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GRATITUDE
It has been an honor to serve as President of the Central Missouri Community Action Board of Directors for the last two years. CMCA attracts major federal resources to the area to provide services that either decrease costs or increase income for at-risk families. These governmental resources come with red tape though. Thousands of local partners, donors, and volunteers contribute additional resources to fill in the gaps, find creative solutions and improve the lives of our neighbors and the opportunities in our communities. You will see their stories and outcomes throughout this report. Thank you for your support!
Amanda Grellner Board President
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GRATITUDE REPORT 2019
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS AMANDA GRELLNER
ALICE BRANDT
President
Treasurer
CHARLES ROLL
ANN ANDERSON
Vice - President
Secretary
MEMBERS Alan Winders
Don Decker
Alice Brandt
Donna Ward
Amanda Grellner
Heather Berkemeyer
Ann Anderson
Janet Thompson
Carolyn Lewis
Jason Ramsey
Charles Melkersman
Jean Ispa
Charles Roll
Jodi McSwain
Cynthia Jones
Kris Scheperle Randy Kleindienst Roger Drake CMCA would like to extend a special thank you to our outgoing Board President, Amanda Grellner. As the Prosecuting Attorney for Osage County and the owner of a private law practice, Amanda is a passionate advocate for her community. She is also a founding member of CMCA’s Missouri Women’s Business Center Advisory Board, and has been on the CMCA board for five years. Next up, we are so pleased to welcome Cooper County Commissioner Charlie Melkersman as CMCA’s next President. Charlie also leads the Boonville R-I School District Board of Education and understands the delicate balance between school success and economic success. He has served on the CMCA board for three years and is looking forward to serving as our President.
I just started my fifteenth year as the Executive Director of CMCA and am as filled with as much hope and excitement about our work as I was on my first day. CMCA lives the Promise of Community Action and we are eager to help our communities thrive.
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CMCA’S MISSION IS TO
EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE SELF-RELIANCE.
THE PROMISE OF COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY ACTION Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
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A WHOLE FAMILY APPROACH
Strong families are the foundation for strong communities. When parents succeed, children succeed and vice-versa. A two-generation approach to supporting families ensures that both generations are receiving the support needed to make positive progress together. This Whole Family Approach to supporting families recognizes that reaching large goals, and maintaining them, is dependent upon meeting the needs of all members of a family. Central Missouri Community Action uses the Whole Family Approach whenever possible to ensure that both the adults in a family and the children have what they need to not only succeed but thrive.
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A WHOLE FAMILY APPROACH TO
SUCCESS
Two years ago, when her second oldest child was just three-years-old, Mariah Shinn and her husband began to worry about their child’s development.
Shinn’s daughter will be starting Kindergarten this fall, fully prepared to meet the challenges and to embrace the opportunities that the school provides.
“She was behind other kids her age in language skills,” says Shinn, “and she didn’t know any of her alphabet, numbers, colors or other things most three-year-old kids know.”
While this might seem like the end of this story, it’s not. Because of her children’s enrollment at Fulton Head Start, Shinn began to volunteer there, reading to the children and helping in the classrooms. Interacting with the kids made her happy and soon she realized that teaching was something she would enjoy doing professionally. To make this dream a reality, she had to return to school to complete her college degree.
Seeking to support the development of their child, the Shinns began exploring preschool options and quickly found that the cost to enroll a child in a good program far exceeded their modest income. That’s when they reached out to Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) where they were introduced to the Head Start Program. After only a few months in the accredited early childhood program, Mariah’s daughter began to rapidly catch up with her peers. It wasn’t long before she was on par with the other children in her class academically and socially. “It was amazing to see how quickly she grew,” says Shinn. “Today, she talks all of the time and now she’s ready and excited to go to Kindergarten!”
Supported by the staff at the Fulton Head Start Center, her husband, and others in her family, she returned to school to complete her degree and just accepted her first job as a Head Start teacher. “It all started with CMCA, “ says Shinn. Successes like Mariah’s and her daughter’s are possible because of the generous support of people like you! Thank you for making dreams come true for neighbors in your community!
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2019 CHILD OUTCOMES The future of our community depends on the success of children. For children living in poverty, early intervention and high-quality early education are key to breaking the cycle of poverty. Children must be ready for school to succeed in school and families must be ready to support their children’s learning and development. Our Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide opportunities for both children and families to learn, develop and grow. Our early childhood programs apply a holistic approach to development, focusing on the emotional, social, health, nutritional and psychological needs of children as well as their academic development. The goal of our programs is for children to possess the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitudes to be successful in school and beyond. Our BRIDGE program provides support to graduates of the Head Start Program, their parents and their teachers. It is designed to create a smooth transition from our Head Start program into elementary school. These high-impact initiatives help children overcome the negative effects of poverty and bring them closer to equal opportunity. However, access remains a critical issue as demand for services is higher than availability. This report reflects the positive gains and advancements made through our early childhood programs during FY 2019.
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YOUR SUPPORT HELPS CHILDREN BY SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY.
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AVERAGE
MONTHLY ENROLLMENT HS
EHS
100% 99% TOTAL NO. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES SERVED
Kerri Harler first heard about the Head Start program while living at a homeless shelter with her husband and two children in Glasgow, MO. Facing many challenges, the family turned to Head Start for help. There they met Melissa, a Family Success Coach, who worked with Kerri to enroll her children in the program. Once the children were enrolled, Melissa turned her attention to helping Kerri and her husband address other important needs for the family.
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PERCENTAGE OF ELIGIBLE
EHS
93% 95%
CHILDREN
98%
HS
UP-TO-DATE WITH AGE-APPROPRIATE IMMUNIZATIONS! OF CHILDREN WERE
HS
EHS
92% 95%
PERCENTAGE OF
CHILDREN ENROLLED WITH MEDICAL EXAMS Finding the family a place to live and a vehicle
vehicle. These significant changes also led to
were two of the first things Melissa and the Harlers
employment for Kerri’s husband.
worked on together.
Today, both Harler children are enrolled in Head
“The first time I met Kerri she was frantic about
Start and doing well and Kerri’s husband is
finding transportation to and from medical
employed full-time. Having a reliable vehicle makes
appointments for her son who has a serious
it possible for him to get to and from work and
medical condition,” Melissa said.
helps the family travel to medical appointments
Working with the Glasgow Housing Authority and
without worry.
Cars 4 Columbia, a program offered through the
“We are truly grateful to CMCA and our Head Start
City of Columbia, Melissa was able to help the
center for helping us get back on our feet,”
Harlers find both a place to live and a reliable
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SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
10.86% 13.03% Our intervention model allows site staff to refer families for additional support when needed. This resulted in more timely supports for the most vulnerable children and allowing children with special needs to be successful in the Head Start and Early Head Start classrooms.
538 FAMILIES SET GOALS IN ONE OF THESE AREAS: • FAMILY WELL-BEING • FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN TRANSITIONS • POSITIVE PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIPS • FAMILIES AS ADVOCATES AND LEADERS • FAMILIES AS LEARNERS • FAMILY CONNECTIONS TO PEERS AND COMMUNITY • FAMILIES AS LIFELONG EDUCATORS
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of kindergarten eligible kids were ready for school.
CMCA’s School Readiness Goals focus on ten key areas of child development and measure the percentage of Kindergarteneligible children who are currently “school ready”. It is a more reliable predictor of school readiness than child assessments alone. Third quarter results indicate adequate progress toward reaching school readiness goals for Kindergarteneligible children.
READY ROSIE Children whose families used the research-based video curriculum Ready Rosie had HIGHER emotional/social development scores and increases in language, literacy development & social
REVIEW RESULTS During the most recent review of CMCA’s Head Start programs by the Office of Head Start there were no findings and our financial audit revealed no findings.
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“When we came through the door at CMCA, “CMCA HELPED US we were helped ” immediately!
”
THE MINUTE WE WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR!
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SURVIVING THE STORM
NEW BEGINNINGS When Leah Martin looked down at her yard, she knew something was wrong. A huge fish was flopping around on the grass near her. That’s when she saw the flood water rising up around the two mobile homes where she an her family lived in Mokane, MO. “In the four years I’ve lived down there, I’ve never seen water come up that quickly,” said Martin. It wasn’t long before someone knocked on the door and told the family they needed to vacate the property immediately. Grabbing what they could of their possessions in Wal-mart bags, Leah, her husband Robert, her daughter Rebe, and her grandson Cameron left their home of four years and headed to Jefferson City. They spent two miserable weeks in temporary storm shelters trying to plan for their future and searching for resources. “Our cellphones were stolen, and our clothes,” Martin said. “We kept watch for each other. Cameron couldn’t even go to the bathroom alone because there were all kinds of people at that shelter.” That time was especially hard for Cameron, she said. The 9-year-old has autism, which means changes from his usual routine can throw him off balance. Meanwhile, Martin’s husband also became very ill, complicating things. “That floodwater did a doozy on him,” she said. At the end of their two week stay at the shelter, the Martins received a $200 gift card for motel rooms. “That covered three nights,” Martin said.
abruptly, it puts you into a frenzy,” she said. With the clock ticking before their noon checkout time, Martin did an Internet search for nearby resources and found Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA). She immediately drove to the Fulton office. “We started working to find the family housing as soon as Leah walked into CMCA,” Kellie Pontius, Community Organizer at CMCA, said. Because she was aware of the shortage of temporary shelter for displaced families, Pontius had already reached out to Westminster College Vice President of Campus Operations Dan Haslag about opening campus housing for people in need. “Our freshman orientation includes a servicelearning aspect,” Haslag said. “It’s something the college embraces, and we were glad to rise to meet the need.” The Martins spent a month living in one of the student apartments. “Once we started working together, the Martins met with me three times a week to find long-term housing,” Pontius said. “I could feel the frustration with the gobs of paperwork the process involved.” The Martins continued to do the work necessary to find a new home. In early July they moved into a new apartment in Fulton. “We’ve decided to reside in Fulton and let the bottom lands just set,” Leah Martin said. She added, “It’s great to finally be settled into a permanent place to live!“
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2019 FAMILY OUTCOMES
In order to thrive, children need a strong, stable foundation on which to grow. This foundation includes the child’s family. That’s why CMCA uses a two-generation approach to support both the child and the family. We believe a goal-oriented, relational and holistic approach to working with families can change lives over time. That’s why we engage parents and caregivers in opportunities to build personal well-being, social connections and financial strength. Each of these elements fosters the other and provides a comprehensive foundation for families and children to thrive.
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CHILDREN SUCCEED WHEN THEIR PARENTS SUCCEED. YOUR GENEROSITY IMPLEMENTS LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES.
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PERSONS
OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT
1,143 PEOPLE ATTAINED OR MAINTAINED SAFE & AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ADULTS WHO IMPROVED PARENTING SKILLS
ADULTS WHO INCREASED RESPONSIVENESS IN PARENTING
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NUMBER OF NUMBER OF PEOPLE PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED
IMPROVED HEALTH & SAFETY DUE TO HOME IMPROVEMENTS
WHO IMPROVED THEIR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS
BUILDING
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS Taking the classes offered through CMCA and ShowMe Healthy Relationships (SMHR) has helped me in many ways. I started with the healthy relationships class while I was incarcerated. Shortly after being released into a new community going to a sober living arrangement and starting the Fresh Start program, I felt lost. I got in contact with the ladies at CMCA SMHR and was able to get into another class, a stress management class called Taking Care of You. With the help of the CMCA SMHR and Fresh Start my transition back into the community has gone smoothly. I’ve been out for 5 weeks and have been successfully working towards my goals in life. I feel like being able to take the classes has helped me by not feeling alone and knowing it’s OK for things to take time.
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““WITH When we came through the door at CMCA, HELP FROM we were helped immediately!”” THE MISSOURI WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER OUR BUSINESS IS SUCCEEDING!
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SHOWING THEIR
TRUE COLORS About three months after working with the Missouri Women’s Business Center (MoWBC) both Jade and Bobbie were fired from their job at the salon they were currently employed with when the owner learned of their plan to open their own business. “We were worried this would slow down our progress toward opening our own salon,” said Bobbi Wood. “But, with our counselor’s help, we were able to get a business plan in place, obtain state licensing for our business and secure a small business loan!” In less than a year Jade and Bobbie went from Before opening their own business Bobbi and
making six cents on the dollar to opening their
Jade Wood, a mother/daughter nail technician
own business! The Glo Nail Salon opened its doors
team earned about six cents on the dollar working
on November 5, 2018, with two employees and a
for someone else. Experts in their chosen field,
dream. By early February 2019 salon business had
they knew they could earn more if they opened
grown so much the ladies added an additional
their own salon. After speaking with a local bank
employee.
about a loan, they were referred to the Missouri Women’s Business Center where they were paired
“When I first met Jade and Bobbi I was excited
with a counselor who helped guide them through
about their potential and knew they had what it
the somewhat overwhelming process of starting a
took to succeed,” said Jessie Yankee, Director of the
small business.
Missouri Women’s Business Center. “Now, I’m just really proud of what they’ve accomplished!”
“At the beginning of this process, I wasn’t sure we could really put a business plan together or get the funds necessary to get the business started.” said Jade Wood.
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2019 COMMUNITY OUTCOMES
Poverty is a social issue, deeply embedded and permeating every dimension of culture and society. If not addressed more broadly, it threatens the quality of life for entire communities. We know that even as individuals work to permanently move out of poverty, communities have to own the causes and conditions of poverty and be mobilized and engaged in helping solve their own problems. Through increased participation of citizens in the issues that affect them, support for economic development activities, and educational opportunities that highlight the realities of poverty, we are working with communities to tackle this challenge head on. One way that CMCA is addressing economic development is through the Missouri Women’s Business Center. The Center is dedicated to providing small business development assistance to aspiring women, with a focus on minority and low-to-moderate income based entrepreneurs throughout Mid-Missouri. We do this through free one-on-one counseling, business planning, and training. We serve eight counties in Mid-Missouri: Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau, and Osage. The MoWBC is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration
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WHEN WE ALL DO BETTER - WE ALL DO BETTER!
PARENTING AND RELATIONAL SKILLS
EMPLOYMENT
FOCUS
INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE & ASSET BUILDING
HOUSING
AREA
HEALTH & WELLNESS
TARGETED COACHING
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14, 00 hours of volunteer time donated!
INCREASE OF DONATED FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ANTI-POVERTY INITIATIVES
BUSINESS STARTS
families attended landlord/tenants rights education
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Thriving, resilient communities benefit everyone—when we all do better, we all do better. Your generosity helps create opportunities through economic development, mobilizing and involving communities in solving their own problems, developing leaders and fostering authentic civic engagement. 2019 Gratitude Report
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FINANCIAL
REPORT CMCA FINANCIAL REPORT TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT
Unrestricted
Temporarily 2017 TOTAL Restricted
2016 TOTAL
Grant Revenue - Federal
$13,624,351.00
$95,185.00
$13,719,536.00
$12,906,887.19
Grant Revenue - State
$1,682,992.00
$-
$1,682,992.00
$1,694,231.16
Local
$732,567.00
$92,499.00
$825,066.00
$1,074,604.17
In-Kind Contributions
$743,119.00
$-
$743,119.00
$637,890.47
Interest Income
$2,776.00
$724.00
$3,500.00
$4,243.58
Other Income
$88,079.00
$14,856.00
$102,935.00
$106,971.40
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets
$9,000.00
$9,000.00
$5,400.00
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
$3,244.00
$(3,244.00)
$-
TOTAL Revenue and Support
$16,886,128.00
$200,020.00
$17,086,148.00
$16,430,227.97
Program Services
$15,554,803.00
$-
$15,554,803.00
$14,897,602.82
Management & General
$1,164,186.00
$-
$1,164,186.00
$1,345,032.47
Fundraising
$28,173.00
$-
$28,173.00
$60,433.42
Total Functional Expenses
$16,747,162.00
$-
$16,747,162.00
$16,303,068.71
Change in Net Assets
$129,966.00
$200,020.00
$329,986.00
$191,182.57
Net Assets- Beginning of the Year
$1,696,535.00
$186,262.00
$1,882,797.00
$1,638,997.34
Net Assets- End of Year
$1,826,501.00
$386,282.00
$2,212,783.00
$1,830,179.91
FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES
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Central Missouri Community Action’s fiscal year ends each year on September 30th. The organization was audited by Wipfli Financial Advisors. The audit report expressed an unqualified opinion that the organization’s financial statements have been prepared using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, the financial statements comply with relevant statutory requirements and regulations, and that the organization complied, in all material respects, with the types of compliance requirements that could have a direct and material effect on each of the organization’s major federal programs.
HEAD START PROGRAM FINANCIAL REPORT Fiscal Year 2018 Budget
Fiscal Year 2018 Actual
Fiscal Year 2019 Budget
REVENUE - PUBLIC Grant Revenue Head Start
$6,060,522.00
Local Portion
$6,060,522.00
$6,388,896.00
$1,730.79
REVENUE - PRIVATE Grantee’s In-Kind
$1,515,130.00
$1,718,137.47
$1,584,725.00
$7,575,652.00
$7,780,390.26
$7,973,621.00
Personnel
$3,239,673.00
$3,148,906.49
$3,478,802.00
Fringe Benefits
$1,253,535.00
$1,104,896.96
$1,323,715.00
Travel
$67,347.00
$31,217.43
$20,657.00
Equipment
$-
$2,196.20
$-
Supplies
$94,238.00
$186,680.40
$134,953.00
Contractual
$173,845.00
$195,711.46
$43,702.00
Facilities/Construction
$-
$-
$-
Other
$608,299.00
$797,111.37
$715,935.00
INDIRECT COSTS
$623,585.00
$595,532.48
$671,132.00
Total Federal Expenses
$6,060,522.00
$6,062,252.79
$6,388,896.00
$1,515,130.00
$1,718,137.47
$1,584,725.00
$7,575,652.00
$7,780,390.26
$7,973,621.00
Contributions TOTAL REVENUE EXPENSES DIRECT COSTS
Grantee’s In-Kind Expenses Personnel, Supplies and Other TOTAL EXPENSES
Head Start funding provides 38% of CMCA’s budget at $6,317,831 with federal funds received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Head Start.
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YOU MAKE IT
POSSIBLE
BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS 3M FOUNDATION AGENCY ON AGING ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL INC.
OF MEXICO MO FOUNDATION
AMEREN MISSOURI APPLE CENTRAL (APPLEBEE’S GRILL AND BAR) BOONE COUNTY MILLWORK BOONVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BTC BANK CALLAWAY ARTS COUNCIL CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH CAPITAL REGION MEDICAL CENTER CENTENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC CENTRAL BANK OF BOONE COUNTY CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA COLLEGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL MISSOURI COOPER COUNTY FARM BUREAU DERAILED COFFEE DILLON STORES FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FORTIFIED ROOFING FRET BOARD COFFEE GALLAHER INSURANCE GROUP
HAROLD’S DOUGHNUTS HAWTHORN BANK HOME STATE HEALTH HONORABLE ORDER OF THE KENTUCKY COLONELS HUEBERT BUILDERS, INC. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH ISLE OF CAPRI CASINO BOONVILLE J R ALBERT FOUNDATION, INC. JAMOLEE’S BAKERY JEFFERSON CITY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS LAKE SHORE LEARNING LDC EMPLOYEE FUND LUCKY’S MARKET MISSOURI EMPLOYERS MUTUAL MEXICO CIVIC CLUB MFA OIL MID AMERICA BANK MISSOURI APARTMENT ASSOCIATION MISSOURI COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK MISSOURI ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MISSOURI STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN NELSON MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ORSCHELN INDUSTRIES FOUNDATION, INC.
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OSAGE AMBULANCES QUILT 4 U, LLC
INDIVIDUALS
RADER HOSPITALITY COMPANY
LINDA AHMANN
REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INC. SHOW ME COSMOPOLITAN CLUB SNODDY’S STORE SONIC DRIVE-IN
SHEELA AMIN ANN ANDERSON DEBORAH ANTEL MICHELLE BARG KIM BARNES
STATE FARM FOUNDATION
LARRY AND GWENDOLYN BECK
SUNSHINE RESTAURANTS, LLC
WILSON BECKETT
TARGET STORE JEFFERSON CITY
CHAD BERCHEK
THE CALLAWAY BANK
ALICIA BIEHL
THE CANDY FACTORY
ANNE BLOEMKE
THE SAINT LOUIS APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
CONNIE BOWMAN
THREE RIVERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE UNILEVER UNITED HEALTH CARE UNITED WAY OF AUDRAIN COUNTY
KATHY BOYER ALICE BRANDT MARK BRINKMANN MARK BRONIEC THOMAS BURNS
UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES
STEPHEN CALLOWAY
US BANK FOUNDATION
ANGEL CAMPBELL
VETERANS UNITED FOUNDATION
DAWNA CHATWELL
VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS
ALEX CLARK
WAL-MART JEFFERSON CITY SUPER STORE
DONALD CLAYCOMB
WARSAW PIZZA HUT
PEGGY COCHRAN
WENDY’S OF MISSOURI, INC WITT PRINT SHOP YOUR CAUSE, LLC YOUTH GROUP NEW FRANKIN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
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MAGEN CRABTREE
JERIMIAH JOHNMEYER
DENNIS AND BARBARA PREIS
GENE CUMMINS
CYNTHIA JOHNSON
DARIN AND STACEY PREIS
KURT DEBORD
DAVID JOHNSON
JASON RAMSEY
DON DECKER
HEATHER KIESLING
MARTHA AND DAVID RAY
KATHRYN DETERS
JOHN KLEBBA
SARAH READ
ROGER AND JUDY DRAKE
RANDY KLEINDIENST
SUSAN REEVES
DERRICK J. DREW
MARY LAFFEY
EVELYN ROGERS
JEANNE ERICKSON
SARA LANG
CHARLIE AND PATRICIA ROLL
DAVID ERLANDSON
JOHN LANGTON
MARJORIE SABLE
KAREN ESSER
MISTY LARKINS
NICHOLAS SAYERS
JAIME FREIDRICHS
LISA LEMASTER
MARY SHAW
KAREN GERKE
CAROLYN LEWIS
ROBERT SHOEMAKER
JAKE GINGERICH
BEN LOEB
BEVERLY SMITH
DEANNA GOODWIN
NANCY MALUGANI
KATHERINE SPEICHINGER
LINDA GRANGER
SHERRY AND SCHUYLER
PETER STIEPLEMAN
AMANDA GRELLNER
MARIEA
MARY STILL
PAT HAGEN
MERRY MATTERS
DEBRA STRAATMANN
LINDA HEADRICK &
SUSAN MCCLINTIC
SUSAN STREIT
DAVID SETZER
DIEDRA MCGRUDER
SAM STROUPE
LARRY HERZING
JODI MCSWAIN
IAN THOMAS
JOHN C HOLTZHAUER JR
CHARLES MELKERSMAN
JANET THOMPSON
BRUCE HORWITZ
WILLIAM MOYES
RUSSELL AND RUTH
ELIZABETH HUBER
PACKARD OKIE
THOMPSON
GAIL HUGHES
WILLIAM PARKER
RONDA THOMPSON
GEORGE HULETT
CHASE PATTON
RAJINI TOLANI
JEAN ISPA
DONNA PILKENTON
CHERYL UNTERSCHUTZ
ELIZABETH PAIGE JARRETT
DAVE AND STACEY PREIS
JOHN WALDEN
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YOU MAKE IT
POSSIBLE
E C AND ANN WALKER
STEVEN AND LYNELLE
EDWARD WIEMHOLT
DONNA WARD
PHILLIP WESTGATE
NICHOLE WILMSMEYER
JENNIFER WESSELMAN
MARY JO WESTWOOD
ALAN WINDERS
MARILYN WHITE
CHARLES WIREDU
COMMUNITY PARTNERS OPEN DOORS FOR STORM SURVIVORS
Harold’s Doughnuts in Columbia helped us thank the Columbia College team for their support after the storm.
Jamolee’s Bakery in Fulton helped us thank the Westminster team for their support after the storm.
Just before midnight on May 23, a massive F-3 tornado tore through Jefferson City and Eldon, MO leaving hundreds of families homeless. Subsequent flooding in and around Jefferson City and in Cooper and Howard counties added additional families to the homeless list. Many of these families lived in low-income housing and were already working with Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) for other reasons. After the storm, they turned to CMCA for support and guidance. One of the most immediate needs was for temporary housing. Area motels and hotels filled up quickly leaving people with no other place to go. That’s when CMCA reached out community partners in Columbia, Fulton and Fayette and found alternative housing options. Columbia College in Columbia, Westminster College in Fulton and Central Methodist University in Fayette all opened their doors to families who had lost their homes to the tornado and flooding. A total of 19 families took advantage of the generosity of these partners and enjoyed privacy, safety and respite from the chaos they had experienced after the storm and flooding occurred. We are grateful to our partners for stepping up and supporting families in need during a difficult time in our community. 2019 Gratitude Report
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Su pp o rti n g W hol e F a m i l y Su cce s s ! Central Missouri Community Action uses a Whole Family Approach to help families achieve self reliance. Focusing on building economic stability, strong social connections, and family well-being, CMCA programs work together to address the needs of every family member and develop resilient families.
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