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South Side Farms leader receives $200,000 award for Cape Girardeau food-access work
KFVS reported that Missouri Foundation for Health awarded South Side Farms executive director Maurice Theriot $200,000 to increase community outreach. Theriot described the funding as unrestricted and said the farm aims to become a consistent, year-round source of nutritious food in a Cape Girardeau neighborhood that lost its grocery store. He said the organization had produced more than 15,000 pounds of food during 2026.
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Donor relevance
Why this matters
The award is large relative to this young regional nonprofit and could materially expand food access, employment and outreach in a neighborhood identified as lacking a grocery store. Flexible funding may also allow the organization to develop operations that restricted grants would not cover.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
KFVS reporter Ellie Mueller reported the award and attributed production figures, funding flexibility and expansion plans to South Side Farms executive director Maurice Theriot.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not reviewed the award agreement and has not independently verified its payment schedule, restrictions, legal recipient, the reported 15,000-pound production figure or the eventual use and outcomes of the money. Specific expansion projects had not yet been selected in the consulted report.
Right of reply
Organization response
Maurice Theriot said the award recognized years of work and would let the organization pursue needs and ideas that previously appeared out of reach. He discussed possible year-round food supply, employment, cafe and grocery-store concepts but said he was still deciding how to use the funds.
Classification
How No Halo records this event
Event type: Fundraising Event. Current state: Resolved. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published October 16, 2026 · Last verified October 17, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.