Missouri Foundation for Health Seeks Applicants for Community Advisory Council
CAC Connects to Community, Assessing Needs, Gathering Information
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 10, 2010 -- There’s less than a month left to apply for Missouri Foundation for Health’s Community Advisory Council (CAC). Applications for the CAC are being accepted through March 5.
The 13-member CAC works to gather community input on health issues affecting Missourians. It also informs the grantmaking decisions and strategic planning of MFH’s Board of Directors, with special focus on programs for the uninsured, underinsured and underserved. The CAC also is responsible for nominating Board candidates each year. CAC members can serve up to two consecutive three-year terms.
MFH is committed to a CAC that represents Missouri’s racial, ethnic, cultural, gender and geographic diversity. CAC members must reside in MFH’s service area, which includes 84 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis. A map of the service area is available at http://www.mffh.org/content/437/faqs.aspx.
Applications must be postmarked by March 5, 2010.
To request a CAC application packet or review eligibility guidelines, visit the MFH website at http://www.mffh.org/content/445/cac-solicitation.aspx; call MFH at 314.345.5500, or toll-free at 800.655.5560; or send a letter requesting information to: Community Advisory Council, Missouri Foundation for Health, 1000 St. Louis Union Station, Suite 400, St. Louis, MO 63103.
Established in 2000, MFH is the largest nongovernmental funder of community health activities in Missouri. MFH is in its eighth year of grantmaking, having issued more than $363 million in grants and awards to date. It is dedicated to serving the uninsured, underinsured and underserved in 84 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis.
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