National Beef Donates Funds to CHAD and the Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation

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Dodge City KS – On Thursday, June 11, 2020, National Beef donated $50,000 to the Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation to grant out to local businesses who are struggling due to COVID-19 and $9,000 to the Community Housing Association of Dodge City for the Paint Dodge program.

Paint Dodge assists qualifying homeowners to repaint the exterior of their homes and alleviate deteriorating housing conditions within the city. The paint and supplies are provided by a grant from the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas. If the homeowner is elderly or disabled, CHAD recruits’ volunteers to paint the homes. CHAD was recently awarded an AmeriCorp grant that consisted of 12 young adults volunteering in Dodge City for 13 weeks. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, the AmeriCorps team will be not serving in Dodge City this year, leaving CHAD with a volunteer gap to fill. National Beef’s donation will allow CHAD to hire contractors to paint the homes this summer. “National Beef’s generous donation will allow us to continue to paint homes this summer,” said CHAD housing coordinator, Mollea Wainscott, “while supporting local contractors.” 

National Beef’s donation for business grants will be used to assist local businesses who were impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic. "We are proud of National Beef and their contribution to our local businesses. The Chamber looks forward to helping businesses recieve these funds" said Dodge City Area Chamber of Commerce President, Anna Bjerken. The Development Corporation has also been able to assist businesses with different federal, state, and local programs; however, many businesses continue to suffer. “The Development Corporation is grateful to partner with National Beef,” said Joann Knight, Executive Director. “These funds will greatly help many struggling businesses during this time.” The Development Corporation and Dodge City Area Chamber of Commerce  will partner together on the application process and distribution of the National Beef donation.

For more information contact Joann Knight or Mollea Wainscott with the Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation, at 620-227-9501.

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