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January 2019 Newsletter

Local Foundations Partner to Fund West Suburban Community Health Workers Community Memorial Foundation and Healthy Communities Foundation have jointly invested $535,000 in a pilot program to engage a community health worker network in the Western Suburbs. Community Health Workers, orRead More

Local Foundations Partner to Fund West Suburban Community Health Workers

Community Memorial Foundation and Healthy Communities Foundation have jointly invested $535,000 in a pilot program to engage a community health worker network in the Western Suburbs. Community Health Workers, or CHWs, are frontline public health workers with established, trusted relationshipsRead More

November 2018 Newsletter

[caption id="attachment_1012" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Mike Bruni (CMF Board Chair), Jerry Burjan (President, Burcor Properties), Sue Christoph (CMF Board Member), and Greg DiDomenico (CMF President & CEO) at the launch of the YC2 Program | Photo by Glenn Kaupert, © 2018[/caption]Read More

Community Memorial Foundation Launches Youth Philanthropy Program

Community Memorial Foundation introduced its Young Community Changemakers program to an audience of nearly 100 community leaders at a launch event at the La Grange Country Club on October 10, 2018. The Young Community Changemakers program, also known as YC2,Read More

Healthy Together | October 2018

Healthy Together is a quarterly publication focusing on a specific community health issue and the responsive initiatives that are making our region stronger, healthier and more equitable. FOOD INSECURITY IN OUR COMMUNITY Recognizing & Responding to the Need for Nutritional Assistance FoodRead More

August 2018 Newsletter

Foundations Partner for Community Health Worker Pilot Community Memorial Foundation and Healthy Communities Foundation are partnering to pilot a Community Health Worker initiative in the Western Suburbs. Nonprofit organizations are invited to submit proposals that incorporate community health workers, orRead More

June 2018 Newsletter

Suicide | What to do when you need help NOW The recent high profile deaths of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade drew attention to the fact that suicide is growing at an alarming rate in the UnitedRead More

May 2018 Newsletter

Implementation Council Update The Regional Health and Human Services' Implementation Council met on May 23rd for a progress report on two of the Agenda's main priorities: Mental Health and Access to Health and Human Services. The Council is comprised of 16 individualsRead More

Healthy Together | April 2018

Community Memorial Foundation is proud to launch Healthy Together, a quarterly publication focusing on a specific community initiative that's making our region stronger, healthier and more equitable. INVESTING IN PEOPLE | BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS (BOE) [caption id="attachment_838" align="alignright" width="300"] DanRead More

April 2018 Newsletter

Two New Projects Inspire Community Changemaking Our community recently celebrated the launch of two important regional assets: the grand opening of Beds Plus' Ogden Avenue Supportive Housing and HCS Family Services' new Willowbrook Food Pantry at Anne M. Jeans ElementaryRead More

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