How We Make It Count

$5,000

to Johnson County Community College Foundation for student veteran book scholarships.

$5,000

to Park University for student veteran scholarships.

$7,500

to Kansas City Kansas Community College to subsidize the purchase of tool kits needed in VoTech programs.

$7,500

to Cleveland University KC to help subsidize the cost of board exams.

$1,500

to the University of Central Missouri for tuition scholarships for student veterans and student veteran center improvements.

$1,500

to Second Chance Outdoors, an organization dedicated to providing outdoor opportunities for veterans.

$3,000

to Project MRE, a Kansas City effort to honor underserved veterans with a meal and a care package on a semi-annual basis.

$4,500

to Johnson County Veterans Treatment Court to assist in purchasing incentive awards for participants meeting benchmarks.

$4,500

to Wyandotte County Veterans Treatment Court to assist in starting this program to assist veterans in the judicial system.

$1,500

to Welcome Home providing support services for homeless and at-risk veterans.

$4,000

to Monkey Brain Art, a program helping veterans heal through expressions of art.

$20,000

to The Battle Within, a program helping veterans and first responders heal from the traumas they have endured in service to others.

$17,500

to the Oklahoma State University Veteran Entrepreneurship Program, providing service-disabled veterans entrepreneurial opportunity and small business ownership potential.

$7,500

to Heart of America Stand Down, a local effort providing resources and safe rest to marginalized and homeless veterans in Kansas City.