The Center Education Foundation was founded in 1999 with the purpose of enhancing educational opportunities for children in the Center School District in South Kansas City, Missouri. The Foundation currently funds two important programs. The first provides grants to teachers in the District who have requested funds to support projects that extend the educational program provided through the District budget. The second program is focused on addressing the problem of student mobility (students moving in an out of schools during the year, largely due to unstable housing conditions). The Foundation supports the Impact Center Schools program that is operated collaboratively by various agencies in South Kansas City to help families with school-age children succeed in finding and staying in stable, affordable, and dignified housing.