The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City has announced four grants to nonprofit organizations.
The grants were awarded in January and total $230,000.
Receiving grants:
– Community LINC, $30,000, to help Community LINC grow a funding base for long-term stability.
– Harvesters – the Community Food Network, $75,000, to support Harvesters’ BackSnack program, which will provide 19,500 children with weekly backpacks full of nutritious food during the school year, as well as 5,000 children during the summer.
– Rosedale Development Association Inc., $50,000, to conduct intensive community engagement for the 2015 Rosedale Master Plan and evaluation of the remaining barriers to health in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City, Kan., and to work with a planning firm on the development of the 2015 Rosedale Community Master Plan.
– SAFEHOME, Inc., $75,000, to provide no-cost, expert services for children traumatized by domestic violence.
These HCF applicant defined grants were awarded outside of the foundation’s annual requests for proposals. The grants are given out each month. Organizations are allowed to apply for one of these grants once a year, and the cap is $75,000.
“We are proud to support the work these organizations are doing to provide behavioral health services, improve access to healthy food and safe places to be physically active, and support the most vulnerable populations in our servive area,” said Dr. Bridget McCandless, HCF president-CEO.