Current/Previous Grants

2009 GRANTS

• Aging Care Connections, La Grange

  To support older adults in the western suburbs www.agingcareconnections.org

  $17,500

• Arab American Family Services, Bridgeview

  To enhance and expand case management services  www.arabamericanfamilyservices.org	$65,000

• BEDS Plus, La Grange

  General operating support  www.bedsonline.org	$25,000

• Bridge Communities, Inc., Glen Ellyn

  To provide case management services to families in the Transitional Housing Program www.bridgecommunities.org	$25,000

• Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, Lombard

  To support the DuPage County Emergency Services & Homeless Prevention Programs  www.cc-doj.org	$20,000

• CEP Youth Leadership, Inc., La Grange

  General operating support www.cep4youth.org	$25,000

• Community House, Hinsdale

  To support mental health services www.thecommunityhouse.org	$40,000

• Community Housing Association of DuPage, Villa Park

  To provide rental assistance for low-income households www.chadhousing.com	$10,000

• Community Nurse Health Association, La Grange

  To support access to health care and dental services	$246,711
  www.communitynurse.org

• Donors Forum, Chicago

  Annual Support www.donorsforum.org	$9,120

• DuPage Community Clinic, Wheaton

  To provide dental and mental health services to low-income people	$49,429
  www.dupagecommunityclinic.org

• DuPage Health Coalition, Carol Stream

  To support access to health care	$93,652
  www.accessdupage.org

• DuPage P.A.D.S., Wheaton

  General operating support. www.dupagepads.org	$25,000

• DuPage Senior Citizens Council, Lombard

  To provide services to older adults www.dupageseniorcouncil.org	$35,000

• Family Shelter Service, Wheaton

  To provide services and resources for domestic violence victims www.familyshelterservice.org	$25,000

• Grantmakers in Health, Washington, DC

  Funding Partner www.gih.org	$4,000

• Hull House Association, Chicago

  To support the Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Cook County www.hullhouse.org	$10,000

• IFF, Chicago

  To support the Affordable Senior Housing Project in Countryside www.iff.org	$250,000

• NAMI of DuPage County, Illinois, Wheaton

  To support mental health services  www.namidupage.org	$44,000

• Nazareth Academy, La Grange Park

  To support youth programs  www.nazarethacademy.com	$44,000

• Northern Illinois Food Bank, St. Charles

  To support local food pantries www.northernilfoodbank.org	$75,000

• Oak Park and River Forest Infant Welfare Society, Oak Park

  To provide support for medical, dental and social services for children, primarily from Broadview www.childrenscliniciws.org	$13,600

• People's Resource Center, Wheaton

  To provide basic needs services www.peoplesrc.org	$50,000

• Pillars, La Grange Park

  For the Families and Schools Together (FAST) program To provide mental health services.               www.pillarscommunity.org	$25,000 $17,415

• Rush University Medical Center, Chicago

  To support older adults in the western suburbs www.rush.edu/olderadults	$80,000

• Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center, Naperville

  To support mental health services www.samaritancenter.org	$15,000

• Senior Home Sharing, Inc., Wheaton

  To provide affordable family-style homes for seniors www.seniorhomesharing.org	$10,000

• Sharing Connections Furniture Bank, Downers Grove

  For furniture and health referrals for low income families www.sharingconnections.org	$25,000

• Spectrios Institute for Low Vision, Wheaton

  To support a low vision clinic in LaGrange Park www.spectrios.org	$58,090

• Walk-in Ministry of Hope, Downers Grove

  General operating support www.walkinministryofhope.org	$25,000

• West Suburban Chamber of Commerce, Hodgkins

  For the Annual Youth Awards www.wscci.org	$2,500

• Xilin Association, Naperville

  To support access to health care www.xilin.org	$25,000

• YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago

  To support the Sexual Assault Advocacy and Counseling program in DuPage County www.ywcachicago.org	$15,000

2009 GRANTS: BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENES

• Taproot Foundation, Chicago

  To provide services to CMF grantees to build capacity www.taprootfoundation.org	$60,000

• The following organizations received technical assistance grants:

  Community Support Services, Inc., Brookfield
  Robert Crown Center for Health Education, Hinsdale
  Sharing Connections Furniture Bank, Downers Grove
  Teen Parent Connection, Glen Ellyn

• The following organizations participated in a series of Annual Fund Workshops and the Annual Fund Achievement Awards where they received matching grants of up to $10,000 each:

  CEP Youth Leadership, Inc., La Grange
  Almost Home Kids, Naperville
  Community Housing Association of DuPage (CHAD), Villa Park
  Easter Seals DuPage, Villa Park 
  Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northern Indiana, Lisle
  Lifelink/Bensenville Home Society, Bensenville
  Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, Des Plaines
  Nazareth Academy, La Grange Park
  Northern Illinois Food Bank, St. Charles
  Rainbows for all God's Children, Rolling Meadows
  Ray Graham Association, Downers Grove
  Serenity House Counseling Services, Inc., Addison
  Spectrios Institute for Low Vision, Wheaton
  St. Cletus School, La Grange 
  Women's Health Foundation, Chicago

2008 GRANTS

• Access Community Health Network, Chicago

  For expansion of Des Plaines Valley Health Center in Summit  www.accesscommunityhealth.net	$572,934

• Age Options, Oak Park

  To support the Aging Well Project, a partnership in greater Lyons Township www.ageoptions.org	$61,548

• Arab American Family Services, Bridgeview

  To support case management services  www.arabamericanfamilyservices.org	$68,000

• Aspire, Westchester

  To support health care for adults with developmental disabilities www.aspireofillinois.org	$41,500

• BEDS Plus, LaGrange

  General operating support www.bedsonline.org	$25,000

• Campaign for Better Health Care, Chicago

  To increase community awareness about government interactions that affect the health of local communities www.cbhconline.org	$25,000

• CEDA Southwest Development Association, Summit

  To support the Adopt-A-Family Program www.cedaorg.net	$2,500

• CEP Youth Leadership, Inc., LaGrange

  To support a Mentoring Program for children ages 5-12 www.cep4youth.org	$30,000

• Community House, Hinsdale

  To support mental health services to low-income people www.thecommunityhouse.org	$43,000

• Community Nurse Health Association, LaGrange

  To support medical and dental services to low-income people www.communitynurse.org	$130,000

• Donors Forum, Chicago

  Annual support www.donorsforum.org	$9,588

• DuPage Community Clinic, Wheaton

  To support medical and dental services to low-income people www.dupagecommunityclinic.org	$65,000

• DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform, Villa Park

  For support of the Language Access Resource Center www.dupagefederation.org	$35,000

• DuPage Health Coalition, Carol Stream

  To support health care access www.accessdupage.org	$7,500

• DuPage P.A.D.S., Wheaton

  General operating support www.dupagepads.org	$25,000

• Guild for the Blind, Chicago

  To support workshops for older adults with low vision www.guildfortheblind.org	$24,632

• Health & Disability Advocates, Chicago

  For legal services regarding medical benefits to low-income people in the western suburbs www.hdadvocates.org	$38,144

• IFF, Chicago

  To support the Affordable Senior Housing Project in Countryside www.iff.org	$57,335

• Illinois Public Health Institute, Chicago

  General operating support www.iphionline.org	$10,000

• Lifelink/Bensenville Home Society, Bensenville

  For support and education to low-income, first-time teen Latina mothers through the Healthy Families Doula Program www.lifelink.org	$100,000

• Literacy DuPage, Naperville

  General operating support www.literacyvolunteersdupage.org	$25,000

• Metropolitan Family Services DuPage, Wheaton

  To support mental health services www.metrofamily.org	$25,000

• Northern Illinois Food Bank, St. Charles

  To support area food pantries www.northernilfoodbank.org	$75,000

• People's Resource Center, Wheaton

  To support basic needs services www.peoplesrc.org	$45,000

• Pillars, LaGrange Park

  To support a centralized communication system www.pillarscommunity.org	$100,000

• Positive Parenting DuPage, Glen Ellyn

  To support education campaign for parents in DuPage County www.positiveparentingdupage.org	$50,000

• Ray Graham Association, Downers Grove

  To support high school students with disabilities to successfully transition into adulthood www.ray-graham.org	$25,000

• Robert Crown Center for Health Education, Hinsdale

  To support a mental health curriculum to raise awareness and understanding of teen depression www.robertcrown.org	$50,000

• Rush University Medical Center, Chicago

  To support older adults in the western suburbs www.rush.edu	$87,333

• Seguin Services, Cicero

  For day services for older adults with special needs www.seguin.org	$17,500

• Sharing Connections Furniture Bank, Downers Grove

  For provision of furniture to low-income families and case management services www.sharingconnections.org	$40,000

• Suburban Primary Health Care Council, Westchester

  To support the Access to Care program www.accesstocare.org	$250,000

• Teen Parent Connection, Glen Ellyn

  General operating support www.teenparentconnection.org	$25,000

• YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago, Glen Ellyn

  For medical and legal advocacy, rape crisis hotline and sexual assault counseling www.ywcachicago.org	$30,000

2008 GRANTS: BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

• Donors Forum, Chicago

  For the Philanthropy Center at College of DuPage www.donorsforum.org	$10,000

• Taproot Foundation, Chicago

  For the provision of capacity building service grants to CMF grantees www.taprootfoundation.org	$120,000

• The following organizations received technical assistance grants:

  DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform, Villa Park
  Interfaith Community Partners, LaGrange Park
  Summit Community Task Force, Summit
  Wellness House, Hinsdale

• The following organizations participated in a series of Annual Fund Workshops and the Annual Fund Achievement Awards where they received matching grants of up to $10,000 each:

  Arab American Family Services, Bridgeview
  Campaign for Better Health Care, Springfield
  Child Serv, Chicago
  Guild for the Blind, Chicago
  Hamdard Center for Health & Human Services, Addison
  LaGrange Memorial Hospital, LaGrange
  Metropolitan Family Services DuPage, Wheaton
  Plymouth Place, LaGrange Park
  Positive Parenting DuPage, Glen Ellyn
  Ray Graham Association, Downers Grove
  Robert Crown Center for Health Education, Hinsdale
  Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center, Naperville
  Teen Parent Connection, Glen Ellyn
  Washington Square of Hinsdale

• The following organizations participate in a Learning Circle:

  Bridge Communities, Inc., Glen Ellyn 
  Hamdard Center for Health & Human Services, Addison
  NAMI of DuPage County, Illinois, Wheaton
  People's Resource Center, Wheaton
  Southwest Suburban Center on Aging, LaGrange
  Teen Parent Connection, Glen Ellyn

2008 GRANTS: EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE

• Community Nurse Health Association, LaGrange

  For the transition of Healthy Beginnings Program www.commnurse.org	$78,000

• Erikson Institute, Chicago

  For Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy Research www.erikson.edu	$38,858

2008 GRANTS: YOUTH INITIATIVE

• Nazareth Academy, LaGrange Park

  For violence prevention programs at local elementary schools www.nazarethacademy.com

  $50,000

• Pillars, LaGrange Park

  For the Families and Schools Together (FAST) program www.pillarscommunity.org

  $50,000

• West Suburban Chamber of Commerce, Hodgkins

  For the Annual Youth Awards www.wscci.org

  $2,000