Harold Simmons Foundation Grant - Mental Health Services
Funding Amount
$500,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Award Date: March 2021
Program Name: Safer Students, Stronger Schools (4S) Campaign
Geographic Scope: Dallas County, Texas
Overview:
Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region (CISDR) received a grant of $500,000 from The Harold Simmons Foundation to support CISDR's Safer Students, Stronger Schools Campaign (4S). This grant funds program services and the expansion of mental health services across school districts.
Use of Funds:
- Expansion of mental health services across school districts
- Hiring of additional site coordinators
- Growing the Crisis Intervention Team
- Expansion plans include hiring an additional 40 site coordinators over the next three years
- Doubling the number of team members on the Crisis Intervention Team
- Growing the endowment to ensure sustainable mental health support
Focus Areas:
- Mental health services for at-risk students
- Clinical support and interventions
- Crisis intervention
- Support for high-need regions
Background:
Mental health has been a growing problem amongst youth. The COVID-19 pandemic heightened and drastically grew the need for mental health services. The effects continue to be a growing concern for years to come.
Contact:
- Adam Powell, President and CEO at CISDR
- Lisa K. Simmons, The Harold Simmons Foundation
What Communities in Schools of the Dallas Regioninc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2022
- 1
- Total given
- $330K
- Median grant
- $330K
- By dollars: Texas 100%. Top recipient cities: Dallas, TX.
Example grants
Cisdr Endowment · Dallas, TX
$330K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Mental health
- Youth programs
- K-12 schools
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