We had a wonderful evening together on Monday, November 4 at the Detour in LaSalle, listening to the presentations by the 2024 WIN grant finalists. Thanks to all who attended and to the staff of Detour for hosting us. I know those who attended were impressed with the informative, fact-filled presentations we heard, and thought each proposal was deserving of receiving a grant from WIN!
All paid members for the 2024 WIN membership year are eligible to vote. We need your vote by Monday, November 18, 2024. If you are not able to vote online, please feel free to call Janice Corrigan, Director of Operations at 815-252-2906 Ext. 2 to vote by phone, or mail your preference to the SRCCF at 241 Marquette Street, LaSalle, IL 61301 by Monday, November 18, 2024.
The mission of Braveheart is to strengthen the response to child abuse through prevention, education, intervention, and child advocacy. This grant proposes creating a library of resources specifically designed for children and parents to provide education and support around issues of child abuse, neglect, and trauma. The library will include a collection of books and materials that can be checked out or kept by the families served to further educate and support them. Having a comprehensive, age appropriate, diverse selection of books to support the emotional, educational, and developmental needs will help those children who have been abused and traumatized on their road to becoming survivors. This grant will be just one more way to help those children who have been physically and sexually traumatized to heal.
This program, offered through the Regional Office of Education, benefits low income and over 300 homeless students and their families in the counties served by the regional office. The Care Closet provides basic necessities to students in need so their education is not disrupted. At present the items offered at the closets include, hygiene products, clothing, school supplies, household items, snacks, food, gas gift cards, clothes soap, feminine hygiene care packets and any items that cannot be purchased by the student and/or their families. By providing these items the program helps alleviate some of the barriers that may hinder a student’s education and potential. The Regional Office and it’s educators have found that when a student’s basic needs are met, they are more likely to participate and complete their education. This grant will help make a difference in the most vulnerable students’ lives.
The Spouts program aims to empower youth to conceptualize, plan, implement and advocate for their own ideas for community projects through mentorship and support from Grow members. The plan involves working with the schools, Spring Valley Youth Center, and other community organizations and businesses to empower the youth in the community to participate in helping their community grow and for the youth to get involved and take an active role in their communities by developing their own impactful projects to improve and enhance the quality of life for all residents. The goal of this grant will be to inspire and equip young leaders to identify local needs, create solutions and foster a sense of civic responsibility and pride as their own ideas are brought to completion.
This grant proposal is designed as a fun, skill building activity for the teens who use the resources available at Second Story. An art teacher and the program manager will work with the teens in 8- week sessions instructing them in a variety of crafts to cultivate and nurture their full potential through education, mentorship and support in a short-term pilot program In a fun, relaxed atmosphere, the message this program will tell the teens is that everyone is born with the same amount of potential, but not always the same amount of opportunity. The lessons learned will not just be in learning various crafting, but in commitment, teamwork and finding their own potential.
The finalists have been listed below in alphabetical order. For each finalist, please enter a number between 1 and 4, denoting your preference for their ranking.
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