The Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund (WHF) is furthering its support of women’s health initiatives in the Southeast Kansas area by awarding a total of $50,992 in grants in 2022. The Women’s Giving Circle awarded $43,312 to five SEK nonprofit organizations and the Circle of Friends Giving Circle awarded four nonprofit organizations $7,680. All projects receiving funding are committed to carrying on the WHF mission “to improve the health and wellbeing of women by supporting education, increasing awareness, and sharing quality of life opportunities to benefit all women.”
In 2007, the establishment of the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Giving Circle at the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) was a philanthropic beginning for women helping women in our area. Today the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund is made up of the Women’s Giving Circle, the Circle of Friends, and the Nightingale Endowment. Circle memberships support granting to area organizations. The Nightingale Endowment supports the Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing Simulation Hospital at Pittsburg State University. Since inception, the giving circles have generously granted over $350,000 to improve women’s health in our community.
The Women’s Health Fund and the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas would like to congratulate the following 2022 grant recipients:
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2022 Women’s Giving Circle Grantees
- Community Health Center of SEK: Scope it Out – Reducing the Risk of Cervical Cancer
- Fostering Connections: Teen Girl Shopping Spree
- Kansas Angels Among Us: Financial Assistance for Cancer Patients
- Labette Health Foundation: OB/GYN Patient Care Improvement Project
- Mount Carmel Foundation: Better Care at the Bedside: Ultrasound Probes Needed to Care for Expectant Mothers & Babies
2022 Circle of Friends Giving Circle Grantees
- Friends of Mapleton Association: Emergency Preparedness
- Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters: Here We Grow
- Labette County USD 506 Meadow View Elementary School: Girls Day in Aviation at Greenbush
- Safehouse Crisis Center: A New Bed for a New Beginning
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The Women’s Health Fund is proud to be able to contribute to the success of these organizations and their projects in support of women’s health and well-being in the SEK region.
The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas is pleased to be the host agency for the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund. CFSEK is a public nonprofit foundation that serves the region by helping donors fulfill their charitable giving goals in ways that benefit the common good and improve the quality of life. The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation and the Girard Area Community Foundation are CFSEK affiliates. If you would like to learn more about CFSEK or the Women’s Giving Circles, please contact us by email or call 620-231-8897.