Improved job skills move families out of poverty
Foundation: Truman Heartland Community Foundation
In February 2020, in pre-pandemic times, we had very low unemployment and a strong economy and your Community Foundation was launching...more

A Plan For Long-Term Community Investment
Foundation: Truman Heartland Community Foundation
Truman Heartland Community Foundation has a plan for long-term community investment."Our grants are an investment in our community and an important part of our plan to strengthen our region for the...more

Compassion And Caring Refuse To Be Canceled
Foundation: Truman Heartland Community Foundation
Truman Heartland Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity committed to improving the communities in and around Eastern Jackson...more

Community has stepped up in an hour of need
Foundation: Truman Heartland Community Foundation
So it is no surprise that as I write this column, your Community Foundation is approaching $5 million in grants to nonprofits in 2020, a record for...more

Generosity during challenging times
Foundation: Truman Heartland Community Foundation
But in the spirit of Thanksgiving, your Community Foundation is reflecting on all that we have to be grateful for this year and the exceptional...more

Janice Ruth Martinette, 1938-2020
Foundation: Truman Heartland Community Foundation
... College of Engineering; Truman Heartland Community Foundation; MO 4-H Foundation, University of MO Extension Services or Grandview...more

Helping neighbors work toward better paychecks
Foundation: Truman Heartland Community Foundation
Your Community Foundation has certainly had to call many audibles at the line of scrimmage to make our new initiative a success. Phil...more

Phil Hanson: Celebrating commitment to community – and a call to action
Foundation: Truman Heartland Community Foundation
For 25 years, Truman Heartland Community Foundation has been bringing people and businesses from our region together annually to celebrate...more

Junior Service League combines friendship with community service
Foundation: Truman Heartland Community Foundation
Hundreds of local women have drawn on the dream of four Independence visionaries who first met in 1945 and created an all-female...more

In a challenging time, neighbors help each other
Foundation: Truman Heartland Community Foundation
In March, your Community Foundation created a new resource on our website, “Nonprofits Responding to Community Needs and...more