Aurora High School YEP/Alumni Outreach Center receives $10,000 grant for Children’s Smile Center effort

Michele Parbury, Aurora Area Community Foundation coordinator; Kim McCully-Mobley, co-director of the Houn’ Dawg Alumni & Outreach Center and AHS YEP; and Leanne Cope, Aurora Area Community Foundation secretary and treasurer are all “smiles” after receiving a grant for $10,000 which will help them to partner with Children’s Smile Center to provide dental health screenings and hygiene packets to the Aurora, Marionville and Verona school districts. (Photo submitted)
The Aurora High School YEP/Alumni Outreach Center received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks through the Delta Dental Rural Youth Program. The grant will support a partnership with Children’s Smile Center to provide dental health screenings and hygiene packets to the Aurora, Marionville and Verona school districts.
“We have close to 4,000 students in these communities, and we’re really excited to help these families,” said Kim McCully-Mobley, co-director of the Houn’ Dog Alumni & Outreach Center with Aurora High School. “We are thrilled to have the support of Delta Dental and the CFO.”
A total of $130,000 was granted to 13 agencies during a virtual event on Dec. 18. Delta Dental of Missouri contributed $100,000 for the grant program, which was supplemented by $30,000 from the CFO’s unrestricted grant making funds.
For a full list of recipients, visit cfozarks.org/delta.
“Every child deserves a healthy and pain-free smile so they can truly thrive,” said Rob Goren, president and chief executive officer at Delta Dental of Missouri. “We are excited to partner with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks to support more than a dozen organizations and help children get vital dental care to improve their overall health, quality of life and self-esteem.”
“We appreciate Delta Dental of Missouri’s generous support for this program,” said Ashley Fleming, grant program officer for the CFO. “The dental care, education and supplies provided by these agencies will help thousands of rural students across our region achieve healthier outcomes.”
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