MO health foundation lays out $900K in area grants

The Missouri Foundation for Health has recently awarded 10 area nonprofit organizations a total of $904,190 in grants.

The two-year grants were awarded through the health foundation's basic support program, which funds operational expenses for health-related nonprofit organizations' existing salaries, benefits, equipment and supplies, according to a news release.

The recipients:

• The ALS Association Keith Worthington Chapter, of Springfield, received $100,000 to offer counseling and support groups and purchase equipment and educational materials for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
• American Red Cross Greater Ozarks Chapter, of Springfield, received $100,000 to help pay for disaster training and emergency relief for people in 22 southwest Missouri counties.
• Family Violence Center Inc. - Harmony House, of Springfield, received $100,000 to provide emergency shelter and counseling to domestic abuse victims.
• Lost & Found, of Springfield, received $100,000 for grief support programs for children and parents in 15 counties.
• Ozarks Counseling Center, of Springfield, received $100,000 to support outpatient counseling and mental health services for adults and children.
• Ozarks Food Harvest, of Springfield, received $100,000 to purchase warehouse equipment and cover additional food and distribution expenses.
• Sigma House of Springfield Inc. received $100,000 to fund abuse counseling in 11 counties.
• The Victim Center Inc., of Springfield, received $100,000 for therapy services for people affected by violence or abuse.
• Polk County House of Hope, of Bolivar, received $100,000 to help pay for crisis intervention and shelter for domestic abuse victims.
• Hope's Bridge Inc., of Bolivar, received $4,190 to provide emergency shelter, medical services and counseling for children in a crisis.

The grants are part of a $7 million round of funding recently approved for organizations statewide by the Missouri Foundation for Health, the release said.[[In-content Ad]]