McCormick Foundation Grants Nearly $1 Million for Citywide Housing Programs Through Chicago Tribune Charities
CHICAGO, Oct. 6, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The McCormick Foundation has announced $800,000 in funding through Chicago Tribune Charities, a McCormick Foundation fund, that will help 32 local agencies provide a broad range of housing and homelessness services. These plans focus on preventing homelessness, moving those who are homeless into permanent housing rather than shelters, and providing the services necessary to help the homeless achieve self-sufficiency. Through partnerships with media outlets, such as the Chicago Tribune, the McCormick Foundation continues Robert R. McCormick's legacy of service by encouraging local giving, inspiring civic involvement and addressing human needs.
"Homelessness continues to be a devastating yet often overlooked problem in cities across America," said David D. Hiller, president and CEO of the McCormick Foundation. "Through the generosity of many Chicagoans and the great work of these deserving organizations, we can hopefully change the landscape of Chicago's homeless population."
The 2010 housing grants will be awarded to agencies providing high-quality services in the following program areas:
- Advocacy / Technical Assistance: $190,000 to 5 agencies supporting legislation and policy efforts on behalf of the homeless; providing training and support for homelessness providers.
- Emergency/Transitional/Interim Shelter: $45,000 to 2 agencies providing 30-120 days of housing with limited social services.
- Prevention: $230,000 to 10 agencies providing emergency assistance, and legal and support services, which allow youth and families to maintain stable housing.
- Supportive Housing: $240,000 to 9 agencies providing short-term to permanent housing with comprehensive social services. The rental support and service provision may span the lifetime of the resident, or may decrease over time, depending on the individual's ability to achieve self-sufficiency.
- Transitional Housing: $95,000 to 6 agencies providing up to two years of housing with case management and support services. In Chicago, this model is used for homeless youth. In the suburbs it's typically used for youth and family.
Since 1987, Chicago Tribune Charities has committed more than $19 million to support programs providing supportive housing, transitional housing, and homelessness prevention services. To donate today to Chicago Tribune Charities, go to www.mccormickfoundation.org/NetCommunity/CTC/donate. For more information about Chicago Tribune Charities, go to www.mccormickfoundation.org/NetCommunity/CTC.
Below is the complete listing of the 2010 Chicago Tribune Charities housing grants. All the organizations are in the Chicagoland area:
Advocacy / Technical Assistance |
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1. The Chicago Alliance For general support. |
$65,000 |
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2. Chicago Coalition for the Homeless For general support. |
$35,000 |
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3. Corporation for Supportive Housing For Chicago-area Family Supportive Housing Initiative. |
$50,000 |
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4. Supportive Housing Providers Association For Saving Homes for Homeless Families program. |
$20,000 |
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5. Chicago Rehabilitation Network For general support. |
$20,000 |
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Total |
$190,000 |
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Emergency / Interim / Transitional Shelter |
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6. Casa Central For La Posada Interim Housing for Homeless Families program. |
$25,000 |
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7. Humboldt Park Social Services For Center for Changing Lives Family Housing Placement and Retention Services program. |
$20,000 |
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Total |
$45,000 |
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Prevention |
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8. Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic For Housing Law program. |
$10,000 |
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9. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago For Homelessness Prevention Call Center. |
$50,000 |
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10. Emergency Fund For Flexible Financial Fund program for families. |
$35,000 |
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11. Heartland Human Care Services, Inc. For Homeless Prevention program for families. |
$35,000 |
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12. Illinois Migrant Council For Farmworker Housing Services program. |
$15,000 |
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13. Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing For general support. |
$20,000 |
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14. Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago For Housing Law Project. |
$15,000 |
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15. Metropolitan Tenants Organization For Homeless Prevention Services. |
$20,000 |
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16. Together We Cope For Rent/Mortgage or Utility Assistance for Families program. |
$15,000 |
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17. Spanish Coalition for Housing For Homeless Prevention program. |
$15,000 |
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Total |
$230,000 |
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Supportive Housing |
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18. AIDS Foundation of Chicago For Supportive Housing Initiatives. |
$20,000 |
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19. Beacon Therapeutic School, Inc. For Family Assertive Community Treatment program. |
$85,000 |
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20. Chicago House and Social Service Agency For Family Support program. |
$25,000 |
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21. DuPage P.A.D.S., Inc. For Case Management for Families program. |
$15,000 |
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22. EdgeAlliance, Inc. For Sawyer Garden and Garden View Permanent Supportive Housing and Services program. |
$20,000 |
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23. Facing Forward to End Homelessness For Shelter Graduates program. |
$20,000 |
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24. South Suburban PADS For Families First program. |
$20,000 |
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25. Thresholds For Homeless Families program. |
$25,000 |
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26. PADS Crisis Services, Inc. For Beyond Shelter program. |
$10,000 |
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Total |
$240,000 |
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Transitional Housing |
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27. Bridge Communities, Inc. For Transitional Housing program. |
$15,000 |
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28. La Casa Norte For Solid Ground program. |
$10,000 |
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29. NCO Youth & Family Services For Youth in Transition program. |
$10,000 |
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30. St. Leonard's Ministries For Grace House Family Reunification. |
$15,000 |
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31. Wings Program, Inc. For Transitional Living program. |
$10,000 |
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32. Teen Living Programs, Inc. For general support. |
$35,000 |
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Total |
$95,000 |
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2010 HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS GRANTS GRAND TOTAL |
$800,000 |
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About the McCormick Foundation and Chicago Tribune Charities
The McCormick Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening our nation's civic health by creating educated, informed and engaged citizens. Through its grantmaking programs, Cantigny Park and Golf, and museums, the Foundation helps build citizen leaders and make life better in our communities. The Foundation was established as a charitable trust in 1955, upon the death of Colonel Robert R. McCormick, the longtime editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune. The McCormick Foundation is one of the nation's largest charities, with more than $1 billion in assets.
The McCormick Foundation continues McCormick's legacy by partnering with media outlets, such as the Chicago Tribune, and sports teams across the country, to encourage local giving, inspire civic involvement and address human needs.
Through this unique partnership, Chicago Tribune and the McCormick Foundation raise and distribute funds across Chicagoland through Chicago Tribune Charities. All donations are matched by the McCormick Foundation at 50 cents on the dollar, increasing the impact of the gift. The Foundation and Chicago Tribune pay all campaign and administrative costs, ensuring that 100 percent of all donations, plus the match, is granted to local nonprofit agencies with programs that support disadvantaged people in the community.
To learn more about the McCormick Foundation visit www.McCormickFoundation.org.
SOURCE McCormick Foundation
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