2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
Grant Recipient |
Project/Program Description |
Amount |
2020
AgeOptions |
Expand training for nonprofit professionals who advise older adults on options for health care coverage. |
$50,000 |
Aging Care Connections |
Provision of a seamless service for successful aging by improving collaboration between nonprofits, local businesses, healthcare agencies and community members. |
$50,000 |
Casa Central Social Services Corporation | Delivery of meals; provision of transportation; and wellness checks for older adults. | $35,000 |
Center for Disability and Elder Law | Provision of legal services via technology for seniors with low income in Cook County. | $60,000 |
Center of Concern | Provision of services to help older adults as they age-in-place at home. | $35,000 |
Chicago Commons Association | Support for home services for seniors which help older adults maintain their independence and quality of life. | $20,000 |
Concordia University Chicago | Support for academic and experiential education; service-based practice and policy shaping; and community engagement. | $196,000 |
Concordia University, Inc. | Improve educational experience of nursing students in caring for older adults who live alone and address challenges related to COVID-19. | $50,000 |
Dental Lifeline Network Illinois | Support for donated dental services for seniors. | $15,000 |
Des Plaines Community Senior Center | Support for health and wellness programs for older adults through home visits, wellness checks and community outreach. | $12,000 |
Elderwerks | Provide education and support for older adults to enable them to stay at home successfully through virtual education and community outreach. | $50,000 |
Embrace Living Communities | Provide senior friendly exercise equipment that proactively addresses health and social needs to maximize independence, wellbeing and quality of life for older adults. | $50,000 |
Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly | Support for home upkeep, repair and health related interventions through a partnership with Rush University Medical Center. | $20,000 |
Howard Brown Health | Support for an LGBTQ competent support group for caregivers of adults living with dementia and Alzheimer's. | $25,000 |
Humanitarian Service Project | Support for healthy eating and living through monthly grocery delivery. | $10,000 |
Illinois Saint Andrew Society | Support for preventive protocols for COVID-19 for senior residents. | $50,000 |
Kenneth Young Center | Expand the Memory Cafe program through virtual programs that serve older adults and their caregivers. | $35,000 |
L'Arche Chicago | Provision of professional nursing care for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | $40,000 |
Little City Foundation | Provide engaging weekday activities for seniors with disabilities. | $32,000 |
Little Sisters of the Poor, Palatine | Provide engagine weekday activities for seniors with disabilities | $32,000 |
Lutheran Child & Family Services | Support for older adults foster parents. | $50,000 |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Provision of non-medical home care services that help older adults maintain their lives in the community and in their homes. | $50,000 |
Meals at Home/Meals on Wheels Northeastern Illinois | Support for nutritious home-delivered meals | $55,000 |
Meals on Wheels Foundation of Northern Illinois & Community Nutrition Network | Support for home-delivered meals and community cafes. | $30,000 |
North Shore Senior Center | Address social isolation through provision of virtual programming for older adults living with dementia and their caregivers. | $40,000 |
Northern Illinois Food Bank | Provide nutritious food to seniors who are challenged to get to a local food pantry. | $35,000 |
Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry d/b/a Beyond Hunger |
Provision of direct hunger relief to older adults in the west side of Chicago and near west suburbs. | $10,000 |
Oak-Leyden Developmental Services | Support for aging-friendly improvements to a home for adults with developmental disabilities. | $40,000 |
Open Arms Free Clinic, Inc. | Expansion of dental care services for older adults to meet current increased demand. | $25,000 |
Palatine Township Senior Citizens Council | Support for services needed by older adults to continue living independently. | $20,000 |
People Care, Inc. | Transportation and telemedicine services for seniors. | $20,000 |
People's Resource Center | Support for food and emergency funding for housing, transportation and utilities. | $50,000 |
Senior Home Sharing | Support for housing in a family style home, including precautions to address COVID-19 | $15,000 |
St. Eulalia Church | Support for outreach and engagement of senior adults in Proviso Township. | $45,000 |
United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago | Support for seniors with IDD, memory and/or behavioral disorders within group homes. | $50,000 |
Walworth County Food Pantry Inc. | Provision of food, toiletries and other basic supplies to older adults. | $15,000 |
Wesley Willows A Methodist Retirement Home | Purchase equipment needed for engaging early to mid-stage dementia for seniors. | $10,000 |
West Cook YMCA, Inc. | Support for the Healthy Aging program. | $50,000 |
Window to the World Communications Inc. | Support for the Grandparents Connection program Card Campaign. | $20,000 |
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2019
AgeOptions | Expand training for nonprofit professionals who advise older adults on options for their health care coverage. | $40,000 |
Aging Care Connections |
Provision of a seamless service for successful aging by improving collaboration between nonprofits, local businesses, healthcare agencies and community members. |
$65,000 |
Casa Central Social Services Corporation | Support for an adult wellness center that strengthens cognitive, emotional, and physical functioning. | $20,000 |
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | Support for three adult care centers which support older adults and their caregivers. | $15,000 |
Center for Disability & Elder Law |
Provision of legal services for seniors with low income in ten locations in Cook County. |
$60,000 |
Center of Concern |
Provision of services, counseling and companionship to help older adults as they age-in-place at home. |
$15,000 |
Chicago Commons Association | Support for adult day services which help older adults maintain their independence and quality of life. | $15,000 |
Concordia University Chicago |
Support older adults, families and aging societies through innovative and meaningful education, research, and practice. |
$220,000 |
Concordia University, Inc. | Improve educational experiences of nursing students so that they can respond professionally and creatively to the unique healthcare and daily living challenges of older adults. | $85,000 |
Dental Lifeline Network Illinois | Support for donated dental services for seniors. | $5,000 |
Des Plaines Community Senior Ctr | Support for health and wellness programs for older adults. | $10,000 |
Elderwerks | Establishment of a new program to provide education and support for older adults to enable them to stay at home successfully. | $15,000 |
Franciscan Tertiary of the Sacred Heart, Inc. | Financial assistance for older adults with low income to access dental and vision services. | $5,000 |
Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly | Support for home upkeep, repair and health related interventions through a partnership with Rush Health Systems. | $15,000 |
Howard Brown Health | Support to launch an LGBTQ competent support group for caregivers of adults living with dementia and Alzheimer's. | $20,000 |
Humanitarian Service Project | Support for healthy eating and living through monthly grocery delivery. | $5,000 |
Illinois Saint Andrew Society |
Fourth of 5-year grant for the Caledonian House, a memory care facility for older adults. |
$20,000 |
Illinois Saint Andrew Society | Support to upgrade 49 rooms and half baths in the Scottish Home for seniors. | $30,000 |
Kenneth Young Center | Maintain and expand the Memory Cafe program to serve more people through socialization, education, and entertainment for older adults and their caregivers. | $15,000 |
Kott Gerontology Institute | Support for the Kott Gerontology Scholars Program | $200,000 |
L 'Arche Chicago | Provision of professional nursing care for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | $20,000 |
Little City Foundation |
Support for a senior fitness program. |
$8,000 |
Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Centers | Support for the Mobile Medical Care Program which brings medical and personal care to homebound older adults. | $8,000 |
Lutheran Child & Family Services |
Support for older adults foster parents. |
$45,000 |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Provision of non-medical home care services that help older adults maintain their lives in the community and in their homes. | $45,000 |
Meals at Home/Meals on Wheels Northeastern Illinois | Establishment of an in-house food production facility. | $50,000 |
Meals on Wheels Foundation of Northern Illinois & Community Nutrition Network | Support for home-delivered meals and community cafes. | $8,000 |
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus | Establishment of a regional age-friendly collaborative of mayors and municipalities across seven counties in the Chicago metropolitan area. | $39,000 |
North Shore Senior Center |
Assist older adults in applying for and maintaining public benefits. |
$30,000 |
Northern Illinois Food Bank |
Provide nutritious food to seniors who are challenged to get to a local food pantry. |
$10,000 |
Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry d/b/a Beyond Hunger | Provision of direct hunger relief to older adults in the west side of Chicago and near west suburbs. | $8,500 |
Oak-Leyden Developmental Services | Support improvements to a home for adults with developmental disabilities to make it more aging-friendly and accessible. | $30,000 |
Open Arms Free Clinic, Inc. | Expansion of dental care services for older adults through the addition of one new dental operatory. | $15,000 |
Palatine Township Senior Citizen Council | Support for the identification and access of services needed by older adults to continue living independently in the community. | $10,000 |
Park District of Oak Park | Support for a Senior Center Technology Lab. | $30,000 |
People Care, Inc. | Support for a senior transportation taxi voucher program for older adults. | $10,000 |
Senior Home Sharing | Support for seniors to live independently in an affordable family style home. | $10,000 |
St Eulalia Church | Support for a day care center for senior adults in Proviso Township | $15,000 |
United Cerebral Palsy Seguin Services of Greater Chicago |
Support for a senior services daytime activities program for older adults with developmental disabilities. |
$45,000 |
Walworth County Food Pantry Inc. | Provision of food, toiletries and other basic supplies to older adults. | $5,500 |
Wesley Willows A. Methodist Retirement Home | Support for early to mid-stage dementia for seniors in Rockford region. | $15,000 |
West Cook YMCA, Inc. |
Expansion of off-site locations, partnerships, and participants of the Healthy Aging Program. |
$60,000 |
Window to the World Communications, Inc. (WTTW) |
Support for WTTW programs and initiatives for older adults: Chicago Tonight TV show and Grandparents Connections. |
$100,000 |
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2018
AgeOptions |
Expand education and training for nonprofit professionals who advise older adults on their health care coverage. |
$45,000 |
Aging Care Connections |
Support Aging Well Neighborhood program which engages older adults, businesses, healthcare, social services and health education professionals. |
$75,000 |
Boone County Council on Aging | Support for a pilot program that serves an underserved population with dementia. | $14,500 |
Casa Central Social Services Corporation | Support for the health and well-being of Latino older adults as they age independently and safely in their own communities. | $35,000 |
Center for Disability and Elder Law | Support for Senior Legal Assistance Clinics in ten locations in Cook County. | $60,000 |
Center of Concern | Support for older adults by reducing the stress of housing decisions. | $15,000 |
Concordia University Chicago | Support older adults, families and aging societies through education, research and practice at the Center for Gerontology | $200,000 |
Deep Roots Project | Establish a multigenerational gardening project. | $10,000 |
Ford Heights Community Service Organization | Provide nutritious hot meals to seniors and connect them to nutrition education, fitness, and health screening opportunities. | $40,000 |
Franciscan Tertiary of the Sacred Heart, Inc. | Support hearing, dental and vision services for older adults. | $5,000 |
Greater Chicago Food Depository | Hunger relief initiative for older adults. | $15,000 |
Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly | Expand house repair services to include health care services through the CAPABLE model. | $25,000 |
Humanitarian Service Project | Home delivery of groceries and other necessities to low income seniors. | $5,000 |
Illinois Saint Andrew Society | Support to build Caledonian House, a new model of memory care. | $20,000 |
Kott Gerontology Institute | Support for the Kott Gerontology Scholars program, a collaboration involving universities, agencies and graduate students. | $260,000 |
Little City Foundation | Support for emotional and educational needs of older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | $15,000 |
Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Centers | Support for Medical Care program which brings medical personnel and care to homebound older adults. | $7,500 |
Little Sisters of the Poor Palatine | General operations for a continuum of care from independent living apartments through total nursing care. | $90,000 |
Lutheran Child & Family Services | Support for older foster caregivers to raise the children in their care. | $50,000 |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Support for non-medical home care services to help older adults maintain their lives in the community and in their homes. | $50,000 |
Meals at Home | General operations for the delivery of nutritious meals and other support services to homebound older adults. | $7,000 |
North Shore Senior Center | Support older adults in applying for and maintaining public benefits. | $35,000 |
Northern Illinois Food Bank | Home delivery of nutritious food to low-income seniors. | $25,000 |
Norwood Life Care Foundation | Support for long-term respite, memory support and rehab care for seniors in Chicago's northwest side. | $8,500 |
Oak-Leyden Developmental Services | Support for the development of two senior spaces for older adults with developmental disabilities. | $30,000 |
Palatine Township Senior Citizens Council | Support to help older adults identify and access services needed to continue living independently in the community. | $10,000 |
People's Resource Center | Support for emergency food and social services for older adults. | $36,000 |
PLOWS Council on Aging | Support to help older adults identify and access services needed to continue living independently in their homes. | $13,744 |
United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago | Help older adults with developmental disabilities age with dignity through the Senior Services Daytime Activities program. | $45,000 |
West Cook YMCA, Inc. | Support for the Healthy Aging program. | $50,000 |
Window to the World Communications, Inc. (WTTW) | Support for the Grandparents Connection program, a community outreach initiative. | $100,000 |
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2017
Aging Care Connections |
Aging Well Neighborhood Specialist and program support. |
$75,000 |
Center for Disability & Elder Law |
Senior Legal Assistance Clinics. |
$53,000 |
Center of Concern |
General operations. |
$10,000 |
Concordia University Chicago |
For the Center for Gerontology. |
$235,000 |
Greater Food Depository | Food for Seniors. | $15,000 |
Illinois Saint Andrew Society |
Fourth of 5-year grant for the Caledonian House, a memory care facility for older adults. |
$20,000 |
Illinois Saint Andrew Society | General operations. | $10,000 |
Kott Gerontology Institute | Kott Scholars Program | $280,000 |
Little Sisters of the Poor (St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly) |
General operations. |
$50,000 |
Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois |
Seed grant for Older Caregiver Support Program. |
$50,000 |
Lutheran Disaster Response |
Hurricane relief and wildfire relief, to aid seniors |
$150,000 |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Contingency Care Fund. | $50,000 |
North Shore Senior Center |
Older Adults Benefits Program. |
$35,000 |
Norwegian Lutheran Bethesda Home Association |
Music & Memory and horticultural programs. |
$13,500 |
Open Arms Clinic | General operations. | $10,000 |
United Cerebral Palsy Seguin Services of Greater Chicago |
Senior Services Daytime Activities Program. |
$45,000 |
West Cook YMCA |
Active Adult Navigation Program. |
$45,000 |
Window to the World Communications, Inc. (WTTW) |
For Grandparent Connections and Chicago Tonight. |
$120,000 |
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2016
Concordia University Chicago |
Third of three-year grant to develop and implement the Center for Gerontology. |
$160,000 |
Illinois Saint Andrew Society |
Third of five year grant for the Caledonian House, a memory care facility for older adults. |
$20,000 |
Kott Gerontology Institute | General Operations | $320,000 |
Little Sisters of the Poor (St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly) |
General Operations | $35,000 |
Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois | Senior Care Services | $80,000 |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | InTouch Home Care Services | $30,000 |
North Shore Senior Center | Older Adults Benefits Program | $15,000 |
Norwegian Lutheran Bethesda Home Association | General Operations | $15,000 |
United Cerebral Palsy Seguin Services of Greater Chicago (formerly Seguin Services, Inc.) | Second installment of a two-year grant for the Senior Services Daytime Activities Program | $40,000 |
West Cook YMCA | Programming for Seniors | $10,000 |
Window to the World Communications, Inc. (WTTW) | Grandparent Connections and the Arts & Culture Portions of Chicago Tonight | $100,000 |
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2015
Aging Care Connections |
Safe Transition Home Program. |
$58,274 |
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) |
Funding to create a gerontology accreditation program for educational institutions. |
$75,000 |
Center for Disability & Elder Law |
Senior Legal Assistance Clinics. |
$40,000 |
Center of Concern |
General operations. |
$10,000 |
Concordia Place |
Senior Wellness Program. |
$10,000 |
Concordia University Chicago |
Second of three-year grant to develop and implement the Center for Gerontology. |
$195,000 |
Council for Jewish Elderly Senior Life |
SeniorLife's Counseling & Care management program. |
$20,000 |
Dental Lifeline Network Illinois |
Donated dental services program. |
$10,000 |
Illinois Saint Andrew Society |
Second of five year grant for the Caledonian House, a memory care facility for older adults. |
$20,000 |
Little Sisters of the Poor (St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly) |
General operations. |
$75,000 |
Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois |
Senior Care Services. |
$125,000 |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois |
Intouch Chicago South Home Care Services. |
$100,000 |
Meals at Home |
General operations. |
$5,000 |
Naperville Elderly Homes (dba Martin Avenue Homes) |
Rental assistance and residence feeding program. |
$20,000 |
North Shore Senior Center |
Adult Protective Services program. |
$30,000 |
Norwegian Lutheran Bethesda Home Association |
Supplies and equipment for new therapy gym. |
$37,607 |
Northwest Community Healthcare Organization |
Liaison In Nursing Care Transitions. |
$45,000 |
Roseland Community Hospital Foundation |
Senior Synergy Bridge Program. |
$58,032 |
Thrive Counseling Center |
Senior Services Program's psychiatric services and expand senior home visit program. |
$26,286 |
United Cerebral Palsy Seguin Services of Greater Chicago (formerly Seguin Services, Inc.) |
First installment of a two-year grant for the Senior Services Daytime Activities Program. |
$40,000 |
West Cook YMCA |
Senior Programming. |
$30,000 |
Window to the World Communications, Inc. (WTTW) |
Program support for three programs: Arts programming on Chicago Tonight ($70k); Geoffry Baer's Chicago Tours ($50k); Grantparents Connection ($80k). |
$200,000 |
Approved for distribution in January |
Kott Gerontology Institute |
$520,000 |
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2014
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital |
Older Adult Services program: creative arts therapy. (Bridging the Gap: Arts for All) |
$30,000 |
Aging Care Connections |
Enhanced Bridge Caregiver Program, Aging Resource Center (ARC) |
$30,000 |
Barrington Area Council on Aging, Inc. (BACOA) | General operations support | $10,000 |
Cantata Adult Life Services | Phase II of a pilot program to expand care delivery through accessible technology to 27 more seniors | $60,000 |
Casa Central | Adult Wellness Center | $15,000 |
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | Northwest and South Suburban Senior Services | $40,000 |
Center of Concern | Senior Support and Geriatric Counseling | $40,000 |
Center for Disability & Elder Law | Senior Legal Assistance Clinics | $35,000 |
Concordia University Chicago | Center for Gerontology | $208,700 |
Greater Chicago Food Depository | Older adult hunger relief initiatives throughout Cook County | $15,000 |
Humanitarian Service Project | Senior Citizen Project, to purchase 2 months work of fresh produce for enrolled seniors | $5,000 |
Illinois Saint Andrew Society | The Caledonian House, a memory care facility for older adults | $20,000 |
Kott Gerontology Institute | General operations support | $160,000 |
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly | General operations support | $5,500 |
Little City Foundation | GRACE Senior Training Program | $20,000 |
Little Sisters of the Poor (St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly) |
General operations support | $75,000 |
Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois | LCFS Senior Care Services | $126,900 |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Intouch Chicago South Home Care Services | $100,000 |
Mercy Housing Lakefront | Lakefront Residences of Grayslake | $17,500 |
Naperville Elderly Homes (dba Martin Avenue Homes) |
Tenant Assistance Rent Subsidy and Resident Feeding Program | $20,000 |
North Shore Senior Center | Adult Protective Services Program | $25,000 |
Northern Illinois Food Bank | Senior Food Program | $15,000 |
Northern Illinois Medical Center; dba Centegra Health System - McHenry | Purchase of 20 telepath kits, which allow nurse practioners to monitor health of seniors in their homes | $29,644 |
Norwegian Lutheran Bethesda Home Association | Sensory Center | $15,242 |
Northwest Community Healthcare Organization | Liaison In Nursing Care Transitions | $45,000 |
People Care, Inc. | General operations support | $15,000 |
PLOWS Council on Aging | Adult Protective Services Program | $60,000 |
United Cerebral Palsy Seguin Services of Greater Chicago (formerly Seguin Services, Inc.) | Senior Services Daytime Activities Program | $40,000 |
West Cook YMCA | Senior Activities Coordinator | $15,911 |
Window to the World Communications, Inc. (WTTW) | Support of: Scientific Chicago; Where in Chicago?; and Grandparents Connection | $200,000 |
YMCA of Berwyn | Y Senior Program | $70,000 |
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2013
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital |
request for an art and music therapist for the older adult Bridging the Gap Program |
$30,000 |
Animal Care League |
request funding that will provide companion animals and daily assistance to seniors in 3 independent and assisted living facilities |
$10,000 |
Barrington Area Council on Aging, Inc. (BACOA) |
request funding for general operating support expenses, major areas funded include information and referral, caregiver support, outreach and case coordination, benefits and insurance information and healthy aging |
$10,000 |
Caring Connections for Seniors |
request funding for support of its Health Connect2014 project which will promote physical, social and emotional health and well being among CCS seniors through (1) increased access to low-cost prescription drugs and medication management and 92) stimulating interactive art activities and (3) access to professional counseling |
$25,000 |
Casa Central |
request funding to support the Adult Wellness Center that provides activities for older adults |
$15,000 |
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago |
request funding to support the Northwest and South Suburban Senior Services. Services are designed to provide in home assessment, arrange services, and monitor conditions sot that older adults may remain safely and comfortable in their own homes and communities. |
$30,000 |
Center of Concern |
request funding for general operating support of the Senior Services and Geriatric Counseling Program that provides professional elder care management services, one-to-one companionship, encouragement, and hands-on assistance to improve the quality of life of the frail elderly and other seniors |
$10,000 |
Center for Disability & Elder Law |
request funding to replace the loss of Equal Justice Works funding thus enabling the Senior Legal Assistance Clinics to continue. Funding would cover staff attorney's salary and benefits as well as include program expenses for travel, parking, postage and supplies |
$19,328 |
Concordia Universtiy Chicago |
creation and implementation of the Kott Gerontology Center |
$125,000 |
Family Alliance, Inc. |
request funding to support a 2nd Adult Day Program site in southern McHenry County |
$50,000 |
Greater Chicago Food Depository |
request funding to sustain the Food Depository's Older Adult Program |
$25,000 |
Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) |
request funding to support general operations of the Upkeep and Repair Program, Intergenerational Housing Program, Shopping Bus Program and Volunteer Services |
$10,000 |
Humanitarian Service Project |
request funding to provide 121 needy senior citizens in DuPage and Kane County with monthly deliveries of groceries |
$5,000 |
Kott Gerontology Institute |
implementation Kott Scholar Program |
$160,000 |
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly |
request general operating support in providing a visiting program and social activities that focus on enhancing the quality of life of seniors by alleviating loneliness and isolation |
$5,500 |
Little Sisters of the Poor |
request general operating support in providing care to elderly persons with little or no financial resources, ranging from Independent Apartment Living, Sheltered Care to Intermediate Total Care |
$65,000 |
Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois |
request funding to increase assistance to seniors served through the food distribution program and the Extended Family Support Program |
$80,000 |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois |
request funding to support the In touch Home Care Services that provides 450 low income older adults with personal care, house cleaning, laundry, food preparation, shopping and transportation to medical appointments |
$100,000 |
Mercy Housing Lakefront |
requests funding to support its senior facility serving residents in the northern Illinois Village of Grayslake in Lake County |
$15,000 |
Naperville Elderly Homes |
requests funding to support tenant rent assistance and resident feeding program. |
$20,000 |
Nineteenth Century Charitable Association |
Request general operating support to maintain programs and services for seniors. Programs include life-long learning promoted through multi-cultural programs. |
$25,000 |
North Shore Senior Center |
request funding to support the Adult Protective Services program, formally known as Elder Abuse Investigation and Protection |
$25,000 |
Northern Illinois Food Bank |
request funding to support Senior Food Box Program providing monthly box lunches to 660 seniors |
$25,000 |
Norwegian Lutheran Bethesda Home Association |
request general operating support to fund the "Get Creative" weekly art class |
$17,500 |
Palatine Township Senior Citizens Council |
request funding to support the Benefits Access Program where staff help older adults with limited resources access the benefits they are eligible for |
$25,000 |
People Care, Inc. |
request funding to support its homebound seniors program |
$30,000 |
People's Resource Center |
request funding support for its food program serving low income elderly residents of DuPage County |
$30,050 |
PLOWS Council on Aging |
request funding for two years to add one full time caseworker to the agency's Adult Protective Services |
$60,000 |
Presence Home Care Service |
request funding to support the Homebound Elderly Program that provides home-based medical, nursing, social work, and volunteer services to approximately 70 low-income and chronically ill elderly patients |
$50,000 |
United Cerebral Palsy Seguin Services of Greater Chicago |
request funding to support Senior Services Daytime Activities Program for 45 older adults with developmental disabilities |
$35,000 |
Village of River Forest |
request funding to create a financial assistance program for seniors ages 65 years and over who are unable to afford the Resident Assistance Program - Protect Your Basement Program. This program works with seniors in offering necessary housing upgrades to prevent impact of flood damage |
$35,000 |
West Cook YMCA |
request funding to support 10 hour per week senior activities coordinator to continue to build on the Silver Sneakers Senior Program |
$14,365 |
Window to the World Communications, Inc. (WTTW) |
request funding support for continuation of the Grandparent Connection, Scientific Chicago on Chicago Tonight, and new support for Chicago Time Machine |
$250,000 |
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Age Options, Inc. |
Replication of program Caring Together, Living Better to be extended to minorities communities in the western suburbs. |
$125,000 |
Aging Care Connections |
General operating support |
$25,000 |
Barrington Area Council on Aging, Inc. |
General operating support |
$10,000 |
Big Foot Emergency Food Pantry |
General operating support |
$5,000 |
Caring Connections for Seniors |
For HealthConnect 2013 to assist seniors with medication management and provide assistance to seniors in communicating with doctors, pharmacists and other health care professionals |
$25,000 |
Casa Central |
For the Older Adult Wellness Program |
$15,000 |
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago |
For funding of the NW Senior Services Program |
$30,000 |
Concordia University |
To establish a research intensive doctoral program in gerontology |
$86,750 |
Council for Jewish Elderly |
Implementation of the Food Sense Program |
$15,000 |
Edward Foundation |
To provide staff training in Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming |
$23,180 |
Family Alliance, Inc. |
General operating support |
$50,000 |
Greater Chicago Food Depository |
To sustain and expand the Food Depository's Older Adult Program |
$20,000 |
Lake Geneva Food Pantry |
General operating support |
$5,000 |
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly |
For operational support |
$5,500 |
Little Company of Mary Hospital |
For the Mobile Medical Care Program |
$10,000 |
Little Sisters of the Poor (St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly) |
General operating support |
$65,000 |
Lutheran Child and Family Services |
To support cost associated for the four food pantries where there is a senior population |
$81,476 |
Lutheran Life Communities Foundation |
To help provide a new, state-of-the-art rehabilitation services gym as part of the Commitment to Community, Commitment to Care campaign |
$200,000 |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois |
For the In Touch Home Care program |
$100,000 |
Mercy Housing Lakefront |
For support of the Grayslake senior development project |
$15,000 |
Milestone, Inc. |
Purchase of an EZ lift for the Elmwood Heights Specialized Care facility |
$5,055 |
Naperville Elderly Homes |
To provide rent subsidy and food gift cards to low income seniors |
$20,000 |
North Shore Senior Center |
To help subsidize the cost of investigating cases of elderly abuse |
$20,000 |
Northern Illinois Food Bank |
For support of the Senior Food Box Program |
$25,000 |
Norwegian Lutheran Bethesda Home Assoc. |
To launch an Adult Day Club at Bethesda Home and Retirement Center |
$15,000 |
Palatine Township Senior Citizens Council |
To provide bilingual, bicultural staff |
$25,000 |
People Care, Inc. |
For general operating support |
$15,000 |
People's Resource Center |
To provide free, healthy food and access to additional services for low-income elderly residents |
$25,000 |
Resurrection Home Health Services (RHHS) |
To support RHHS Homebound Elderly Program |
$50,000 |
River Forest Community Center |
To defray the cost of installing automatic door openers at the main entrance of the River Forest Community Center |
$21,445 |
Rush Oak Park Hospital |
Partial funding to provide free quarterly 3 day Health Education Programs to seniors. The goals of the classes are to promote overall healthy and independent lifestyles through education and health screening. |
$10,000 |
Seguin Services, Inc. |
For support of Sequin's Senior Services Daytime Activities Program |
$35,000 |
Senior Home Sharing, Inc. |
General operating support |
$10,000 |
The Arthur Home |
For the purchasing of a Sci-Fit Recumbent Stepper for their REBOUND & STRENGTH MATTERS program. |
$4,800 |
Thrive |
Expansion of the Project Access, additional 7.5 hours of staffing for a Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
$9,513 |
Window to the World Communications, Inc. |
For support of the Scientific Chicago on Chicago Tonight's and Readers are Leaders Programs. |
$200,000 |
West Cook YMCA |
Funding to develop a seniors program |
$13,945 |
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2011
Advocate Charitable Foundation |
Bridging the Gap Program |
$30,000 |
Age Options, Inc. |
Caring Together, Living Better Program |
$20,000 |
Aging Care Connections |
Project ARC |
$22,000 |
Barrington Area Council on Aging, Inc. |
General Operations |
$7,500 |
Caring Connections For Seniors |
HealthyConnect 2012 |
$25,000 |
CJE Senior Life |
Support for the Culture Bus Northwest Program |
$15,000 |
Concordia University Chicago |
Establishment of a Gerontology Fellowship |
$20,000 |
Des Plaines Community Senior Center |
Health & Wellness Education Series and Benefits Enrollment Program |
$10,000 |
Dominican University |
Funding gap from the John A. Hartford Foundation |
$10,000 |
Family Alliance, Inc. |
General Operations |
$50,000 |
Greater Chicago Food Depository |
Depository's Older Adult Program |
$20,000 |
Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly |
General Operations |
$50,000 |
Little Company of Mary Hospital |
Mobile Medical Care |
$10,000 |
Little Sisters of the Poor |
General Operations |
$65,000 |
Lutheran Life Communities |
It's Never 2 Late Initiative |
$50,000 |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois |
Intouch Home Care Services |
$90,000 |
Naperville Elderly Homes |
Residents' Feeding Program |
$20,000 |
North Shore Senior Center |
Peer Counseling/Friendly Visitor Program |
$10,240 |
Northern Illinois Food Bank |
Senior Food Box Program |
$6,820 |
People Care Inc. |
Expansion of the Elderly Transportation Program |
$15,000 |
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2010
West Suburban Senior Services |
2010 - 2013 Kott Geriatric Scholars Program |
$115,383 |
Little Sisters of the Poor - Palatine |
General operations |
$65,000 |
Greater Chicago Food Depository |
Older Adult Program |
$20,000 |
Chicago Commons Association |
Caring for Caregivers Support Initiative |
$20,000 |
Naperville Elderly Homes / Martin Apartments |
Tenant Assistance Rent Subsidy, Resident Feeding program and new accessible bus |
$27,500 |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois |
Intouch Home Care Services |
$90,000 |
Barrington Area Council on Aging, Inc. |
Young-Onset Dementia Support and Education Group |
$7,500 |
West Suburban Senior Services |
Final Kott Scholars Payment |
$774,867 |
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