning is a client-focused employment services program. Clients can take job readiness classes to learn how to improve...