Update: Applications for the GBL youth-volunteerism grants were due March 31 and are no longer being accepted. The original version of this post follows: The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) is accepting applications for Dylan Meier Get Busy Livin’ Foundation grants through March 31, 2023. GBL Foundation grants provide expense reimbursements up to $500 … Continue reading →
Update: Scholarship applications were due March 31 and are no longer being accepted. The original version of this post follows: The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2023-2024 school year. CFSEK is home to more than 20 different Southeast Kansas scholarships established by local residents, businesses, and organizations … Continue reading →
Note: This guest post about Safehouse Crisis Center was written by Rebekah Wilkinson and Jeannette Minnis for the January 2023 issue of Circle Conversations, the newsletter of the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund. Thank you, Rebekah and Jeannette, for helping us all learn more about this wonderful organization! Safehouse Crisis Center has provided services … Continue reading →
The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas announced on Friday that it is providing a $10,000 matching grant to support The Gathering Place, a 90-day emergency cold-weather shelter located at Wesley House in Pittsburg. Wesley House and the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK), which together are organizing the temporary shelter, are seeking $50,000 in … Continue reading →
On November 29, the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) hosted its seventh annual Match Day event. CFSEK hosts Match Day each year to join in the celebration of generosity on Giving Tuesday, a national day dedicated to giving and philanthropy. CFSEK has announced a record-breaking 2022 Match Day grand total of $269,793.46! Donations from … Continue reading →