Blessing Health System issued the following announcement on April 15.
Twelve nonprofits in West Central Illinois receive grants through Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund
The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri distributed $250,000 to 12 nonprofits to assist individuals and families in Adams, Brown, Hancock, and Pike Counties, IL. The grants were made in conjunction with the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund (IRCF).
The IRCF, established by the Alliance of Illinois Community Foundation and the United Way of Illinois in collaboration with the Office of the Governor, prioritizes swiftly deploying resources to local nonprofit organizations across the state to supply essential resources to the individuals and households most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Community Foundation was one of 30 organizations in Illinois to receive funding from IRCF’s first round of grants, totaling $5.5 million.
“These funds are for the people of West Central Illinois, and the Community Foundation is grateful for the opportunity to steward them on behalf of the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund and partner with local nonprofits to quickly deploy them where and how they are needed most,” said Catherine Bocke Meckes, Community Foundation Chief Executive Officer. “This Fund illustrates how people and communities across the state can come together and help each other through unprecedented challenges.”
Local grantee partners were selected in collaboration with Tracy Family Foundation, The Moorman Foundation, and John Wood Community College Foundation, known regionally as the Funder’s Collaborative.
“During these challenging times, nonprofits are working tirelessly to assist the increasing number of individuals who are experiencing hardship,” said Meckes. “But, they can’t do it without support. These funds will help our nonprofit partners provide vital services and resources to more families and hopefully, reduce the hardship this crisis will have on our region.”
Nonprofits receiving grants include:
Bella Ease dba Teen REACH
Cheerful Home Child Care &Early Learning Center
Community for Christ Assistance Center
Horizons Social Services
Memorial Hospital Foundation
Pike County Unmet Needs Inc.
Quincy Catholic Charities
Quincy Family YMCA
Salvation Army of Quincy
Transitions of Western Illinois
United Way of Adams County
The Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund, chaired by former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, was established by the Alliance of Illinois Community Foundations and the United Way of Illinois in collaboration with the Office of the Governor to provide flexible funding to local nonprofit organizations across the state to supply essential resources to the individuals and households most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds raised will be disbursed to nonprofit organizations across the state serving individuals, families and communities hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Blessing Health System
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