2023 Grants Awarded: Round 2
Agency/Purpose
Amount
Living Well Village Foundation
$40,000.00
To provide scholarships for the residential summer weight loss camp for kids.
Make-A-Wish Missouri and Kansas
$20,000.00
To grant wishes for Jefferson County children who have a critical illness.
Mapaville Fire Protection District
$27,060.98
To purchase exercise equipment.
Nightlight Christian Adoptions
$25,000.00
To provide program support for the foster family recruitment and training program.
OATS, Inc.
$100,000.00
To provide program support for the JeffCo Express public transportation program.
OATS, Inc.
$90,000.00
To purchase 2 vans for the transportation program.
Office of Job Training Programs
$70,000.00
To support employment services for Jefferson County residents.
Operation Food Search
$100,000.00
To help renovate the agency's facility to increase food storage capacity and food distribution efficiency.
Ozark Food Pantry
$25,000.00
To support the basic needs program and to make repairs to the agency's facility.
Peace Pantry
$60,000.00
To conduct a feasibility study and to hire a director.
Pony Bird, Inc.
$108,866.00
To purchase 2 vans and equipment for agency facilities.
Precious Cargo Transportation for Children
$5,000.00
To support the supervised visit program.
Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services
$60,000.00
To support the Family Solutions for Kids program in Jefferson County.
Promise Community Homes
$62,000.00
To purchase a vehicle that would be used to maintain the agency's four homes in Jefferson County.
Recreation Council of Greater St. Louis
$11,000.00
To increase services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Redemption Church
$15,000.00
To purchase food for the basic needs program.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis
$25,000.00
To provide program support that will assist with the cost of services for Jefferson County families.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
$4,800.00
To support the senior exercise class program.
Safe Connections
$50,000.00
To support the expansion of the violence prevention and counseling program to Jefferson County schools.
Saint Louis Counseling
$200,000.00
To provide mental health counseling and presentations in Jefferson County parochial schools and at the agency's office in Herculaneum.
Sherwood Forest Inc
$10,000.00
To provide program support for Jefferson County youth participating in the Quest program.
Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired
$35,000.00
To provide mobile low vision services in Jefferson County.
Society of St Vincent de Paul, St Rose of Lima Conference
$7,500.00
To provide direct financial assistance to individuals and families in need.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Sacred Heart - Crystal City Conference
$7,500.00
To provide direct financial assistance to individuals and families in need.
St. Louis Area Diaper Bank
$45,000.00
To provide program support for the diaper, period supply and potty training programs in Jefferson County.
St. Louis Area Diaper Bank
$5,000.00
To support the development of a 3-year strategic plan.
St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program
$50,000.00
To support the health equipment lending program in Jefferson County.
St. Louis Learning Disabilities Association, Inc.
$5,000.00
To provide early intervention screenings at early childhood centers in Jefferson County.
St. Martha's Hall
$5,000.00
To support domestic violence services for Jefferson County residents.
The Arya Foundation
$5,000.00
To support the Disability Awareness Convention.
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, St. Louis Chapter
$15,000.00
To ensure that Jefferson County children have access to life-saving asthma equipment and medication.
The Covering House
$35,000.00
To assist with general operating expenses at the long term therapeutic home.
The December 5th Fund
$5,000.00
To provide services to Jefferson County families who are impacted by cancer.
The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition
$75,000.00
To support the purchase of new space for the agency's headquarters which is needed to expand services.
The Oasis Institute
$25,000.00
To provide health and wellness classes in Jefferson County.
The Ollie Hinkle Heart Foundation
$7,500.00
To implement a telehealth system.
The Salvation Army - Arnold Corps
$27,700.00
To make improvements to the agency's facility.
The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis
$90,000.00
To support the Student Advisor program and to provide scholarships for Jefferson County students.
Trailnet
$53,098.00
To develop a walking and biking strategy in Hillsboro.
VOYCE
$10,000.00
To recruit volunteer ombudsmen to visit Jefferson County long-term care communities.
Variety the Children's Charity of St. Louis
$30,000.00
To provide medical equipment to children with special needs.
Western Governors University
$25,000.00
To provide scholarships for Jefferson County students who are pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing.
rEcess
$2,000.00
To purchase program supplies for the respite program.
Total for 2023
$3,620,905.69