CNC - CENTENE FOUNDATION AND THE LITTLE BIT FOUNDATION PARTNER WITH ST. LOUIS CITY SC AND THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME TO ENHANCE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF ST. LOUIS STUDENTS | Benzinga
Centene Foundation's grant to the Little Bit Foundation will support the expansion of programs benefitting more than 14,000 St. Louis students
St. Louis CITY SC and the Pro Football Hall of Fame will work with the Centene Foundation and the Little Bit Foundation to support programs focused on physical, mental and social well-being
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) focused on investing in initiatives with holistic approaches to dismantling barriers to health, and The Little Bit Foundation ("Little Bit"), an organization that works to eliminate barriers to learning for under-resourced students in the St. Louis region, today announced a partnership with the Pro Football Hall of Fame ("PFHOF") and St. Louis CITY SC ("CITY SC") to support the physical, mental and social well-being of youth in the St. Louis region. Funding from the Centene Foundation will allow Little Bit – with the participation of community partners PFHOF and CITY SC – to support the 14,000 students it serves and expand its programming focused on providing mental health and physical fitness support, literacy services, school supplies and access to food to address food insecurity.
The Centene Foundation's grant will help ensure Little Bit can provide essentials for academic success, to students in all of the 47 St. Louis area schools it serves, address the shortage of mental health counselors and behavioral health services and offer a community support program that will bring vision services and wellness events – including inspirational speakers and martial arts training – to area students. The grant builds on Centene's decade-long partnership with Little Bit and will support expansion of programming to reach additional schools in the future. ...