In 2005, the Board of Directors approved three areas of emphasis for the Foundation:

Emergency Medical Assistance
    Health Education
    Health Education Grants to Neighborhood Schools

Kansas City's Medicine Cabinet

Every day hundreds of Kansas City area families are forced to choose between buying groceries, paying for rent or taking care of their medical need.  Expensive prescriptions, rising insurance costs and changing government programs are driving more people to seek emergency medical assistance for the first time.

Now, families facing immediate, short-term crisis related medical needs can apply for help through           Kansas City's Medicine Cabinet, LLC.  For more information, click on the Medicine Cabinet icon.

Other Grants

The Foundation also provides support to the Emergency and Special Needs Clinic at the UMKC Dental
School.

    Committee does not take unsolicited applications.

Health Education

The Foundation’s commitment to quality healthcare is exemplified by a history of funding education opportunities for healthcare providers and the community.

        L. A. Hollinger Respiratory Therapy and Nursing Scholarship
        Open to students from Johnson County Community College or KU Respiratory Therapy Programs,
        and all recipients of the Trinity Nursing Scholarship. Applications are due May 15, 2008.
        In 2007, 14 nursing & 4 respiratory therapy scholarships were awarded, totaling $17,320.          

        Trinity Lutheran School of Nursing Alumnae Scholarship
        Open to anyone pursing a nursing degree.  Applications due May 1, 2008
        In 2007, 34 scholarships, totaling $102,000, were awarded.

        Orear Institute for Post-Graduate Medical Studies
        An annual post medical graduate symposium intended to provide practicing physicians,
        physician assistants, and advanced nurse practitioners with the opportunity to learn
        about recent advances in medicine.

                 Arthritis
                 Cancer Research
                 Eating Disorder Education

  
Health Education Grants To Neighborhood Schools

Health Education Grants are designed to improve the health of school communities through the development of innovative programs that address the physical and/or mental health needs of a neighborhood school.  The Foundation is in the second year of a five year commitment to University Academy to provide a nurse practitioner for the school based wellness center.

    Committee does not take unsolicited applications at this time.

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