Funding Amount

$500,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

W.W. Caruth Jr. Fund Grant - Mental Health Services

Funder: W.W. Caruth Jr. Fund at Communities Foundation of Texas

Award Amount: $500,000

Award Date: December 23, 2020

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 W.W. Caruth Jr. Fund at Communities Foundation of Texas. The grant supports CISDR's program services for two school years, ensuring mental health services are available and accessible for at-risk students across Dallas County.

Use of Funds:

  • Program services for the next two school years (2020-2021 and 2021-2022)

  • Mental health clinical services

  • Making services available and accessible for at-risk students
  • Focus Areas:

  • Mental health services for at-risk students

  • Clinical services

  • Support for low-income students and students of color disproportionately affected by pandemic effects
  • Background:
    Mental health has been a growing problem amongst youth, but the need was heightened and drastically grown amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic turned students' worlds upside down and has created mounting mental health challenges. The effects are not just immediate but will be a growing concern for years to come.

    Contacts:

  • Adam Powell, President and CEO at CISDR

  • Sarah Cotton Nelson, Chief Philanthropy Officer at Communities Foundation of Texas
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    mental-healthyouth-programsk-12-schoolsschool-health

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