by Kyle Bailey News Radio 1240 KQEN   October 26, 2016 10:05 a.m.

The Mercy Foundation recently received a second grant of $45,000 from the Walmart Foundation.

That grant is to support the work of the Healthy Kids Outreach Program in Douglas County Schools.

Executive Director Lisa Platt says they are “very appreciative of the continued generosity of Walmart”.  Platt says the funds mean that more students can be served with hands on nutrition training, violence prevention education and enhanced dental care services.

The Healthy Kids Outreach Program of the Mercy Foundation is celebrating ten years this year. Their focus includes dental health, nutrition and physical education classes, hygiene education and violence prevention curriculum which connects students and their families with appropriate community healthcare resources, when needed.  Since it began in 2006, Mercy Foundation has served approximately 240,000 students in Douglas County through the Healthy Kids Outreach Program.