2010 Grants Awarded
On Wednesday November 18th, the CFSEK hosted our annual Grant Celebration at Memorial Auditorium. Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas recognized grant recipients from our general grant cycle, Future Fund Giving Circle, Rita J Bicknell Women's Health Fund and the Nutrtion and Physical Activities grants.
2010 CFSEK General Funds
Bourbon County Inter-Agency Coalition: To support the Network for Families Fund that provides utility assistance for low-income families with children in Bourbon County. The program hopes to serve approximately 50 families throughout 2011.
Catholic Charities: To support the Money Smart, an adult Financial Literacy program that will educate 48 individuals on budgeting, managing credit wisely, and understanding checking accounts
Wesley House: To support the Children’s Summer Food Program that provides a sack of food per child per week during the summer, to assist low-income families in Crawford County. Wesley House estimates they will provide 5,000 sacks of food in the summer of 2011.
Class, LTD: To support the Emergency Assistance for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Program. This programs goal is that persons with developmental disabilities in southeast Kansas have the goods and services they need to live safe, healthy, productive lives in their community.
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas: To support Baby4Baby program that will provide new and “gently used” clothing to underprivileged Crawford and Cherokee County children newborn through age 4. The first year goal of this program is to provide a new box of clothes for the children delivered by doctors at CHC/SEK which is estimated at 150 children.
Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters of Labette County: To be used for six “Match Activities” throughout the year to increase public awareness, recruit volunteers, and to provide social interaction for the participants. This program serves at risk children in Labette County ages 5-17.
Elm Acres Foundation: To fund “Responsible Thoughts and Choices” a program to empower residents (youth ages 12-18) to be responsible for changing their own behavior through a continuum of interventions to address their cognitive, social and emotional needs.
Pittsburg Community Theatre: To fund the Junior Starz Children’s Drama Workshop for the summer of 2011. The program is open to children ages 6-12 in the Pittsburg and Crawford county area.
Bourbon County 4-H Council: To support the ongoing leadership opportunities for youth to become engaged in the 4-H program, develop leadership and citizenship skills and to provide recognition for achievement.
Family Life Center: To support the Cherokee County Truancy and Afterschool Program which provides counseling services to youth and families, and afterschool programs for “at risk” youth as identified by the court system.
Crawford County Restorative Justice: To be used for the “Little Changes Count” program that will incorporate nutritional education into their On the Right Track Program. This program serves approximately 15 at-risk youth to develop better decision-making skills.
Southeast Kansas Education Service Center: To be used towards funding BlockFest™ training and community events that will educate parents and early childhood providers as to the importance of “numeracy”-particularly block play.
Children’s Advocacy Center: To support services to abused children in Southeast Kansas. Number of children estimated to be served each year is approximately 100 to 130.
Labette County Emergency Assistance Center: To support the program whose specific goals are to prevent hunger, utility disconnection and eviction for low-income households in Labette County. The program hopes to serve an additional 30-35 families with CFSEK funds.
The Hangout: To fund a strategic planning session with a facilitator which brought 20 people and 15 community organizations together to discuss the viability of a safe and supervised after school locale for youth ages 11-17
2010 Rita J Bicknell Women’s Health Fund
Women’s Resource Center (Vie Medical Clinic): Complete Lab Testing Availability program; to insure that cost issues would not prevent clients from receiving available services.
Pre Med Club Clinic: To fund a Women’s Day that will provide specific women’s medical supplies and testing to the current program offered through the clinic.
Labette Health Foundation: To support the Osteoporosis Prevention Program by supplying funding towards a bone density scanner to replace the current scanner used by Labette Health.
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas: To fund the Women For Women program that will provide training to women to become doulas. These doulas are non-medical personnel who will then work on a volunteer basis with the underserved population of women at CHC/SEK through their pregnancy, childbirth and post-partum. These women will provide physical and emotional support through all phases.
Total Dollar Amount Granted: $12, 252.50
2010 Future Fund Giving Circle
Catholic Charities: To support the Emergency Prescription Assistance program which provides one-time assistance to uninsured persons, or those not eligible for other coverage programs
Crisis Resource Center: To fund the Jobs Wanted program which will supply a computer, printer and supplies to assist victims at the Crisis Resource Center shelter in seeking employment.
Elm Acres: To support the Rewards and Incentives program that will provide gift cards and other small incentives for youth who earn, accomplish or achieve above and beyond expectations are recognized with incentives to increase pro-social, positive behaviors.
Kansas Big Brother Big Sisters of Crawford County: To support the Get Fit “Try”athlon with promotional brochures, advertising and marketing materials.
Kansas Children’s Service League: To support their Healthy Families program that supports at risk families of young children will unforeseen expenses.
Mother to Mother Ministry of Crawford County: To fund the Reflecting on Financial Literacy and Self-Sufficiency program which will assist the program provide materials, childcare, children’s workshop and incentives for their financial literacy workshop.
Mt Carmel Foundation: To support the Prescription Assistance Program which assists patients who are being discharged from Via Christi who do not have a prescription benefit program.
New Hope Special Olympics: To support the Winter Sports Program that assists individuals with intellectual disabilities compete in events like skiing, snowshoeing, basketball and volleyball with peers of their own skill level and ability.
Total Dollar Amount Granted: $5,001.97
NPA Health and Wellness Grants
In August 2010, CFSEK granted the final portion of the Nutrition and Physical Activities Grant to the four counties in which we serve. Each county over the past 4 years has established and worked on developing its own Health and Wellness organization charged with improving the Nutrition and Physical Activity in their community. For the final year, the CFSEK granted directly to each organization based on their proposed plans for the money over the next 3 years.
CFSEK granted to these four groups:
- Visioning a Healthier Bourbon County
- Live Well Crawford County
- Healthier Labette County
- Health and Wellness Advisory Board of Cherokee County
Total Dollar Amount Granted: $108,000.00