Over $1M In Community Impact Grants Awarded To Local Organizations By DuPage Foundation

DUPAGE COUNTY, IL — More than 70 local organizations were awarded Community Impact grants during DuPage Foundation's most recent grant cycle. In total, over $1.3 million was granted to support initiatives in mental wellness, food security, recreation, health care, housing and emergency assistance.

Emergency Assistance and Housing

Twenty-five organizations were granted a total of $365,000 to aid their efforts in providing assistance with housing and emergences. These are:

• Bridge Communities, Inc.
• Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet
• DuPage and Chicago South Suburbs Habitat for Humanity
• DuPagePads
• Elmhurst Walk-In Assistance Network
• Fellowship Housing Corporation
• H.O.M.E. DuPage, Inc.
• ICNA Relief
• Little City Foundation
• Loaves & Fishes Community Services
• LOVE Christian Clearinghouse
• Love Your Neighbor
• Mercy Housing Lakefront 20,000
  Outreach
• Sharing Connections
• The Salvation Army Oakbrook Terrace
• Warm Coats for Cool Kids

Food Security

The twelve organizations that received a total of $222,384 to help support food security are:

• Assistance League Chicagoland West
• DuPage Senior Citizens Council
• Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry
• Glen House Food Pantry
• HCS Family Services
• Neighborhood Food Pantries
• OLI Gardens
• People's Resource Center
• R.E.A.C.H. Ministries, Inc.
• The GardenWorks Project
• The Outreach House
• West Suburban Community Pantry

Healthcare Access

Twelve organizations were granted a total of $222,500 to support services that increase access to health care. These are:

• Chicago Dental Foundation
• DuPage Health Coalition
• Evangelical Child and Family Agency
• Family Focus
• Hope's Front Door
• Mayslake Village
• Midwestern University
• Ride Assist Naperville
• Teen Parent Connection
• United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago
• Xilin Association
• Youth Outlook

Mental Health

DuPage Foundation awarded 25 organizations a total of $500,276 in grant funds for mental health support services. The grant recipients are:

• 360 Youth Services
• Bartlett Learning Center
• Center for Advancing Domestic Peace
• DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform
• Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley
• Educare West DuPage
• Embrace Living Charities
• Gateway Charitable Foundation
• Glen Ellyn Youth & Family Counseling Service
• Grow Wellness Foundation
• Healthcare Alternative Systems, Inc.
• Marklund
• Metropolitan Family Services DuPage
• NAMI DuPage
• Northeast DuPage Family and Youth Services
• Ray Graham Association
• Reclaim13
• Riverwalk Adult Day Services
• SamaraCare
• Senior Home Sharing, Inc.
• Serenity House Counseling Services, Inc.
• The Carlton Center
• The Rosecrance Foundation
• WeGo Together for Kids
• YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

Recreation Access

Three organizations received a total of $25,000 in grants to support access to recreation. These are:

• Access Sports
• Special Kids Day
• Western DuPage Special Recreation Association

DuPage Foundation is accepting applications for its Fall Community Impact Grants through Sept. 4.

“It’s remarkable to see consistent growth in impact each year,” DuPage Foundation Vice President for Programs Barb Szczepaniak said in a statement.

Szczepaniak added, “In response to rising needs throughout DuPage County, we increased our Health & Human Services grantmaking by 40% compared to last spring. This investment reflects our ongoing commitment to strengthening the network of care that supports our community.”