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| Organization Name | Grant Name | Grant Amount | Grant Cycle | Region |
Openlands | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $20,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To revitalize four gardens built as part of the Building School Gardens program at Chicago Public Schools that have since fallen into disrepair during the Covid-19 pandemic. Openlands will also provide stipends to teachers and local community gardeners to ensure long-term sustainability and empower them to lead garden programs. | ||||
Garfield Park Community Council | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $10,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To support the ongoing maintenance of five community gardens in the GPCC Garden Network, which also supports their Youth Garden Corps program, which provides high school-aged youth with summer employment and educational experiences. | ||||
Reparations Media | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $10,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
For the growth and expansion of RP’s flagship podcast program, Change Agents, which trains journalists of color in community-based reporting, fostering civic engagement and participation, while amplifying the voices of marginalized communities. | ||||
Refugee Education and Adventure Challenge (REACH) | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $15,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To improve upon its successful Peer Mentor Leadership Project (PMLP), which develops a new generation of racially, socio-economically, & culturally diverse leaders to help foster more representative, responsive & relevant environmental engagement & outdoor learning experiences for refugee communities. | ||||
One Family Illinois | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $15,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
Supporting The Urban Growers Club to improve health outcomes for youth ages 5-21 in foster care by introducing basic concepts in nutrition, cooking, and gardening during the growing season, March-September, at two One Family Illinois sites where there are established community gardens. | ||||
Light of Loving Kindness | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $15,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To support the expansion of the Outdoor Rx programs, including social-emotional learning, personal development, community building, and immersive field trips to natural spaces. Programs range from one-day multi-generational workshops held in nature preserves to 12-week programs that equip participants with teen Mental Health First Aid certification and internship opportunities. | ||||
Juvenile Protective Association | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $15,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To fund the Building Bridges to North Lawndale project, bringing school-based therapy services to children ages 3-13 within six neighborhood schools, trauma informed teacher consultation for four schools, the Grandparent Circle to adolescent girls at one school, and open a community clinic to offer therapy and parent groups—all with no financial or transportation barriers. | ||||
Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $20,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
For a project based on input from 20+ affiliate organizations working in Chicago, IECEF identified three key barriers for urban agriculture: water access, business licensing, and zoning compliance. This project funding will provide resources to bring city agency staff, alder-people, and local state legislators on site visits to learn first-hand about issues faced by farmers and others in the food system in Chicago. | ||||
Heartland Human Care Services, Inc. | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $10,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To support FarmWorks, a food and economic justice program focused on addressing food insecurity and providing workforce development for Chicago’s West Side communities, particularly East Garfield Park. By expanding partnerships and introducing innovative methods like solar and greenhouse technology, we aim to increase food access, production capacity, and employment opportunities while advancing sustainable practices. | ||||
Garfield Park Community Council | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $20,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
For Garfield Park Community Council’s (GPCC) Wellness Initiative, which reaches 1,000+ youth and their family members each year with programs focused on improving access to affordable, healthy food, increasing physical activity, and increasing gardening skills to grow healthy food. | ||||
