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Description of Program: Outpatient medical rehabilitation for adults recovering from stoke, spinal injury, TBI, amputation, and complex medical diagnoses.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Low vision clinic for senior adults. Includes exams, optical devices, adaptive technology and in-home occupational therapy to support vision.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Transitional housing with behavioral health services for primarily women and families experiencing poverty and recovering from trauma and substance abuse.
Award Amount: $45,000
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Description of Program: Program providing HIV testing and prevention resources to the Black LGBTQ+ community.
Award Amount: $25,000
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Description of Program: Street medicine program administering medical care to people who are experiencing homelessness.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Safe sleeping initiative to distribute travel cribs to families of infants and toddlers who do no have a reliable safe sleeping solution.
Award Amount: $20,000
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Description of Program: Mental health services for children and adults recovering from child abuse, neglect, and adverse childhood experiences.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Mental health services for children and families who complete forensic interview for a current child abuse or sexual abuse case.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Program to increase early detection and intervention for Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), the leading cause of vision loss in children.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Transitional housing and mental health services for homeless families with children in KCMO public schools.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Registered nurse providing on site healthcare to adults with intellectual disabilities and complex medical needs who attend a day program.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Behavioral health and life skills program offered for people with Down syndrome and their families.d complex medical needs who attend a day program.
Award Amount: $25,000
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Description of Program: eBenefits enrollment and educational outreach for Spanish speaking Latino families in KC. Health benefits include SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, etc.
Award Amount: $30,000
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Description of Program: 24/7 crisis-support line for substance use disorders, assessments, support groups, K-12 prevention, and harm reduction supports for people struggling with substance use disorder.
Award Amount: $35,000
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Description of Program: Home visiting program for pregnant individuals and parents of young children with barriers to achieving maternal/child health in Eastside KCMO neighborhoods.
Award Amount: $35,000
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Description of Program: Therapeutic support group programming for cancer patients and their families at their midtown clubhouse and on-site at local hospitals.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Hygiene health items distributed via direct service nonprofit providers in Jackson county/KCMO.
Award Amount: $15,000
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Description of Program: Housing with sober support programming to assist people recovering from substance use disorder.
Award Amount: $25,000
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Description of Program: Primary care clinic serving KC urban core at 30th & Prospect. 300 clinic visits for people who are uninsured.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Critical home repairs, often to improve accessibility for senior adults and people with disabilities.
Award Amount: $25,000
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Description of Program: Healthcare navigation and comprehensive case management for refugees and immigrants.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Transitional housing with on-site wraparound services, including healthcare navigation and employment, to women released from prison.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: General operating request for low-income eye clinic which serves both children and adults.
Award Amount: $10,000
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Description of Program: Healthcare benefits enrollment and care coordination for adults who are immigrants, refugees, low-income and/or uninsured.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Mobile vision screenings in urban KC schools and prescription glasses for children living 200% below federal poverty.
Award Amount: $40,000
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Description of Program: Program support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving ABA support, home healthcare, transportation to appointments, and day center support.
Award Amount: $25,000
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Description of Program: Health services provided primarily at La Clinica, a Spanish speaking health clinic for people who are uninsured.
Award Amount: $25,000
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Description of Program: Poverty assistance programming, including housing assistance, case management, food pantry, and healthcare navigation.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Mental health counseling and support groups for child and adult victims of sexual abuse and sexual assault.
Award Amount: $35,000
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Description of Program: Financial assistance to medical students and physicians in training, peer support, and mentorship.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Improving health outcomes of homeless, pregnant, and parenting young mothers and their babies who reside in a maternity home.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Emergency safe shelter and outreach services for victims of domestic violence, providing wraparound services.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Early childhood screenings and treatment for children with speech deficits. Occupational and speech therapy are provided on-site to ensure kindergarten readiness.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Request to fund mental health counseling and case management for low-income adults..
Award Amount: $25,000
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Description of Program: Emergency 24/7 behavioral health crisis services center located at 12th & Prospect.
Award Amount: $35,000
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Description of Program: Low barrier housing services and case management for people experiencing homelessness in KC urban core.
Award Amount: $25,000
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Description of Program: Mental health counseling for children and adults in emergency safe shelter or formerly in shelter fleeing domestic violence.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Clinic visits for low-income and uninsured adults and families.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing and case management services.
Award Amount: $25,000
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Description of Program: Comprehensive dental care for low-income and uninsured adults and children.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Clinic visits for uninsured/underinsured women at Central Women's Clinic.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Transportation services to their Day Treatment program for children ages one to five who are recovering from severe abuse and neglect.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Mental health support and treatment program for new and expecting mothers.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Description of Program: Transitional living program with comprehensive case management and counseling services for homeless veterans.
Award Amount: $50,000
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Previous Grant Cycles
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2024 Grantees
Organization Award Amount Project Description Ability KC $50,000 Outpatient medical rehabilitation for adults recovering from stoke, spinal injury, TBI, amputation, and complex medical diagnoses. Alphapointe $10,000 Low vision clinic for senior adults. Includes exams, optical devices, adaptive technology and in-home occupational therapy to support vision needs. Amethyst Place $40,000 Transitional housing with behavioral health services for primarily women and families experiencing poverty and recovering from trauma and substance abuse. Care Beyond the Boulevard, Inc. $50,000 Street medicine program administering medical care to people who are experiencing homelessness. Child Abuse Prevention Association $40,000 Mental health services for children and adults recovering from child abuse, neglect, and adverse childhood experiences. Child Protection Center, Inc. $40,000 Mental health services for children and families who complete forensic interviews for a current child abuse or sexual abuse case. Cristo Rey Kansas City $25,000 School nurse providing medical care and coordinating health services for low-income high school students. Community LINC $15,000 Transitional housing and mental health services for homeless families with children in KC public schools. Developing Potential, Inc. $25,000 Registered nurse providing on-site healthcare to adults with intellectual disabilities and complex medical needs who attend a day program. El Centro, Inc. $20,000 Health benefits enrollment and education outreach program for Spanish speaking Latino families in KC. Health benefits include SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, Marketplace and referrals as needed. First Call Alcohol/Drug Prevention & Recovery $25,000 General operating support for substance abuse services which include 24/7 crisis line, K-12 prevention, treatment programs to safely reduce or eliminate drug use. Harm reduction resources distribution such as fentanyl test strips and naloxone. Front Porch Alliance $25,000 Home visiting program for pregnant individuals and parents of young children with barriers to achieving maternal/child health in Eastside KCMO neighborhoods. Gilda's Club Kansas City $17,500 Therapeutic support group programming for cancer patients and their families at their midtown clubhouse location. Hope Family Care Center $50,000 Primary care clinic serving KC urban core at 30th & Prospect. Grant program is to cover 300 clinic visits for people who are uninsured. Jewish Vocational Services $50,000 Healthcare navigation and comprehensive case management for newly arrived refugees and immigrants. Journey to New Life $25,000 Transitional housing with on-site wraparound services, including healthcare navigation and employment, to women recently released from prison. KC CARE Health Center $50,000 Healthcare benefits enrollment and care coordination for adults who are immigrants, refugees, low-income and/or uninsured. Kansas City University $12,600 Journey for Underrepresented Students in Medicine Program (JUMP-Start) which engages minority undergraduate students to pursue careers in medicine during a 3-day workshop and mentorship match program. LevelUp Kids, Inc. $40,000 Mobile vision screenings in urban KC schools and prescription glasses for children living 200% below federal poverty. Metro Lutheran Ministry $50,000 General operating support for housing and poverty assistance programming, including housing assistance, case management, food pantry, and healthcare navigation. Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault $25,000 Mental health counseling and support groups for child and adult victims of sexual abuse and sexual assault. Mother's Refuge $50,000 Improving health outcomes of homeless, pregnant, and parenting young mothers and their babies who reside in a maternity home. Newhouse $50,000 General operating support for their shelter and outreach services. They serve victims of domestic violence and provide wraparound services. Operation Breakthrough, Inc. $45,000 Early childhood screenings and treatment for children with speech deficits. Occupational and speech therapy are provided to ensure school readiness. reStart, Inc. $25,000 General operating support for low barrier housing services and case management for people experiencing homelessness in KC urban core. Rose Brooks Center $50,000 Mental health counseling for children and adults in emergency safe shelter or formerly in shelter fleeing domestic violence. Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center $50,000 Clinic visits for low-income and uninsured adults and families in the KC urban core. Seton Center $30,000 Comprehensive dental care for low-income and uninsured adults and children. The Children's Place $30,000 Transportation services to their Day Treatment program for children ages one to five who are recovering from severe abuse and neglect. Veteran's Community Project $50,000 Transitional living program with comprehensive case management and counseling services for homeless veterans. Vivent Health $30,000 Mental health counseling services for adults living with HIV. -
2023 Grantees
Organization Award Amount Project Name Ability KC $50,000 Innovative Healthcare & Programming Alphapointe $10,000 Senior Adult Services Amethyst Place $25,000 Supportive Housing, Family Empowerment, & Therapeutic Support Calvary Community Outreach Network $15,000 Healthy Faith Program Care Beyond the Boulevard, Inc. $25,000 General Operating Charlie's House $25,000 General Operating Child Protection Center Inc $50,000 Mental Health Services Children's Center for the Visually Impaired $25,000 Therapeutic & Specialized Services Cristo Rey Kansas City Sisters of Leavenworth High School $25,000 Improving Student Health Developing Potential, Inc. $25,000 Health & Medical Support First Call Alcohol/Drug Prevention & Recovery $25,000 General Operating Front Porch Alliance Kansas City Inc $25,000 Neighborhood Families Program Expansion Gilda's Club Kansas City $13,950 Education & Support Programs for Cancer Patients & Caregivers Hope Family Care Center $50,000 Enhancing Patient Care For Underserved Populations Jewish Vocational Service Bureau of Kansas City $50,000 Refugee-Immigrant Health Access Kansas City CARE Clinic $50,000 Improving Health Access & Equity Through Care Coordination Kansas City University $26,225 Journey for Underrepresented Students in Medicine (J.U.M.P.-Start) LevelUp Kids, Inc. $40,000 Increased Vision Care Access for Low-Income Children & Youth Mattie Rhodes Center $50,000 Healthcare Access & Equity Programming Metro Lutheran Ministry $50,000 General Operating Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOSCA) $25,000 Mental Health Counseling for Victims of Sexual Violence Mission Vision Project KC $30,000 General Operating Mother's Refuge $48,225 Improving Health for Homeless, Pregnant, and Parenting Young Moms & their Babies Newhouse $50,000 General Operating Operation Breakthrough, Inc. $44,000 Speech, Language, & Occupational Development for Rising Kindergarten Students Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center $31,600 Behavioral Health Workforce Training & Certification Seton Center $20,000 Seton Center Dental Clinic Swope Health Services $50,000 Hickman Mills Dental Clinic General Operating The Battle Within $25,000 General Operating The Children's Place $20,000 Counseling Center Expansion for Caregiver Therapy Vivent Health $50,000 New Behavioral Health & Wellness Program
