Spring Grantees
APS Training Academy: Their mission is empowering vulnerable communities in Aurora by providing FREE education and vocational opportunities in STEAM. They are receiving funding for the purchase of new computers and technology upgrades.
Aurora University: Their mission is to empower students to achieve lasting personal and professional success. They are receiving funding for the purchase of new computers for their learning lab.
CASA Kane County: Their mission is that all children in the foster care system will have a safe, nurturing, and permanent home where they can thrive with the support and involvement of their community. They are receiving funding for the purchase of new computers.
Changing Children’s Word Foundation: Their mission is for every child and adolescent to be supported in positive development by caregivers and professionals within loving, non-violent families and peaceful communities. They are receiving funding for technology upgrades and video equipment.
Community Crisis Center: Their mission is to provide 24/7 crisis intervention, resources, and shelter. They are receiving funding to replace vertical platform lifts to aid in the transport of equipment.
Crossroads Christian Youth Center: Their mission is dedicated to community outreach and the discipleship of young people. They are receiving funding for roof replacement.
Easterseals of DuPage & Fox Valley: Their mission is to ensure that children with disabilities and their families are empowered. They are receiving funding for the purchase of a Zono sanitation system.
EKGs for EGK: Their mission is to support the education and prevention of sudden cardiac death in young people. They are receiving funding for the purchase of a AED devices and storage.
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project: Their mission is to improve working conditions and opportunities for low-income workers and their households in the cannery, farms, greenhouse, landscaping, meat, nursery, packinghouse, poultry, restaurants, and snow plowing industries. They are receiving funding for the purchase of capital materials for community outreach.
Family Service Association of Greater Elgin Area: Their mission is to provide quality, accessible, client-centered, equitable and holistic behavioral health services. They are receiving funding for the purchase of new office furnishings.
Fox Valley Christian Action: Their mission is to provide children and families from low-income communities with education and activities. They are receiving funding for the purchase of a new van.
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley: Their mission is to bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope. They are receiving funding for the purchase of a new ReStore Box Truck.
Hesed House: Their mission is to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless and give people a chance to hope again. They are receiving funding for the construction of a pole barn.
Kendall County Community Food Pantry: Their mission is to “Care. Share. Strengthen. Committed to our neighbors in need.” They are receiving funding for the expansion of their cold storage units.
Northwestern Memorial Foundation: Their mission is to provide leading-edge care in the Chicago region regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. They are receiving funding for the purchase of new power exam tables.
The Paramount Arts Centre: Their mission is to be a defining catalyst for personal and community transformation by making the performing arts accessible for every age and socio-economic background. They are receiving funding for the purchase of lighting and sound equipment upgrades.
Serenity House: Their mission is to provide treatment services to all individuals and families recovering from substance abuse disorders by helping to develop the skills necessary to rebuild families, strengthen relationships, and become productive members of the community. They are receiving funding for the purchase of furnishings for a new recovery home.
St. Charles Singers: Their mission is to perform, promote and preserve fine choral music for diverse audiences, regionally, nationally and internationally. They are receiving funding for the purchase of a new music filing storage system.
Sunnymere: Their mission is to provide gracious living accommodations for senior citizens. Based on the belief that human dignity is paramount, facilities are provided at moderate, subsidized prices and accommodations are maintained at a level responsive to the changing needs of the community. They are receiving funding for the purchase of new plumbing.
Fox Valley YMCA: Their mission is to instill Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body. They are receiving funding for the purchase of new building safety and security equipment.
