Community
of Congregation: $1,650 to support
the Holiday Food Basket program for needy
individuals and families
Family
Service and Mental Health Center: $1,500 for student scholarships to attend
leadership training programs to prevent substance
abuse
Hephzibah
Children's Association: $1,000
for the Colorful Days art enrichment program
for children at Hephzibah
Infant
Welfare Clinic: $3,000 in conjunction with
the YMCA to produce a "Parents
Resource Handbook for Healthier Kids"
Oak
Park Area Lesbian & Gay Association: $3,000 to support drop in support centers
for youth and young adults
Oak
Park Housing Authority: $5,000 to support
the low-income housing voucher program
PCC
Community Wellness Center: $2,500 to
support the pre- and post-natal health services
offered at the Oak Park location
Sarah's
Inn: $1,000 to increase violence
awareness and services to the lesbian, bisexual
and transgender community
West
Suburban PADS: $2,500 to support space
planning consultation for this provider of
shelter and services for the homeless
Vital
Bridges: $3,000 to provide nutrition
and food assistance to low-income and disabled
individuals living with AIDS and HIV
Volunteer
Center: $750 to support a peer
mentoring program between local college,
high school and middle school students
Arts & Culture
Art
House Studio & Workshop: $500 to
support a visiting artist program in PADS
homeless shelters
Ernest
Hemingway Foundation: $3,000 for
the audioguide project for the Birthplace
Home
Momenta
Performing Arts Company: $2,000
to support workshops and performances for
disabled artists and youth
Senior
Citizens Center: $2,000 to expand
the artist in residence program
Steckman
Studio of Music: $2,000 for the
Jazz Ensemble Prep program for at-risk and
low-income youth
Symphony
of Oak Park and River Forest: $500 to underwrite the 75th anniversary season
concert
Village
Players Theatre: $2,000 to support
Halloween season performances
Education
Animal
Care League: $350 for supplies for
humane education presentations
Collaboration
for Early Care and Education: $1,400 for professional training for educators
and caregivers to teach literacy skills to
young children
Institute
for Science Education and Technology: $1,000 to support the Percy Julian Science
Symposium for high school students
Literacy
Volunteers of Western Cook County: $500 for literacy tutor training workshops
Oak
Park River Forest High School Alumni Association: $3,000 for scholarships for
summer enrichment programs
Wonder
Works Children's Museum: $1,500
in support of program workshops
Recreation
River
Forest Community Center: $1,400 to
purchase a heart defibrillator for the recreation
center
Seguin
Services: $1,000 for equipment for
Special Olympics participants
West
Suburban Special Recreation Association: $2,000 for sport wheelchairs for recreation
programs for people with disabilities
