Note: CFSEK’s long-time Program Coordinator Sherri Stephens is retiring at the end of July! Sherri graciously wrote the article below as a reflection on her nine years with the Foundation. Thank you, Sherri, for everything you’ve done for SEK communities over the last decade! My first interview for the CFSEK Program Coordinator position was a snowy, … Continue reading →
The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) and its affiliates, the Columbus Area Community Foundation, the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, and the Girard Area Community Foundation are proud to announce the granting of scholarship funds and awards to 72 students totaling just under $165,000 for the 2024-2025 academic year. The scholarships administered by the … Continue reading →
We just published the June 2024 edition of The Charitable Connection, our primary newsletter. Here’s what’s included: You may notice that the newsletter has a new, web-exclusive format this month. We hope the new format will be more accessible, easier to read, and easier to share with friends! Finally, don’t forget to join our email … Continue reading →
The Knights of Columbus Endowment Fund is proud to announce its 2024 grant awards to 13 Southeast Kansas organizations for projects to address basic human needs in Crawford County totaling $63,000. As a result of the sale of the Knights of Columbus Tower, the Pittsburg Broadway Tower Corporation established the Knights of Columbus Endowment Fund … Continue reading →
In a time when childcare at an affordable cost is, in a word, lacking, it might be strange to hear of an after-school program that cares for 125 children daily and is completely free. Cherry Street Youth Center in Chanute, Kansas, is a Christian outreach ministry where children are encouraged to learn about gardening, cooperation, … Continue reading →