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            Organizations Receive Grants to Inspire, Educate, and Empower

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            CHS Elburn Scholarship Fund
            CHS Elburn Funds Educational Scholarships
            December 1, 2016
            Four-part cooking class series made possible by the Victor F. Barresi Memorial Fund.
            Philanthropy, Hope Haven, and the Love of Cooking
            December 13, 2016

            Organizations Receive Grants to Inspire, Educate, and Empower

            December 5, 2016
            Promise Grants 2016

            Promise Grants 2016

            We are pleased to announce the 2016 Promise Fund Grant recipients. This year $3,961 was awarded to three local organizations for a variety of programs and projects. Promise Grants provide support to charitable organizations addressing the needs of the underserved and often dismissed populations in DeKalb County.

            The purpose of Promise Fund Grants is to inspire, educate, and empower. Support for this grant program comes from The Promise Fund and the Wiegele Family Early Childhood Literacy Fund. In 2016, with a need for additional grant dollars to fulfill the requests, First Midwest Bank added to the grant pool.

            The Promise Fund inspires the community to build leadership skills and empower the underserved population within DeKalb County. The Wiegele Family Early Childhood Literacy Fund supports early childhood literacy for underserved populations with very young children (birth to kindergarten), including their parents.

            2017 Promise Fund Grants:

            Organization Name Grant Purpose Grant Amount
            DeKalb Public Library for books and to expand story time program for children in the Early Learning and Development Center $2,000
            FLAP for community legal education workshops, including introducing the Mexican Consulate Mobile Office and presentations on human labor trafficking to DeKalb County $1,000
            Littlejohn Elementary School provide social justice education to students on tolerance and understanding of all backgrounds by purchasing books on diversity, respect, and bullying $1,200
            Love and Faith In Action to purchase textbooks, workbooks, teacher guides and teaching materials to support free ESL classes to clients $961
               Total awarded in grant support $5,161

            Applications for Promise Grants are available starting in October of each year and due by mid-November.

            Join us in providing opportunity and inspiration to the underserved in DeKalb County! To discuss your charitable interests, make a gift in support of Promise Fund Grants, or learn more about the Community Foundation, please contact Executive Director Dan Templin, at 815-748-5383 or dan@dekalbccf.org.

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