Southwick House’s $18,000 grant from the Sunflower Foundation will help the agency in several ways.
This grant comes from the foundation’s Capacity Building Program, “Strengthening Our Sector: Stronger Nonprofits for a Healthy Kansas.” Southwick House’s request was one of over 300 received by the foundation.
On KVOE’s Newsmaker Segment on Friday, Board President Jeremy Dorsey says the $18,000 grant will be used for capacity-building activities, including board and donor development initiatives as well as the agency’s website. Dorsey says these are just some of the basic nuts and bolts of putting a non-profit organization together.
Southwick House is currently in the behind-the-scene phase for resuming services for women in crises, filling the local niche left open when Plumb Place ended operations in late 2020.
Southwick House is not only looking to serve women in crisis situations but are also looking to serve children and possibly pets.
Executive Director Susan Brinkman says she’s hopeful Southwick House is in full operational mode by next year.
Brinkman says they’ve been working diligently over the past six months to get those foundational pieces into place. Brinkman says some of those important pieces will be some board development, donor structure pieces, strategic planning, and board training along with the technology needs for the non-profit organization.
