Impact of Children’s Services Fund on Jackson County Kids

Making a Lasting Difference in Jackson County Kids

The Children’s Services Fund (CSF) is dedicated to improving the lives of kids in Jackson County by funding programs that support mental health and social-emotional well-being. Through strategic investments, we provide essential resources to local organizations focused on the needs of children and families. Our funding has a direct, meaningful impact, helping tens of thousands of kids thrive every year.

$185 Million

Awarded to local programs

209

Programs supported across

8

service areas

119

Partners impacted

Our funded partners

Why it matters

Investing in children’s mental health and well-being is critical for fostering a stronger, healthier community. At the CSF, we understand that by providing resources to local programs, we can empower children and youth to thrive. The challenges kids face today are more complex than ever and our funding helps address these needs by supporting services that promote emotional resilience and mental wellness. The impact of this support ripples throughout the community, strengthening families and giving kids the tools they need to succeed.

Read more about the mental and behavioural health challenges kids in Jackson County have, and how our partners are meeting their needs.

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Our Funded Partners

abilitykc.org

2025:

  • Mental Health Matters for Children Living with Disabilities: $295,914.00

2024:

  • Mental Health Matters for Children Living with Disabilities: $250,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
bgc-gkc.org

2025:

  • Whole Child Development Program: $207,000.00

2024:

  • Whole Child Development Program: $324,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • Whole Child Development Program: $270,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Whole Child Development Program: $270,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Whole Child Development Program: $260,665.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • Whole Child Development Program: $248,250.00 (Prevention)

2019:

  • Whole Child Development Program: $250,000.00 (Prevention)

2018:

  • Whole Child Development Program: $125,000.00 (Prevention)
capacares.org

2025:

  • CAPA, Building Capacity in Clinical Services: $464,976.00
  • Expanding Prevention Education Services for Children & Families: $214,750.00

2024:

  • Expanding Prevention Education Services for Children & Families: $153,290.00 (Prevention)
  • Expanding Prevention Education Services for Children & Families: $207,000.00
  • Clinical Services: Sustaining Impact: $308,689.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • School-based Prevention Programming: $153,290.00 (Prevention)
  • Clinical Services: Sustaining Impact: $257,241.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • School-based Prevention Programming: $150,000.00 (Prevention)
  • Clinical Services: Sustaining Impact: $250,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • School-based Prevention Programming: $120,145.00 (Prevention)
  • Expansion of Clinical Services: $207,160.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • School-based Prevention Programming: $114,423.00 (Prevention)
  • Expansion of Clinical Services: $197,296.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2019:

  • School-based Prevention Programming: $113,153.00
  • Expansion of Clinical Services: $172,880.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2018:

  • Expansion of Clinical Services: $78,870.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
cpckc.org

2025:

  • Child and Family Trauma Treatment Program: $244,745.00
  • ACT Raising Safe Kids Program: $187,151.00

2024:

  • ACT Raising Safe Kids Program: $186,000.00 (Prevention)
  • Child and Family Trauma Treatment Program: $163,190.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • ACT Raising Safe Kids Program: $155,000.00 (Prevention)
  • Child and Family Trauma Treatment Program: $135,992.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Child and Family Trauma Treatment Program: $110,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Child and Family Trauma Treatment Program: $73,942.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • Child and Family Trauma Treatment Program: $72,659.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2019:

  • Child and Family Trauma Treatment Program: $67,591.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2018:

  • Child and Family Trauma Treatment Program: $69,467.00 (Family Support Interventions)
cornerstonesofcare.org

2025:

  • Functional Family Therapy Program: $355,948.00
  • School, Home and Community-based Mental Health Prevention and Intervention Services: $380,796.00

2024:

  • School, Home and Community-based Mental Health Prevention and Intervention Services: $369,661.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Functional Family Therapy Program: $318,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • School, Home and Community-based Mental Health Prevention and Intervention Services: $250,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Functional Family Therapy Program: $265,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • School, Home and Community-based Mental Health Prevention and Intervention Services: $250,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Functional Family Therapy Program: $260,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Functional Family Therapy Program: $249,500.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • School, Home and Community-based Mental Health Prevention and Intervention Services: $224,171.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • Functional Family Therapy Program: $250,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • School, Home and Community-based Mental Health Prevention and Intervention Services: $224,671.00 (Family Support Interventions)

2019:

  • Functional Family Therapy Program: $250,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • School, Home and Community-based Mental Health Prevention and Intervention Services: $224,671.00
  • School, Home and Community-based Mental Health Prevention and Intervention Services: $62,250.00

2018:

  • School, Home and Community-based Mental Health Prevention and Intervention Services: $124,500.00 (Family Support Interventions)
  • Functional Family Therapy Program: $180,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
crossroadsschoolskc.org

2025:

  • Behavioral Intervention and Social-Emotional Learning for High Need Students: $160,000.00
  • In-School Counseling Program: $215,000.00

2024:

  • Behavioral Intervention and Social-Emotional Learning for High Need Students: $160,000.00
  • In-School Counseling Program: $118,615.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • In-School Counseling Program: $197,691.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Student Counseling Program: $196,312.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Student Counseling Program: $160,625.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • Student Counseling Program: $152,976.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
www.delasallekc.org/

2025:

  • The Kairos Program: $250,000.00

2024:

  • The Kairos Program: $135,000.00 (Prevention)

2023:

  • The Kairos Program: $225,000.00 (Prevention)

2022:

  • The Kairos Program: $225,000.00 (Prevention)

2021:

  • Student/Family Mental Health Services & Support: $196,500.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
www.dellalamb.org/

2025:

  • Della Lamb Mental Health Initiative: $225,000.00

2024:

  • Della Lamb Mental Health Initiative: $225,000.00
kcdsi.org/

2025:

  • Mental Health Services for Families to Support Life Trajectories for Children with Developmental Disabilities in Jackson County: $175,000.00

2024:

  • Mental Health Services for Families to Support Life Trajectories for Children with Developmental Disabilities in Jackson County: $125,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
drummforkids.org

2025:

  • COMPASS Transitional Living Program: $222,705.00
  • Drumm Farm Clinical Services Expansion Project: $370,000.00

2024:

  • Drumm Farm Clinical Expansion Project: $278,428.00 (Family Support Interventions)

2023:

  • Drumm Farm Clinical Expansion Project: $232,024.00 (Family Support Interventions)

2022:

  • Drumm Farm Clinical Expansion Project: $225,000.00 (Family Support Interventions)

2021:

  • Drumm Farm Clinical Expansion Project: $168,054.00 (Family Support Interventions)

2020:

  • Drumm Farm Clinical Expansion Project: $175,854.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2019:

  • Drumm Farm Clinical Expansion Project: $172,127.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2018:

  • Drumm Farm Clinical Services Expansion Project: $80,843.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
emmanuelschildcare.org

2025:

  • Addressing Generational Trauma and Mental Wellness: $230,000.00

2024:

  • Addressing Generational Trauma and Mental Wellness: $230,000.00
  • Trauma-Informed Continuum of Care: $153,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • Trauma-Informed Continuum of Care: $153,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Trauma-Informed Continuum of Care: $153,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Trauma-Informed Continuum of Care: $131,250.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • Trauma-Informed Continuum of Care: $125,000.00 (Family Support Interventions)

2019:

  • Trauma-Informed Continuum of Care: $125,000.00
www.epkc.org

2025:

  • Empowerment Pathways Project: $182,250.00

2024:

  • Therapeutic Services: $162,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • Therapeutic Services: $135,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Therapeutic Services: $135,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Therapeutic Programs to Combat Child Abuse and Family Violence: $120,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
efamilies.org/

2024:

  • Closing the Digital Divide, Providing 24/7 Virtual Mental Healthcare Services: $200,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
genesisschool.org

2025:

  • Counseling and Wellness Program: $100,000.00

2024:

  • Counseling and Wellness Program: $100,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • Counseling and Wellness Program: $100,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Counseling and Wellness Program: $100,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • Counseling Services Expansion: $50,829.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2019:

  • Counseling Services Expansion: $50,829.00
gildasclubkc.org

2025:

  • Cancer Education & Support for Chilren, Teen, and Families: $14,620.00

2024:

  • Children, Teens and Family Expansion: $13,923.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • Children, Teens and Family Expansion: $11,603.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Children, Teens and Family Expansion: $11,403.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Children, Teens and Family Expansion: $10,345.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • Children, Teens and Family Expansion: $9,850.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
guadalupecenters.org

2025:

  • Fuerza: $160,000.00
  • Youth Life Skills & Substance Abuse Prevention Program: $156,800.00

2024:

  • Fuerza: $160,000.00
  • Youth Life Skills & Substance Abuse Prevention Program: $156,800.00
  • Enhanced Bilingual Child and Youth Counseling and Therapy: $64,200.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • Bilingual Substance Use Prevention for Adolescents and Youth: $106,687.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Enhanced Bilingual Child and Youth Counseling and Therapy: $107,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Bilingual Substance Use Prevention for Adolescents and Youth: $106,687.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Enhanced Bilingual Child and Youth Counseling and Therapy: $107,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Bilingual Child & Family Counseling: $107,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Youth Life Skills Substance Abuse Prevention Program: $32,155.00 (Prevention)

2020:

  • Youth Life Skills Substance Abuse Prevention Program: $37,952.00 (Prevention)

2019:

  • Youth Life Skills Substance Abuse Prevention Program: $37,952.00
  • Youth Life Skills Substance Abuse Prevention Program: $14,783.00

2018:

  • Youth Life Skills Substance Abuse Prevention Program: $29,565.00 (Prevention)
jfskc.org

2025:

  • Child and Family Counseling: $149,940.00
  • School Based Mental Health and Wellness: $92,500.00

2024:

  • School Based Mental Health and Wellness: $87,500.00
  • Child and Family Counseling: $132,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • You Be You: $66,600.00 (Prevention)

2023:

  • Child and Family Counseling: $110,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • You Be You: $66,600.00 (Prevention)

2022:

  • Child and Family Counseling: $105,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • You Be You: $62,100.00 (Prevention)

2021:

  • Child and Family Counseling: $105,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • You Be You: $73,820.00 (Prevention)

2020:

  • Child and Family Counseling: $105,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • You Be You: $73,820.00 (Prevention)

2019:

  • Child and Family Counseling: $50,750.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • You Be You: $70,500.00
kcgpa.org

2025:

  • Social Emotional Learning Team Supports Resiliency & Mental Health Outcomes: $220,000.00

2024:

  • Social Emotional Learning Team Supports Resiliency & Mental Health Outcomes: $220,000.00
  • SEL Team Supports Positive Mental Health Outcomes: $86,522.00 (Prevention)

2023:

  • SEL Team Supports Positive Mental Health Outcomes: $144,203.00 (Prevention)

2022:

  • SEL Team Supports Positive Mental Health Outcomes: $140,000.00 (Prevention)

2021:

  • Licensed Clincal Social Worker Supports Counseling Services: $91,408.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
kchospice.org

2025:

  • School Based Grief Group & Individual Counseling Services: $200,000.00

2024:

  • Grief Support for Youth Impacted by Trauma and Loss: $162,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • School Based Grief Group & Individual Counseling Services: $71,424.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • Grief Support for Youth Impacted by Trauma and Loss: $135,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Grief Support for Youth Impacted by Trauma and Loss: $112,500.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Grief Support for Youth Impacted by Trauma and Loss: $99,000.00 (Prevention)
kippendeavor.org

2025:

  • Behavioral Health Expansion: $150,000.00
  • School Based Mental Health and Wellness: $175,000.00

2024:

  • Behavioral Health Expansion: $125,000.00
  • School Based Mental Health and Wellness: $150,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • School Based Mental Health and Wellness: $125,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • School Based Mental Health and Wellness: $100,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • School Based Mental Health and Wellness: $70,000.00 (Prevention)
hospitals.kvc.org/locations/niles

2025:

  • Strong and Connected Families: $157,500.00

2024:

  • Strong and Connected Families: $189,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Day Prep Treatment Program: $240,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • Strong and Connected Families: $157,500.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Day Prep Treatment Program: $240,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Strong and Connected Families: $157,500.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Day Prep Treatment Program: $240,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Day Prep Treatment Program: $210,000.00 (Prevention)

2020:

  • Day Prep Treatment Program: $200,000.00 (Prevention)

2019:

  • Day Prep Treatment Program: $200,000.00
  • Niles Day Prep Treatment Program-Building Capacity: $50,000.00

2018:

  • Niles Day Prep Treatment Program-Building Capacity: $100,000.00 (Prevention)
lfcsmo.org/

2025:

  • Mental Health Counseling: $150,000.00

2024:

  • Mental Health Counseling: $150,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
mattierhodes.org

2025:

  • Jackson County Out-of-School Services: $194,500.00
  • In-School Services: $190,000.00

2024:

  • In-School Services: $185,000.00
  • Violence Intervention Program (VIP) In-School Services: $175,000.00 (Prevention)

2023:

  • Violence Intervention and Prevention Project (VIP): $175,000.00 (Prevention)

2022:

  • Violence Intervention Program (VIP) In-School Services: $175,000.00 (Prevention)

2021:

  • Violence Intervention Program (VIP) In-School Services: $224,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • Violence Intervention Program (VIP) In-School Services: $225,000.00 (Prevention)

2019:

  • Violence Intervention Program (VIP) In-School Services: $225,000.00
  • Violence Intervention and Prevention Project (VIP): $75,000.00

2018:

  • Violence Intervention and Prevention Project (VIP): $150,000.00 (Prevention)
mocsa.org

2025:

  • Sexual Violence Counseling for Children in Jackson County: $360,000.00
  • Preventing Sexual Violence in Jackson County Schools: $375,000.00

2024:

  • Preventing Sexual Violence in Jackson County Schools: $265,254.00 (Prevention)
  • Sexual Violence Counseling for Children in Jackson County: $330,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • Sexual Violence Counseling for Children in Jackson County: $288,467.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Preventing Sexual Violence in Jackson County Schools: $265,254.00 (Prevention)

2022:

  • Sexual Violence Counseling for Children in Jackson County: $275,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Preventing Sexual Violence in Jackson County Schools: $179,748.00 (Prevention)

2021:

  • Sexual Violence Counseling for Children in Jackson County: $250,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Preventing Sexual Violence in Jackson County Schools: $169,080.00 (Prevention)

2020:

  • Sexual Violence Counseling for Children in Jackson County: $250,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Preventing Sexual Violence in Jackson County Schools: $161,030.00 (Prevention)

2019:

  • Sexual Violence Counseling for Children in Jackson County: $228,954.54 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Preventing Sexual Violence in Jackson County Schools: $144,701.00
  • Preventing Sexual Violence in Jackson County Schools: $37,500.00

2018:

  • Preventing Sexual Violence in Jackson County Schools: $75,000.00 (Prevention)
mothersrefuge.org

2025:

  • Transitional Living Program for Young Mothers and Babies: $378,000.00
  • Therapy and Shelter for Homeless Teenage Mothers and Babies: $107,340.00

2024:

  • Therapy and Shelter for Homeless Teenage Mothers and Babies: $149,222.00 (Supports for Teen Parents)
  • Transitional Living Program for Young Mothers and Babies: $252,000.00 (Transitional Living)

2023:

  • Transitional Living Program for Young Mothers and Babies: $210,000.00 (Transitional Living)
  • Therapy and Shelter for Homeless Teenage Mothers and Babies: $124,352.00 (Supports for Teen Parents)

2022:

  • Transitional Living Program for Young Mothers and Babies: $175,000.00 (Transitional Living)
  • Therapy and Shelter for Homeless Teenage Mothers and Babies: $115,000.00 (Supports for Teen Parents)

2021:

  • Therapeutic Crisis Counseling for Homeless Teenage Mothers and Babies: $71,635.00 (Supports for Teen Parents)

2020:

  • Therapeutic Crisis Counseling for Homeless Teenage Mothers and Babies: $68,227.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2019:

  • Therapeutic Crisis Counseling for Homeless Teenage Mothers and Babies: $68,227.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
newhouseshelter.org

2025:

  • Newhouse CORE Funding: $275,000.00

2024:

  • Children's Capacity Building Program: $216,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Reversing the Negative Developmental Impact of Violent Trauma: $253,618.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • Reversing the Negative Developmental Impact of Violent Trauma: $211,348.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Reversing the Negative Developmental Impact of Violent Trauma: $200,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Enhanced Counseling and Clinical Services for Families of Domestic Violence: $187,400.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • Continuing the Enhancement of Counseling and Therapy Services: $142,975.20 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Giving Children a Voice with New Children's Case Management: $35,502.23 (Prevention)

2019:

  • Continuing the Enhancement of Counseling and Therapy Services: $142,975.20 (Counseling and Assessment)

2018:

  • Giving Children a Voice with New Children's Case Management: $35,502.23
  • The Most Vulnerable Victims of Domestic Violence Abuse: $94,947.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
nurturekc.org

2025:

  • Promise 1000: $575,000.00

2024:

  • Moving Beyond Depression: $330,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Promise 1000: $330,000.00 (Prevention)

2023:

  • Moving Beyond Depression: $276,030.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
  • Promise 1000: $300,000.00 (Prevention)
operationbreakthrough.org

2025:

  • Child and Youth Mental Health Services: $350,000.00
  • Prevention and Promotional Services for Social Emotional Well-Being: $150,000.00

2024:

  • Child and Youth Mental Health Services: $350,000.00
  • Prevention and Promotional Services for Social Emotional Well-Being: $150,000.00
  • Children & Youth Collaborative Mental Health Services: $165,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • Collaborative Family Services to Support Child Mental Health: $275,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • Collaborative Family Services to Support Child Mental Health: $275,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • Collaborative Family Services to Support Child Mental Health: $260,460.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • Collaborative Family Services to Support Child Mental Health: $248,058.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2019:

  • Collaborative Family Services to Support Child Mental Health: $248,949.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
pawsandpals.org/

2025:

  • K.I.N.D.(Kids in Need of Dogs) Therapy: $247,500.00

2024:

  • K.I.N.D.(Kids in Need of Dogs) Therapy: $165,000.00 (Counseling and Assessment)
peacecounseling.org

2025:

  • Empowering Disadvantaged Children by Providing Low-Cost Behavioral Health Visits: $130,000.00
  • Bringing Quality, Caring, In-School Behavioral Health to Children in Need: $90,000.00

2024:

  • Bringing Quality, Caring, In-School Behavioral Health to Children in Need: $85,000.00
  • In-School Counseling Program: $33,406.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2023:

  • In-School Counseling Program: $55,677.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2022:

  • In-School Counseling Program: $54,175.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2021:

  • In-School Counseling Program: $64,700.00 (Counseling and Assessment)

2020:

  • In-School Counseling Program: $61,620.31 (Counseling and Assessment)

Empowering Local Organizations for Greater Impact

We offer a comprehensive approach to supporting organizations that improve children’s mental health and well-being through Core Funding and Capacity Building. Core Funding invests in programs that directly benefit kids, while Capacity Building helps organizations grow and strengthen their impact. Together, these funding opportunities empower local partners to create lasting change.

Core Funding

Core Funding is at the heart of our mission to improve the mental health and emotional well-being of children in Jackson County. Since its establishment, the CSF has awarded over $76 million in Core Funding. This funding has supported 129 programs, directly impacting nearly 64,000 children in 2022 alone. Core Funding is our largest investment, helping to provide essential services across ten key areas, from mental health support to social-emotional development. Through these investments, we empower local organizations to make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families.

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Capacity Building

Capacity Building involves investing not just in services for children, but also in the organizations that deliver those services. Since launching this initiative, the CSF has awarded Capacity Building grants to 77 projects, amounting to a total of $8,237,875.

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Our Community Impact Framework

Our Community Impact Framework is designed to guide and measure the positive changes we aim to create in Jackson County. By focusing on key areas that support growth, development and well-being, we ensure that our initiatives have lasting and meaningful effects on children and families.

Building Stronger Futures

Equitable Access – Ensuring all individuals have the opportunities and resources they need to succeed, regardless of background.
Individualized Approach – Tailoring our initiatives to meet the unique needs of each child, family and community.
Evidence-Based Work – Grounding our efforts in proven strategies and data to ensure effective, measurable outcomes.
Representation – Ensuring diverse voices are heard and reflected in decision-making processes.
Collaboration – Working together with local organizations, families and community leaders to amplify impact.

Prevention

Provide or increase access to robust prevention programs and resources that proactively build and equip resilient children and families.

Resilience

Provide or increase access to proven and promising interventions to foster stability, support resiliency and strengthen mental health for children and families.

Activities:

  • Case management, support and coordination
  • Community outreach
  • Crisis intervention and emergency response
  • Personal growth, development and skill-building
  • Respite, shelter or transitional living services
  • Screenings, assessment and evaluations
  • Services to individuals, families and groups

Desired Outcomes:

  • Strengthened mental health, thereby reducing maladaptive symptoms and behaviors
  • Strengthened protective factors, thereby reducing incidents of abuse and neglect
  • Increased skills and knowledge around personal safety and social emotional well-being, leading to safer, healthier and more fulfilling lives

Community

Support a focused approach to strengthening community mental health through awareness, education and support while removing systemic barriers and inequities.

Activities:

  • Capacity building
  • Collaboration

Desired Outcomes:

  • Increased capacity
  • Community growth, development and awareness
  • Expanded partnerships

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What our funded partners say about the CSF

The CSF team helps us maximize our opportunities with the funding, supporting our vision as an organization and ensuring we stay true to our core mission of helping children.

Lisa Erickson, CEO of Empowering Parents KC

The CSF understands that the nonprofit community needs to collaborate. If we all work independently and are in competition or perceived competition with one another, that doesn’t help the kids of Kansas City. And then, I think they put their money where their mouth is, funding a collective impact model. In the funding community, funders often view each and every organization in a vacuum and an entity unto itself, without looking at how we might come together for greater impact. The Children’s Service Fund gets the importance of changing the way we deliver services and work together and that has been unbelievably important for the work that we do. They continue to recognize that though the players may change, the goals are the same and they facilitate achieving those goals for our kids.

Tracy Russell, Nurture KC

It’s really exciting to see the court responding to the needs of kids and families in foster care because of community relationships and opportunities like funding through the Children’s Services Fund.

Angie Blumel, CASA

If the CSF didn’t fund these collaborative approaches, there would be many barriers and many therapy hours that would go unreimbursed. We would spend a lot of time needing to be creative with fundraising and figuring out how to cover complex services like parent coaching and programming. Because of the CSF funding, we are able to serve children and families who have these more complicated dynamics and more complicated therapy goals.

Megan Hader, KCATC
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