The Children’s Services Fund of Jackson County is proud to invest just over $1.75 million in 24 organizations through our Capacity Building Round.
At CSF, we believe it is important to not only invest in services for children, but also in the organizations that provide those services. Investments in Capacity Building are guided by a commitment to creating increased organizational capacity and increased professional staff growth and development.
The following awards were approved at the April 16th Board of Directors meeting, and are for both one- and two-year projects:
| Organization | Project Name | Total |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City | Creative Resilience Initiative | $160,000.00 |
| Camp Fire Heartland | Strategic Planning for Camp Fire Heartland | $110,000.00 |
| CAPACares | Strengthening Administrative Leadership Through Professional Development | $55,100.00 |
| Clear Tomorrow KC, Inc | Strengthening Governance, Evaluation, and Sustainability Infrastructure for the Clear Mind Therapy Fund | $75,000.00 |
| Community LINC | Community LINC | $52,500.00 |
| Crossroads Charter Schools | Executive Leadership Strategic Planning Support | $88,000.00 |
| Della Lamb Community Services | Strengthening Access and Excellence in Children’s Behavioral Health | $40,000.00 |
| Down Syndrome Innovations | Enhancing Expertise for ID/DD-Specialized Mental Health Services | $11,025.00 |
| Evangelical Children’s Home | Staff Training for Steppingstone TLP Staff | $57,000.00 |
| Gordon Parks Elementary School | Organizational Capacity to Serve More Children in Kansas City, Missouri | $60,000.00 |
| Grain Valley School District | Strong Sense of Belonging | $120,000.00 |
| Grateful Education Foundation | Staff Training/Professional Development | $63,000.00 |
| Jackson County CASA | Enhancing Services to Children in Foster Care | $83,000.00 |
| KIPP Kansas City | Building a Stronger School: Systems, Stability, and Student Well-Being | $100,000.00 |
| Lyrik’s Institution | Breaking the Cycle of Youth Violence: Strategic Planning and Ecosystem Building | $131,500.00 |
| Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry | Increasing Front Line Staff Training | $81,076.00 |
| Nurture KC | Optimizing Executive Capacity: Trading Routine Tasks for Life-Changing Interventions | $79,000.00 |
| Paws & Pals | K.I.N.D. Therapy | $55,000.00 |
| Plaza Academy | Staff Professional Development and Certifications | $11,386.00 |
| Raytown C-2 Public Schools | Shining STARS: Supporting Our District Teams with SEL, Trauma, and Resilience Initiatives for Students | $68,800.00 |
| Rose Brooks Center | Rose Brooks Center’s Agency Capacity-Building for Safety, Efficiency, and Accessibility for Children’s Services | $80,000.00 |
| Swope Health Services | Increasing Staff Capacity Through Youth Work Excellence | $38,054.00 |
| The Family Conservancy (Futures First) | Futures First Staff Capacity | $96,619.62 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Kansas City (YMCA) | Scaling Staff Expertise to Improve Children’s Behavioral Health at the YMCA | $38,105.36 |
