The Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) is accepting applications from individuals wanting to be considered for nomination to the Board of Directors. Five board positions are available each year.
Directors govern MFH’s efforts to provide funding to nonprofit organizations that help improve the health of the state’s uninsured, underinsured and underserved residents. The 15-member board manages $1.3 billion in assets and distributes $60 million in grants annually. MFH’s service region covers 84 Missouri counties, plus the City of St. Louis.
Board members serve without pay for three-year terms, and must live within the MFH service region. MFH is committed to a board that represents Missouri’s gender, racial, cultural, geographic and ethnic diversity. This year, MFH is particularly seeking applicants with legal or investment experience, or with an understanding of minority populations and health disparities.
Applications must be postmarked by August 17. Visit the MFH website (www.mffh.org), call MFH at 314.345.5500 or 800.655.5560, or send a letter requesting information to: Community Advisory Committee, Missouri Foundation for Health, 1000 St. Louis Union Station, Suite 400, St. Louis, MO 63103.
Nigerian women to hold cultural celebration
A group of women from eastern Nigeria will host a cultural event formally launching the Igbo Women’s Association of St. Louis on Saturday, July 14 from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the John F. Kennedy Community Center (315 Howdershell Road, Kock Park) in Florissant.
The event will feature a play depicting the traditional Igbo marriage ceremony, a ceremonial breaking of the kola nut, dancing and drumming. Admission for the event is $25 and is open to the general public.
The Igbo Women’s Association of St. Louis was formed to preserve cultural traditions of the Igbos, an ethnic group of eastern Nigeria, and to pass on traditions to the younger generation.
For more information, contact Stella Oparaji at 314-865-4946.
Hopewell Center receives $599K grant
Hopewell Center, the largest independent, non profit, comprehensive mental health agency in the St. Louis Metropolitan area, has received a $599,320 grant over three years from the St. Louis Mental Health Board of Trustees.
The funding supports an integrated approach to treating persons with a co-occurring disorder, both a mental and substance abuse illness. Clients have both their illnesses treated at the same time. These clients learn strategies to manage bother their illnesses effectively; get a jump start on achieving their life goals, and move toward improving the quality of their lives.
For information regarding co-occurring treatment, contact
Dr. Marva Lloyd Redd at 531-1770, ext. 231.