We told you on Wednesday of the Alton Senior Center receiving a grant from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.
In addition to Alton receiving money, the Thayer Fun and Friends Senior Center received $12,038 to replace the tile and carpeted areas at the center in Thayer.
Other locations in the area receiving money include the Willow Springs Senior Center received $4,000 for floor repairs, and the Ripley County Senior Center received $24,800 to support the purchase of two used vans for meal-delivery services in Doniphan.
Bridget Dierks with the Community Foundation says it’s glad to give a helping hand to the local centers.
The 18 grants awarded for the Coover Regional Senior Center Support Grant Program totaled $261,777. The CFO administers grantmaking for the Coover Charitable Foundation, which is managed by Commerce Trust Company.
This year, the annual Coover Regional grant program focused on proposals to improve senior centers after the COVID-19 pandemic led many to close for significant periods of time or drastically shift their services. That left the centers with deferred maintenance and ongoing changes to the way they provide services and respond to needs.
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