Grants

Grants Awarded

Total Grants Awarded

2008:	$62,000	(2)
2007:	$62,000	(2)
2006:	$62,000	(2)
2005:	$46,500	(10)
2004:	$46,500	(2)
2003:	$46,500	(10)
2002:	$46,500	(7)
2001:	$46,382	(5 + 2 pledge payments)
2000:	$106,000	(21 + 1 pledge payment)
1999:	$100,000	(17)
1998:	$95,386	(14 + 2 pledge payments)
1997:	$86,460	(6)
1996:	$19,000	(5)

TOTAL:	$825,228	(103)

2008 Grants Awarded

The Tooth Truck, Inc. (Greene County) $57,000

to underwrite operations needs for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile.

The Child Advocacy Center (Springfield, MO) $5,000

2007 Grants Awarded

The Tooth Truck, Inc. (Greene County) $57,000

to underwrite operations needs for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile.

United Way of teh Ozarks Female Leaders in Philanthropy (Springfield, MO) $5,000

to provide at risk children with backpacks filled with easy to fix and nutritious food for the weekend days. Children qualify for the federally subsidized breakfast and lunch programs at their respective schools and are identified to be in the program by school principals. The cost is $7.85 per backpack. On average, a school serves 25 children per week, 36 weeks out of the year.

2006 Grants Awarded

The Tooth Truck, Inc. (Greene County) $57,000

to underwrite operations needs for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile.

Isabel's House (Springfield, MO) $5,000

to underwrite items for teh "Comfort and Care Closet" (clothing, snuggle toy and blanket for each child upon admission, which they take home with them)

2005 Grants Awarded

Kid’s Harbor, Inc. (Camden, Dent, Hickory, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps & Pulaski MO Counties) $10,000

to help provide intervention and advocacy to child victims of physical, emotional, sexual abuse, and neglect for an estimated 300-350 child victims and their non-offending family members.

Children’s Smile Center (Highlandville, MO) $7,000

start-up funds to help establish a fixed-site dental clinic for Medicaid/ MC+ eligible children in Stone and Christian Counties.

Springfield Family YMCA (Springfield, MO) $6,125

to (1) fund the program “We Brush, Too!” a dental program consisting of daily dental hygiene regimen at ten YMCA prime time sites located in neighborhoods with low and very low incomes and (2) to aid in the purchase of the needed toothbrushes, toothpaste and proper storage for the children. This will benefit approximately 225 children.

Douglas County MO Health Department $5,100

to underwrite program materials for “Supporting Parents”, a project designed to educate parents in rural communities where prenatal care is not readily available.

Developmental Center of the Ozarks (Springfield, MO) $4,500

to help fund Therapy “Scholarships”, for children ages birth to six, which promote personal growth and development of the skills necessary for these individuals to achieve their optimal levels of functioning.

Lutie MO R-VI School District $4,000

to help fund a dental team consisting of twelve senior dental students and three doctors for a complete set-up for the “Free Children’s Dental Clinic” to benefit approximately 334 children.

Doula Foundation of Mid-America (Springfield, MO) $4,000

to underwrite doula services, prenatal yoga, prenatal massage, childbirth classes, lactation consultant visits, and postnatal and baby yoga for at risk pregnant women and their families which include emotional, physical, and informational support before, during, and after the child birth process.

Horses of Hope (Buffalo, MO) $2,275

to underwrite 41 therapeutic riding sessions for 25 children with physical and mental disabilities under the age of 18.

Christian Associates of Table Rock Lake (Stone County, MO) $2,500

to underwrite dental appointments for approximately 50 at risk children (ages 5-14) who cannot access needed dental treatment or to defray costs of transportation to a dentist when care is located at a distance.

Republic MO R-III School District $1,000

to underwrite dental visits and/or medicine prescribed by a dentist for at risk children needing immediate access to dental treatment.

2004 Grants Awarded

Lutie R-VI Schools (Lutie, MO) $4,650

for the annual Free Children's Dental Clinic held in conjunction with UMKC dental students.

The Tooth Truck, Inc. (Springfield, MO) $41,850

to help underwrite program expenses for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile of the Ozarks.

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2003 Grants Awarded

Lost & Found (Springfield, MO) $2,500

for the "Hugs For The Heart" program, which is an on-going grief support group for children ages 3-18 who have lost a parent or sibling;

Lakes Area Child Advocacy Center (Branson West, MO) $6,500

to purchase new, updated medical equipment (a colposcope and a video
printer) that supports the purpose of their program, which is to provide the most accurate investigative process they can for the well being and safety of the children they serve;

Lutie R-VI Schools (Lutie, MO) $3,000

for the annual Free Children’s Dental Clinic held in conjunction with UMKC dental students Christian Associates of Table Rock Lake

(Kimberling City, MO) $3,000

to pay for emergency dental care for their clients, Stone county children ages 5-14, who live at or below 25 percent of the median income;

Greene County Health Department (Springfield, MO) $1,000

to help fund the "We Brush, Too" program, a fun, child friendly, interactive dental education program that promotes daily oral hygiene programs in childcare and early childhood facilities;

Springfield Public Schools Foundation (Springfield, MO) $2,000

to help underwrite the "Fluoride Swish" program, which provides regular
fluoride treatments as well as education on the importance of basic dental health and hygiene for at risk students;

The Kitchen, Inc. (Springfield, MO) $2,500

to help purchase psycho tropic prescription medication for children in their shelter;

Easter Seals (Springfield, MO) $2,000

to help purchase therapeutic indoor play equipment for their toy lending
library;

Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO) (Springfield, MO) $2,500

for the Children’s Therapy Program, a state licensed child care program
offering specialized programming and therapies for children ages birth to six.

The Tooth Truck, Inc. (Springfield, MO) $21,500

to help underwrite program expenses for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile of the Ozarks.

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2002 Grants Awarded

Harrison School District (Harrison, AR) $13,400

for dental educational materials, fees for dental treatment, and dental kits

Lebanon School District (Lebanon, MO) $5,000

for children within the district to receive dental treatment as determined by the school nurse through annual screenings

Willard Public Schools (Willard, MO) $7,000

for the "Pearly Whites” program where at-risk children within the district receive free dental care

Lutie R-VI Schools (Lutie, MO) $10,000

for the Free Children’s Dental Clinic in conjunction with UMKC dental students

The Tooth Truck, Inc. (Springfield, MO) $2,450

for general program expenses for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile

Discovery Center (Springfield, MO) $5,000

for the design and fabrication of the “Big Mouth” exhibit within the BodyWorks section of the museum

Springfield Greene County Health Department (Springfield, MO) $3,650

for the “We Brush, Too” program where preschool children receive a fun and interactive educational experience and dental supplies in area day cares and preschools

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2001 Grants Awarded

Boys & Girls Town of Missouri (Springfield, MO) $10,432

for the final pledge payment to complete the $51,000 RMHC grant for the building of the Ozarks Family Resource Center

Lakes Country Boys & Girls Club (Forsyth, MO) $7,500

for the second and final pledge payment to sponsor the building of the Learning Center in the new Boys & Girls Club in Forsyth

Springfield Dental Foundation (Springfield, MO) $10,000

for the specific purpose of providing restorative dentistry for children whose dental care requirements exceed those currently being performed through the Springfield Dental Society’s Emergency Care Program with Springfield Public Schools; and that the funding be used only for partial services not funded by Missouri Government Funded Health Programs (i.e. Medicaid)

Phelps County Health Department (Rolla, MO) $2,000

for infant/toddler carseats obtained directly through Cosco

Republic Schools (Republic, MO) $5,000

for the purpose of underwriting dental treatment for school children, under the direction of the school nurses

Springfield PTA Clothing Bank (Springfield, MO) $3,000

for the purpose of underwriting jeans, socks and underwear purchases

Free Children’s Community Dental Program (Ozark & Taney, MO Counties) $8,450

to underwrite dental treatment estimated to encompass 400 dental screenings and treatment for 125 kids

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2000 Grants Awarded

NEC Foundation (Forsyth, MO) $2,000

for the School Days Program which provides backpacks, school supplies and shoes to 650+ needy children in Taney Co.

Harmony House, Inc. Shelter Systems (Harrison, AR) $10,000

for seed money to start Harmony House Children's Shelter, an emergency children's shelter

Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (Aurora, MO) $2,000

for the Lawrence County School Readiness Fair which provides necessary school preparation for children living below poverty level in Lawrence Co., MO

Ozarks Food Harvest (Springfield, MO) $2,000

to underwrite the food for 4 new Kids Cafe sites at Springfield Family Apartment Complexes

Barceda Families (Greenfield, MO) $4,000

for the Patterns for Parenting Program, specifically to underwrite parenting videos, print materials and equipment for this in-home parenting education program for Barton, Cedar and Dade Counties.

Lake Country Boys & Girls Club (Forsyth, MO) $7,500

partial payment to sponsor the building of the Learning Center in the new Boys & Girls Club in Forsyth

Total Grant: $15,000

OACAC Head Start (Springfield, MO) $1,000

for the Reading Is Fundamental program which will provide books for Head Start students, to be used to teach and encourage reading (1,470 kids in 10 counties)

Council of Churches of the Ozarks Families for Children Program (Springfield) $5,800

to provide 250 duffel bags to be used for care packs for kids in state custody and a digital camera and printer for the MO Adoption Exchange

CASA of SW MO (Springfield, MO) $5,250

to underwrite materials for Volunteer Training Classes for 105 CASA volunteers

Pregnancy Support Center (Lebanon, MO) $5,270

to underwrite an LCD panel, laptop computer & software to support abstinence-only education in Laclede & Camden Co. schools, an extension of the state-sponsored Abstinence 'Til Marriage Program

Boone County Special Services (Harrison, AR) $1,500

to fund an awning / covering for the playground area used by special needs children

The Victim Center (Springfield, MO) $13,682

or their Children's Services Expansion, which will help fund the renovation costs for a new facility, (2 group/play rooms)

Child Advocacy Center (Springfield, MO) $2,924

for tables, chairs and forensic blinds at their new center

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Lakes Country Rehabilitation Center (Springfield, MO) $2,500

for updated learning and children therapy tools for the Carol Jones Recovery Center Children's Program

Humansville Community Betterment Association (Humansville, MO) $2,000

to underwrite equipment for the new Hook Up Youth Center in Humansville, MO

Developmental Center of the Ozarks (Springfield, MO) $5,000

towards their child care expansion, specifically a daycare center for special needs kids (50%) and general public (50%).

Boys & Girls Town of Missouri (Springfield, MO) $13,568 pledge payment

to help build the Ozark Family Resource Center, a 24-hour, state-of-the-art residential dwelling that will provide emergency shelter and short term foster care placement for up to 24 children in crisis, ages 0-18; as well as an assessment center for children. (Total Grant: $51,000 over 3 years.)

Good Samaritan Boys Ranch (Brighton, MO) $3,575

to underwrite transitional clothing expenses for participants in the NONSTOP Program

Heartland Baptist Fellowship “Grace Place Kid’s Club” (Marshfield, MO) $7,500

for materials and supplies (art, drama and music), the development of a recreational site, and recreational supplies to support the only after school program in the Marshfield area

Regional Girls Shelter (Springfield, MO) $1,500

for 3 video cameras and 3 video players for a new preventive therapy incorporating video home training

Rivendale Extension Services (Springfield, MO) $4,431

to underwrite the training of staff and parents in using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), a critical therapy for autistic children

Taney County Child Welfare Advisory Committee (Taney County, MO) $3,000

to help underwrite the Christmas distribution during 2000, specifically gifts for teens and babies

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1999 Grants Awarded

Boys & Girls Town of Missouri (Springfield, MO) $27,000

to help build the Ozark Family Resource Center, a 24-hour, state-of-the-art residential dwelling that will provide emergency shelter and short term foster care placement for up to 24 children in crisis, ages 0-18; as well as an assessment center for children.Total Grant: $51,000 over 3 years.

Council of Churches of the Ozarks (Springfield, MO) $3,500

to fund brochures and other printed materials that will help educate the community about a new program designed to recruit a minimum of 80 new foster homes entitled “The Springfield Foster Home Project”

Developmental Center of the Ozarks - DCO (Springfield, MO) $5,000

to help fund the most current evaluation tools and obtain the most up-to-date equipment for various therapy and Early Education classroom areas that will benefit children with disabilities

Easter Seals (Springfield, MO) $10,000

to fund equipment and field trips for the 25-50 children and their parents who will participate in Camp Friday and Camp Saturday, a program that provides fun for children with disabilities and a respite for their parents

Family Violence Center (Springfield, MO) $4,000

to help buy equipment and toys for a new 24-hour child care facility that will provide safe and secure care for children residing in the Center’s shelter for victims of domestic violence

First Baptist Church Christian Activities Center (Thayer, MO) $2,000

to fund sports equipment for community programs at the Christian Activities Center, a stable and wholesome environment open to Thayer and outlying areas for persons of all ages to participate in constructive recreation.

Good Samaritan Boys Ranch (Brighton, MO) $15,000

to help provide seed capital for the building of a transitional living facility, NONSTOP, where adolescent boys can pursue their education, vocational or job readiness training while living in a safe, structured and supportive setting that affords them both the time and opportunity to acquire essential life skills.

Mid-Ozark CASA (Salem, MO) $3,312

to help purchase a computer, printer and copier which will contribute towards the larger goal of expanding communication systems for this organization’s mission of serving as a voice in the courts for abused, neglected and exploited children

Nixa Parks & Recreation Department (Nixa, MO) $5,000

to help fund paved walkways through the xeriscape portion of a new trail, which will allow accessibility for the handicapped

Regional Girls Shelter (Springfield, MO) $5,325

to fund a computer necessary for the Springfield Shelter’s participation in Project Connect, a Web-based interactive communications system that will provide access to a coordinated client database for 11 members of the MO Alliance for Children & Families

Greene County Family Court, Juvenile Division (Springfield, MO) $10,431

to fund security personnel for a pilot project involving an on-site supervised visitation and exchange monitoring program

Springfield Public Schools Foundation (Springfield, MO) $1,500

for the purpose of funding plaques and trophies for the new Sky High On Reading Program

Mountain View Family Youth Center (Mountain View, MO) $8,000

to fund supplies for the child care room and 15 gym mats

Christian Associates of Table Rock Lake (Kimberling City, MO) $1,257

to fund a refrigerator and freezer for their shelter food pantry

The History Museum (Springfield, MO) $1,825

to fund the Pioneer and Civil War educational trunk program

Phelps Regional Health Care Foundation (Rolla, MO) $5,000

to help establish a Children’s Dental Care Clinic

CASA of SW MO (Springfield, MO) $500

to fund an overhead projector, screen, and paper cutter to support the volunteer recruitment and training program

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1998 Grants Awarded

Association for Midwest Disadvantaged Youth (St. James, MO) $5,000

towards building and furnishing of Community Learning Center at Camp Brim Shire

Good Samaritan Boys Ranch (Brighton, MO) $10,000

to help fund remodeling of existing dormitories

Springfield Little Theatre (Springfield, MO) $2,500

for purchase of a van or for travel expenses specifically for the YES Troupe

Summersville Family Youth Center (Summersville, MO) $10,500

to fund gym floor, dishwasher, ice machine and roller skates

The Kitchen (Springfield, MO) $5,000

to help with expenses for the Family Nurturing Center and Youth Activities Programs

Christian Associates of Table Rock Lake (Kimberling City, MO) $3,288

to fund a computer and technical assistance

Dickerson Park Zoo (Springfield, MO) $500

for artifacts and the cart cost of the Bio-Facts Cart

American Red Cross Greater Ozarks Chapter (Springfield, MO) $8,250

to fund equipment for pilot project entitled Safety Town

Big Brothers Big Sisters (Springfield, MO) $6,000

for phone system

Dogwood Trails Girl Scout Council (Springfield, MO) $7,500

for handicap ramp and rail for new pool at Camp Finbrooke

Ozarks Literacy Council (Springfield, MO) $315

for materials for the new One-On-One program, a collaboration between RMHC, Ozarks Literacy Council and Children’s Miracle Network

Visually Impaired Children Services of Southwest Missouri, Inc. (Springfield, MO) $6,592

for program expenses for telephone, rent, postage, newsletter, summer camp, equipment, parents mailing list and new brochure

Christian Associates of Table Rock Lake (Kimberling City, MO) $7,438

for a copy machine and computer workstation

Boys & Girls Club of Springfield (Springfield, MO) $5,000

to help fund the pilot music project entitled “The Positive Sounds Program”

Boys & Girls Town (Springfield, MO) $5,000

2nd year payment to help fund cottage
Total Grant: $10,000 over 2 years

Springfield Family Y (Springfield, MO) $12,500

2nd year payment to help fund Teen Room construction
Total Grant: $25,000 over 2 years

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1997 Grants Awarded

Boys & Girls Club (Springfield, MO) $10,000

to fund a pilot project entitled “The University Field Work Program”

Lake Country Boys & Girls Club (Branson, MO) $50,000

to fund the gynmasium in the new Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Town (Springfield, MO) $5,000

1st year payment to help fund cottage
Total Grant: $10,000 over 2 years

Camp Barnabas (Purdy, MO) $4,000

to help fund a wheelchair lift which will allow access to water activities

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) (Springfield, MO) $4,960

to underwrite a copier, computer and software

Springfield Family Y (Springfield, MO) $12,500

1st year payment to help fund Teen Room construction
Total Grant: $25,000 over 2 years

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1996 Grants Awarded

Good Samaritan Boys Ranch (Brighton, MO) $5,000

to help fund the building of a new dormitory

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks (Springfield, MO) $1,000

to support the 1996-97 Self-Esteem Building Scholarship Program

Discovery Center of Springfield (Springfield, MO) $7,500

to complete a $37,500 pledge by RMCC to underwrite a portion of the “Kids in Wonderland” Exhibit Hall

Special Olympics of Southwest Missouri (Springfield, MO) $2,500

to underwrite a discounted computer system

Warsaw North Elementary School (Warsaw, MO) $3,000

to underwrite playground equipment

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Grants

Total Grants Awarded

2008:

$62,000

(2)

2007:

$62,000

(2)

2006:

$62,000

(2)

2005:

$46,500

(10)

2004:

$46,500

(2)

2003:

$46,500

(10)

2002:

$46,500

(7)

2001:

$46,382

(5 + 2 pledge payments)

2000:

$106,000

(21 + 1 pledge payment)

1999:

$100,000

(17)

1998:

$95,386

(14 + 2 pledge payments)

1997:

$86,460

(6)

1996:

$19,000

(5)

TOTAL:

$825,228

(103)

2008 Grants Awarded

2007 Grants Awarded

2006 Grants Awarded

The Tooth Truck, Inc. (Greene County) $57,000

2005 Grants Awarded

Kid’s Harbor, Inc. (Camden, Dent, Hickory, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps & Pulaski MO Counties) $10,000

to help provide intervention and advocacy to child victims of physical, emotional, sexual abuse, and neglect for an estimated 300-350 child victims and their non-offending family members.

start-up funds to help establish a fixed-site dental clinic for Medicaid/ MC+ eligible children in Stone and Christian Counties.

to underwrite program materials for “Supporting Parents”, a project designed to educate parents in rural communities where prenatal care is not readily available.

to help fund Therapy “Scholarships”, for children ages birth to six, which promote personal growth and development of the skills necessary for these individuals to achieve their optimal levels of functioning.

to underwrite doula services, prenatal yoga, prenatal massage, childbirth classes, lactation consultant visits, and postnatal and baby yoga for at risk pregnant women and their families which include emotional, physical, and informational support before, during, and after the child birth process.

to underwrite 41 therapeutic riding sessions for 25 children with physical and mental disabilities under the age of 18.

Christian Associates of Table Rock Lake (Stone County, MO) $2,500

to underwrite dental appointments for approximately 50 at risk children (ages 5-14) who cannot access needed dental treatment or to defray costs of transportation to a dentist when care is located at a distance.

Republic MO R-III School District $1,000

to underwrite dental visits and/or medicine prescribed by a dentist for at risk children needing immediate access to dental treatment.

2004 Grants Awarded

2003 Grants Awarded

2002 Grants Awarded

2001 Grants Awarded

2000 Grants Awarded

NEC Foundation (Forsyth, MO) $2,000

for the School Days Program which provides backpacks, school supplies and shoes to 650+ needy children in Taney Co.

Harmony House, Inc. Shelter Systems (Harrison, AR) $10,000

for seed money to start Harmony House Children's Shelter, an emergency children's shelter

Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (Aurora, MO) $2,000

for the Lawrence County School Readiness Fair which provides necessary school preparation for children living below poverty level in Lawrence Co., MO

Ozarks Food Harvest (Springfield, MO) $2,000

to underwrite the food for 4 new Kids Cafe sites at Springfield Family Apartment Complexes

Barceda Families (Greenfield, MO) $4,000

for the Patterns for Parenting Program, specifically to underwrite parenting videos, print materials and equipment for this in-home parenting education program for Barton, Cedar and Dade Counties.

Lake Country Boys & Girls Club (Forsyth, MO) $7,500

partial payment to sponsor the building of the Learning Center in the new Boys & Girls Club in Forsyth

Total Grant: $15,000

OACAC Head Start (Springfield, MO) $1,000

for the Reading Is Fundamental program which will provide books for Head Start students, to be used to teach and encourage reading (1,470 kids in 10 counties)