CMCA Connection

a monthly update focused on empowerment, strength, and resilience. 

Upgrade to Head Start Center

Some of CMCA's Head Start centers received building upgrades during 2021 including the Clubhouse Head Start. Thanks to a gift from the Boonville Community Foundation the center added an awning over the front door to protect children and parents from the weather when loading and unloading cat the center. 

Financial Coaches Added

In early 2021, CMCA added the Financial Opportunity Model to our services. This service provides Financial Coaches for low-to-moderate income families with the goal of helping them build effective money habits and a more stable financial foundation. The program is offered in cooperation with The Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC).

Resource Coordinators Added

CMCA’s Whole Family Approach model is designed to improve economic stability, family well-being and social connections for the families we serve. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Resource Coordination exists to: 

• Support families by connecting them with community programs and services.
• Partner with the family to overcome obstacles to reach their goals.

Missouri Women's Business Center Expands

In July, the  Missouri Women's Business Center (MoWBC) celebrated its fifth anniversary of serving entrepreneurs and small business owners in mid-Missouri. Since its inception in 2016, the center has seen a rapid increase in the number of people seeking support to start or sustain businesses. This prompted the center to expand staffing to allow for more one-on-one coaching. During FY 2020-21 MoWBC staff served 375 unique clients and provide 55 capital infusions totaling more than $1,000,000.

New Strategic Plan

CMCA employees and members of the Board of Directors worked to develop and hone a new mission statement and strategic plan in 2021. The months long process resulted in a new mission statement for CMCA and a new strategic plan focused on five areas: 

• Employment and Work Supports
• Quality Housing
• Financial Education and Income Supports
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Agency of Excellence

View the mission statement and strategic initiatives here.

New Data Dashboard

CMCA is a data-driven agency. We know that having good data and using it to evaluate and track our programs and services is the best way to ensure that what we are doing is making an impact. It is for these reasons that we have developed a data dashboard. The dashboard provides up-to-date data about goals outlined in our strategic plan. This data dashboard is accessible to anyone interested in following CMCA's community impact. CLICK HERE to access it.

Community Initiatives

Throughout the year, our community organizing team has worked within the eight counties to build partnerships with businesses, individuals, and other organizations to meet each community's most pressing needs. These include workforce development, housing, mental and physical health, foster care support, and disaster preparedness and recovery. 

Tigers on the Prowl

After almost two-years of not being able to host in-person events, CMCA celebrated along with five other charities as a beneficiary of the Tigers on the Prowl Auction and Gala. , CMCA raised about $16,000 to support family and community needs in mid-Missouri.