COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS $10,000 YOUTH FUND GRANTS

The Community Foundation announced four grants to organizations from the Jo Daviess County Youth Fund. The grants awarded this year went to the Galena Area Emergency Management Services District (GAEMSD), Mindful Minutes, and the Galena Art & Recreation Center, totaling $10,000

“This year, we had more applications for this grant cycle than any previous grant cycle. We’re proud to fund what we can and hope that people interested in supporting the applications we could not fund will be able to make these grants possible,” said Tom Heidenreich, board chairperson for the Community Foundation. “People interested in supporting a project can work with the Community Foundation to make it happen. See the list of needs on our website www.cfjodaviess.org

Three grants were awarded, including a $5,000 grant to the Galena ARC to expand childcare, creating 19 additional spaces for children, a $3,000 grant to GAEMSD to provide Stop the Bleed training in schools throughout Jo Daviess County, and $2,000 to Mindful Minutes to launch programming in Jo Daviess County preschools.  

The Jo Daviess County Youth Fund continues to grow, thanks to generous support from the community. “It’s a fund designed to meet the needs of our young people today, so they can lead the community in the future,” says Eric Dregne, Community Foundation president. “Everyone in the County can help us grow the fund with a gift of any size. We’ll continue to use the funds to serve young people in the county. You can help by investing in the fund today.”

Anyone can contribute to the Jo Daviess County Youth Fund in any amount. Make a gift online on the Community Foundation website at www.cfjodaviess.com/give or by mailing a check to: Community Foundation of Jo Daviess County, P.O. Box 77, Elizabeth, IL 61028. 

The Community Foundation of Jo Daviess County fosters giving and invests in communities in Northwest Illinois. At the Community Foundation of Jo Daviess County, we strengthen the communities in our county by inspiring community members to give, making grants to strengthen nonprofits, and investing in long-term community initiatives.

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