CFO awards $50K in grants to nonprofits

SBJ Staff

Posted online November 14, 2014 | 9:30 am

Community Foundation of the Ozarks awarded $50,000 to nonprofits for the purpose of improving Springfield and Greene County through innovation and collaboration.

Part of the 2014-15 Metro Springfield Community Innovation Grant program, six organizations were selected among 10 proposals seeking $98,000, according to a news release.

Grant recipients are:

Mercy Health Foundation, $9,858 to purchase body armor and encrypted radios for the health system’s tactical team;
The Arc of the Ozarks, $9,104 to support a partnership with Mercy that supports families with autistic children;
Midwest Foster Care and Adoption Association’s Southwest Missouri Resource Center, $9,104 to assist foster families in Springfield through counseling and peer-to-peer support systems;
Springfield Public Schools, $8,933 for its eLearning Department to buy laptops and bags for children of low-income households;
Community Partnership of the Ozarks, $8,000 to support its Homeless Camp Outreach program - a partnership with the Springfield Police Department - by addressing the preventive medical needs of area homeless; and
Ozarks Counseling Center, $5,000 to provide on-site mental health services at Robberson Elementary School.

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