The McPherson County Community Foundation is excited to announce their award winners for Philanthropist of the Year (POY) and Organization of the Year (OOY). This year’s POY will be McPherson Community member Jo French and OOY will be the McPherson Housing Coalition. A night held...
The McPherson County Community Foundation board has approved the following grant awards from the ‘Dream Fund’ , the David J. Nutt Fund and the special grants round for Mastermind McPherson County. A total of $92,690 was released from the three funds in Oct. ‘Dream Fund’ awards: McPherson...
[caption id="attachment_5226" align="alignright" width="353"] Lindsborg Child Care Center[/caption] The McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) has received a grant to create community solutions for the child care capacity shortage in Kansas. More than $43 million in grant funding from the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund’s Child Care...
[caption id="attachment_4947" align="alignright" width="341"] Sage Toews-Canton-Galva 5,000.00 Brecken Pearson-Canton-Galva 2,500.00 Preston Minson-Canton-Galva 500.00 Cason Mastre-Canton-Galva 500.00[/caption] MCPHERSON, KAN. ---- The McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) scholarship application process officially opens on Oct. 15. Requirements of scholarships will vary, but general applications will be accepted from all students in McPherson...
For the McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF), initiatives are how the Foundation can interact with the community and spur positive change. From surveying the communities in the county to celebrating the people who have gone above and beyond, our commitment is to the continued betterment...
Our partnering foundation the Inman Community Foundation has received a grant to increase the amount that they can match for their upcoming Match Week 2023. This grant, gifted from the Patterson Family Foundation, will provide $70,000 in matching dollars. Match Week officially kicks off on Friday,...
Our Suicide Prevention and Resource Awareness walk will be taking place on September 23rd from 9:00 to 12:00 p.m. at Memorial Park in McPherson. List of partnering organizations: NAMI McEID United Way Prairie View Omega Project DCCA KSPHQ McPherson Public Library STEP MC Suicide has been considered...
In April we helped provide a training program that teaches participants how to assist those at risk of suicide. This training is a program from Kansas suicide Prevention HQ(KSPHQ) called Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). ASIST is a two day program that focuses on providing...
We are heading into the end of the year and that means full calendars for everyone. Here’s is a list of the upcoming important dates for the Foundation: Sept. 15th: Due date for County and David Nutt Grants. Due date for Mastermind McPherson County Grants. Sept. 23rd:...
The Women and Children Combating Cancer Fund, administered by MCCF, will be increasing the maximum grant amount that can be awarded to women and children cancer patients in McPherson County. This comes as the board for WACCC recognizes that more could be done to help offset...