Success Stories

02 May KidsTLC Receives $50,000 Grant from the H&R Block Foundation

KidsTLC was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the H&R Block Foundation to underwrite agency wide professional development. Foundation funds will be used to specifically to support staff training, consultation, and supplies focused on our agency’s “Philosophy of Care,” Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP).

02 May Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Receives Grant for $823,368 from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 21st Century Learning Centers

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City (BGCKC) recently received a grant for $823,368 from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers to provide youth development and academic improvement opportunities to middle school students at Clifford H....

25 Apr Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Awards the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City a $754,083 21st Century Learning Centers (21st CCL) Grant

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City (BGCKC) was recently awarded a $754,083 grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 21^st Century Learning Centers to create a new afterschool site at Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy (LATCA).

25 Apr Fuller Center for Housing of Greater Kansas City Receives $2,000 Grant from Home Depot Foundation

Fuller Center for Housing of Greater Kansas City was recently awarded a $2,000 grant from the Home Depot Foundation to support their Greater Blessing Minor Home Repair program.

22 Jan Best Buy Teen Tech Center Awards $150,000 Grant to YMCA of Greater Kansas City

YMCA of Greater Kansas City was recently awarded a $150,000 grant, over 3 years from the Best Buy Teen Tech Center to launch a Best Buy Teen Tech Center and offer programming designed for teenagers to learn in a non-traditional way, with training in Music,...

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

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)

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

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 InterServe

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 the new Southside Youth Program...

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

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...