Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Subcommittee hears multiple LDSI grant requests for clinics, food hubs, memory care and medical transportation

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity · March 19, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Nonprofit leaders and local representatives presented multiple Local Development and School Infrastructure requests, including $300,000 for a Child and Family Charities clinic, $1,000,000 for Grow Jackson's River & Rail Food Hub kitchens, $2,000,000 for Saint Louis Center memory-care renovations and $500,000 to expand the Davies Project's medical-transport service.

The subcommittee heard a series of LDSI presentations from nonprofit organizations seeking one-time capital investments to expand health care access, food-production capacity, long-term care services and medical transportation.

Child and Family Charities asked for $300,000 to renovate space at its nonprofit hub to open a primary care clinic. Julie Thomasma, CEO of Child and Family Charities, said the nonprofit operates more than 30 programs and serves tens of thousands of people annually and that the requested funds would cover renovations and start-up costs; Dr. Amy Brookins, a pediatrician partnering on the project, said a single pediatrician could serve roughly 3,000 Medicaid…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans