The Bank of Missouri has donated $30,000 to Recycling Grace Women’s Center.
The funds will go toward construction costs of a new residential center, according to a press release.
Recycling Grace Women’s Center is a Christ-centered environment for women to break the cycle of addiction. The non-profit works to equip women so they may recycle their problems into purpose.
“We want to see the ladies that go through our organization be able to turn around and give back, to break the cycle of addiction and be able to get back into the community,” said Sandra Mick-Shockey, founder and CEO of Recycling Grace Women’s Center.
Recycling Grace Women’s Center currently operates two homes, which can house up to 15 women.
Upon completion, the new residential center will be able to house an additional 14 women. Mick-Shockey said the $30,000 donation from The Bank of Missouri will help bridge the gap in funding for the quad-plex, allowing them to provide a safe place for women.
Poplar Bluff Community Bank President Brandon Woolard said the contribution is in line with The Bank of Missouri’s mission.
“The heartbeat of the bank is relationship driven,” Woolard said. “We walk alongside our customers throughout life’s challenges to meet their needs. The mission of Recycling Grace Women’s Center is the same. They step in the fold, take people in, and help them create stable scenarios for the long-term. Through this partnership we hope to help supply the resources people need that in turn help our community thrive.”
The center is blessed, honored, and grateful to receive this donation, Mick-Shockey said.
“We take it seriously. Our value statement is that we believe that honoring God with hard work and integrity is a model for success,” she said.
This year, The Bank of Missouri made an additional $130,000 in donations to educational and charitable causes across its markets as a symbol of our commitment to these communities the last 130 years and for the next 130 years to come.