The Wichita State University Center for Community Support and Research has announced Compassion Kansas grant awards to 20 organizations in Kansas.

Funded by the federal Compassion Capital Fund, Compassion Kansas provides capacity building support for qualifying faith-based and community organizations.

Awards include grant funding and technical assistance opportunities such as strategic planning, facilitation, leadership skills, collaboration, service expansion, communication, evaluation research and efficiency improvement.

The following awardees for Round Four of Compassion Kansas assistance were chosen from 94 applicants from 32 counties:

• Arts in Prison
• CASA Children Worth Saving Inc. 
• Chase Children’s Services 
• Community Health Ministry
• Community Learning Center
• Cross Line Towers Tenant Association
• HOPE Home Repair Inc.
• Kansas Healthy Marriage Institute 
• Kansas Lifespan Respite Coalition
• Lawrence Community Interfaith Initiative
• Miles of Smiles Inc.
• North Heights Christian Church Marriage Initiative
• Peace Connections
• Recovery and Hope Network Inc.
• Respite Outreach Care for Kansans Organization Inc.
• SAFE BASE (Student and Family Education Believing in and Achieving Scholastic Excellence) 
• Shepherd’s Crossing Inc.
• StepStone Inc.
• tiny-k Foundation
• Youth United for Positive Action