Construction is underway on the Crisis Stabilization Unit at Amita Mercy Medical Center in Aurora. The Community Foundation is proud to support this project which will provide behavioral health patients experiencing a mental health crisis with a new facility to meet their specific needs and enhance their treatment options. Read more…
Grantee Spotlights
Grantee Spotlight: Cal’s Angels
September is National Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, which usually means a flurry of activity at Cal's Angels, a nonprofit that "provides hope and support to children fighting cancer through various programs". The nonprofit received a CFFRV grant in 2018 to expand its workspace and more effectively provide programming that includes financial assistance, wish granting, hospital… Read more…
For the Love of Dance
Walk into the Aurora Township Youth Center on a Tuesday or Thursday afternoon and you’ll find an energetic dance rehearsal. You’ll hear it before you see it – African, Latin, and hip-hop songs bursting through a speaker, filling the room, as children and teens in matching t-shirts step, sway, and spin. Elizabeth Loving, or “Miss… Read more…
New Cabin, New Opportunities
Summer camp – and the memories and friendships that go with it – shouldn't have to be a luxury. Read more…