MFH Informational Meetings Planned for Marshfield and Bolivar
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 15 - Organizations in southwest Missouri who are
interested in improving health care in their communities should
attend an upcoming meeting hosted by Missouri Foundation for
Health (MFH). Attendees can learn more about grant programs
available through MFH, as well as more about MFH.
The meetings are scheduled for:
Marshfield, October 8, 10 am - Noon, Webster County Health
Unit, 233 E. Washington.
Bolivar, October 9, 10 am - Noon, Citizens Memorial Hospital
- Community Room #3, 1500 N. Oakland Avenue.
The meetings are free and designed for nonprofits
focusing on community action, health care, community development,
and faith-based services, along with community service clubs
and other human service providers and community leaders.
Currently, MFH funds grants to address specific health issues
(tobacco usage, obesity, asthma, diabetes, dental care, mental
health/substance abuse, women's health) and provide operations
support.
To RSVP for one of these meetings, or for more information,
contact Cynthia Hayes at (800) 655-5560, or chayes@mffh.org.
Established in 2000, MFH is the largest non-governmental funder
of community health activities in Missouri. MFH is in its
sixth year of grantmaking, having issued more than $290 million
in grants and awards to date. It is dedicated to serving the
uninsured, underinsured and underserved in 84 Missouri counties
and the City of St. Louis.
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