Grant to benefit detox program

A Cape Girardeau counseling center will receive nearly $150,000 for its detoxification program thanks to a grant from the Missouri Health Foundation.

The Gibson Recovery Center received $149,495 for its two-year program that will pay staff for its detox program.

The grant was just part of nearly $6 million awarded to help health-care programs and agencies in Missouri provide services. The foundation has been bestowing grants for three years.

The Gibson Center also received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health last year for its substance abuse programs.

Other area agencies receiving grants included:

Bootheel Counseling Services, Sikeston, Mo., $366,930 for a two-year project to provide a psychiatrist, nurse and therapists to serve youths with emotional disturbances.

Bootheel Counseling Services, Sikeston, $92,660 for a 12-month project to provide a new server that will improve scheduling and patient information input.

Kenny Rogers Children's Center, Sikeston, $144,900 for a two-year project to support the work of the center.