About $609,403 was given away to charitable agencies Thursday through the Hollywood Casino and SVV (Schlitterbahn) grants.
The funds are given to the Unified Government as part of agreements made with the casino and Schlitterbahn to provide funds for local charities. Agencies submitted grant applications.
UG commissioners then made the decision on what nonprofit agencies and programs will receive funds, and how much they receive. The final version of the casino grants was passed at Thursday’s UG Commission meeting, with no discussion.
This year, 49 programs were listed as receiving funds. The agencies submitted applications to the UG, listing how they would use the funds.
Each UG commissioner and the mayor gave away $54,764 in this year’s grant program, except for two commissioners who carried over a small amount of additional funds from last year.
Many of the commissioners split their funds among several groups, while one commissioner, Ann Brandau Murguia, gave the entire $54,764 amount to one organization, Argentine Betterment Corp.
Nine agencies that applied for grants did not receive any money, according to the list located on p. 503-504 of the UG agenda for June 28 at www.wycokck.org. More details about exactly how much each individual commissioner allocated to the recipients are on the agenda at p. 503.
Grant recipients included:
• Argentine Betterment Corp., a Healthy Active Argentine for All Ages, $78,764;
• ABC for Argentine Eagles Post 213, youth softball field renovation project, $3,000;
• Armourdale Renewal Association, east side of Shawnee Park sidewalks and walking trail, final phase, $2,500;
• Artist Outreach Inc., “Play With Your Food, Culinary Nutrition Classes,” $2,500;
• Avenue of Life Inc., Impact Wednesday Program, $41,200;
• Bethel Neighborhood Center, Youth Fit for Life, $5,000;
• Bishop Ward High School, Healthy Habits in High School, $7,500;
• Caritas Clinics Inc., Duchesne Clinic, Coordinating Bilingual Diabetes Care for High Risk Populations, $9,564;
• Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Inc., Wyandotte County: Hunger Relief Beyond the Basics, $2,500;
• Cross-Lines Community Outreach Inc., Healthy Choices Food Pantry, $8,664;
• Cultivate Kansas City Inc., Healthy Growing and Eating in Wyandotte County, $11,000;
• Doing Real Work Inc., Court Advocate-Case Management Services, $24,000;
• El Centro Inc., Promotores de Salud: Creating a Culture of Health, $4,500;
• Episcopal Community Service – Nourish KC, KCK Mobile Market, $4,000;
• The Family Conservancy, Healthy Parents, Healthy Kids, $13,000;
• Friends of Yates Branch Inc., Living Healthy and Well: Domestic Violence Education – Prevention Program, $21,264;
• Grinter Place Friends Inc., Grinter House, $10,500;
• Harvesters – The Community Food Network, BackSnack Wyandotte County, $7,500;
• Hillcrest Ministries of Wyandotte County Inc., Wyandotte Hillcrest, $2,500;
• Historic Northeast Mid-Town Association, Learn to Earn Program, $15,500;
• Humane Society of Greater Kansas City, Healthy Pets, Healthy Owners, Healthy Community, $5,500;
• Kansas City Community Gardens Inc., Expanding Healthy Food Access in Wyandotte County Neighborhoods, $5,800;
• KCKCC Endowment Association, KCKCC-Kids On Campus, $8,000;
• Kansas City Kansas West Kiwanis Foundation, Bike Safety Rodeo – Car Seat Check, $10,500;
• KC Healthy Kids, I Am Here Wyandotte, $2,000;
• KVC Hospitals Inc., Two Twelve Passenger Vans for KVC’s Residential Shelter for Youth, $1,500;
• LRA serving as fiscal agent for the Welborn Lake Group, Welborn Lake Revitalization Project, $5,000;
• Love Outreach International Ministries, Homeless Men’s Empowerment Initiative, $13,000;
• Mercy and Truth Medical Missions Inc., Improved Access to Healthcare Year 3, $10,000;
• Mo-Kan 20-20 Vision Inc., Bonner Springs Brave Bodies for Future Success, $22,500;
• Mo-Kan 20-20 Vision Inc., Piper Pirates Center for Exercise and Sports, $14,500;
• Mo-Kan 20-20 Vision Inc., Sumner Academy – Project Relief from Pressure and Stress, $1,264;
• Mt. Carmel Redevelopment Corp., Eliminating Barriers to a Healthy Lifestyle, $8,200;
• Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, “Nutrition, Education and Fitness” Initiative, $24,000;
• Piper Soccer Club, $16,632;
• Kansas City, Kansas, Police Athletic League, $52,896;
• Quindaro Development Corp., Summer Enrichment Program, $15,500;
• Riverview Health Services Inc., Nutrition, Motion and Emotion, $4,464;
• Rosedale Development Association Inc., Rosedale Healthy Kids, $8,000;
• Salvation Army, Eat Better and Move, $7,000;
• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, $3,264;
• Turner House Clinic Inc., Vibrant Health Pediatric Obesity Management Program, $3,000;
• Turner Recreation Commission, Highland Park Phase 2, Project 2, Baseball – Softball Fields, $24,764;
• U.S. Conference of Bishops, Blessed Sacrament Health Programs, $5,000;
• United Way of Wyandotte County, fiscal agent for Back to School Program, WyCo Back to School Fair, $4,000;
• Vaughan-Trent Community Services Inc., Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Fresh Foods Program, $17,000;
• Village Initiative Inc., Family Life Resource Center, $7,000;
• Working Families’ Friend, Emergency Assistance, $19,764;
• Young Women on the Move, Young Women on the Move Collaborative Center, $14,400.