United Services for Children is one of seven St. Louis-area nonprofit organizations receiving a portion of $75,000 in grants donated by the General Motors Foundation. United Services will receive $7,500.
The General Motors Foundation on May 30 announced that it would award the grants to seven organizations supporting education, child welfare, community service, and environmental programs.
Besides United Services, the GM foundation awarded grants to the United Way of Greater St. Louis, Make-A-Wish Foundation Missouri, Greenway Network, Earth Force, St. Charles City-County Library Foundation, and Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis.
“Part of our commitment is to help support local agencies that do so much good work here,” said GM Wentzville Plant Manager Nancy Laubenthal.
Led by team members from GM's Wentzville Assembly, Laubenthal presented the grants to representatives from the seven organizations on May 30 at the Junior Achievement headquarters in Chesterfield.
The GM Foundation has awarded St. Louis-area organizations more than $700,000 in grants during the last seven years.
United Services for Children, founded in 1975, operates two pediatric therapy and developmental learning centers in St. Charles County. The agency serves approximately 1,000 children annually.
In addition to its center-based therapeutic preschool programs, United Services operates the Uncommon Grace Pediatric Therapy outpatient program, providing physical, occupational, speech, and behavioral therapy to children up to 8 years old.
For more information, visit www.unitedservicesforchildren.org.
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