Douglass Community Services, Inc.

Douglass Community Services, Inc. is a minority-owned non-profit community development organization located in Hannibal, Missouri, with a long-standing history of delivering social services since 1969. Registered in SAM.gov and structured as a corporate tax-exempt entity, the organization focuses on providing comprehensive community support services across northeast Missouri. Through federal grant awards, Douglass Community Services primarily receives project grants that support early childhood education, senior volunteering, rural community development, and social service programs aimed at supporting low-income and rural communities.

The organization has received multiple significant federal grant awards from agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, Corporation for National and Community Service, and Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service. These grants include a $4.176 million Head Start and Early Head Start program grant to provide comprehensive early childhood education, a $327,382 AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program grant for senior volunteer engagement, and a $1 million Community Facilities Loans and Grants award for rural community facility improvements. Additionally, Douglass Community Services has secured sub-grants from the Missouri Department of Social Services and Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services for programs like Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), victim services, and child nutrition initiatives. The organization serves multiple Missouri counties, covering approximately 4,520 square miles, and employs around 225 persons to deliver programs in education, social services, health care, and community development.