Past Grants For Greater Manhattan Grant Stories
UFM Community Learning Center - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
UFM is a non-profit campus and community education program serving Kansas State University, the Manhattan area, and communities across Kansas. Based on the philosophy that everyone can learn and teach, UFM provides lifelong learning and personal development opportunities. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $4,000 toward Project EXCELL, which offers personal enrichment and life skills classes to students and young adults 18 years and older who have ...
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True Colors Flint Hills - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
True Colors is a nonprofit organization that provides direct services, advocacy, and education in support of queer and trans youth. They are youth-led, providing a platform for middle and high school LGBTQIA+ youth to use their voices and advocate for their needs. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $10,000 for a room solely to Curtis-Baker Therapeutic Services (CBTS) to provide mental health services to youth ages 12 through 18. Since its opening ...
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Thrive! Flint Hills Foundation - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
Thrive aims to reduce poverty by building relationships and skills to strengthen families and individuals. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $10,000 to help teens learn life skills (or adulting skills, as they would call them) and set and achieve goals that will give them the best chance at future success, helping to break the cycle of generational poverty. They will use the same model that has shown such success with their adult Thrive Leaders ...
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Sunflower Children’s Collective - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
The mission of the Sunflower CASA Project, Inc. shall be to make available trained volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children and youth who come into the court system of the 21st and 2nd Judicial Districts. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $3,333.33 for all three programs: Sunflower CASA, Sunflower Bridge, and Stepping Stone. ...
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Stormont Vail Foundation - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
Stormont Vail Foundation provides fundraising support to Stormont Vail Health (SVH), a nonprofit healthcare system that serves a multicounty region in northeast Kansas. The Foundation raises funds through grant writing, internal and external campaigns, events, and primary and planned gifts. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $1,500 for The Care Line, which provides emergency assistance to Stormont Vail and Cotton O'Neil Clinic patients and ...
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Riley County Health Department - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
The Riley County Health Department provides various services that keep the community healthy. They aim to promote and protect the community's health and safety through evidence-based practices, prevention, and education. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $8,500 to provide individuals with low-cost screening tools; they can make exemplary health decisions for themselves by following up with a primary care provider, learning ways to avoid health ...
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Riley County Community Corrections - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
"Dedicated individuals working collaboratively to provide evidence-based practices and promote probationer success." This organization aims to provide a safer community by holding felony offenders accountable and providing strategies to reduce their risk of re-offending. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $5,000 for stable housing, health care, and mental health needs. A primary need this project addresses is assisting clients with stable ...
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Pawnee Mental Health - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
Founded in 1956, Pawnee Mental Health Services is a private, not-for-profit organization licensed by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services as a community mental health center. They provide a full range of mental health and substance use recovery services. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $10,000 for the Discovery Sober Living House, which can support up to four men at a time. The purpose of this house is to provide a safe place ...
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No Stone Unturned Foundation, Inc. - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
Everything the No Stone Unturned Foundation does is driven by the belief that children with all types of disabilities and their families deserve access to the services they need. Their pediatric therapy center ensures children receive the care required to reach their highest potential. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $10,000 to ensure compliance with HIPAA requirements and secure the private information of their patients; the No Stone ...
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Morning Star - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
The mission of Morning Star, Inc. CRO is to provide people with severe and persistent mental illness peer support and opportunities to help them break through the barriers of stigma and isolation and reduce costly hospitalizations and incarcerations. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $10,000 to help pay for the salary of their van driver; since so many people with severe mental illness live in poverty and do not have transportation, they must be ...
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Manhattan Emergency Shelter - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
Manhattan Emergency Shelter, Inc. provides safe shelter and housing stabilization services for the homeless individuals and families of Manhattan. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $5,000 for Caroline Peine Transitional Shelter, a 47-bed facility that provides emergency shelter for homeless men, women, and children. This program gives physical shelter to accommodate clients' basic human needs and critical wrap-around services to help clients ...
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Manhattan Arts Center, Inc. - 2023
Posted Monday September 30, 2024
MAC offers a wide range of programs for young children and seniors. The continual expansion of programming has allowed staff and dedicated volunteers to provide multiple live theatre and music opportunities, year-round galleries, clay and creative arts studios, classes, and kids' summer camps. They received a grant through Grants for Greater Manhattan for $10,000 to help with their arts education program, Across the Palette. This program includes a broad variety of ...
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