Where we work
We focus our funding on medically underserved communities in northern Lake County.
Grants
The Foundation typically awards grants twice a year, in May and November.
For a list of grants awarded prior to May 2022, please contact the Foundation.
- February 2024
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November 2023
Total amount awarded: $1,270,000
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Advocate Charitable Foundation
$36,000
Advocate Condell Medical Center Community Health Worker Program
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Cancer Wellness Center
$7,500
Cancer-Related Support Services
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
$40,000
Bienestar Familiar in northern Lake County
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Chicago Workers Collaboration
$40,000
Lake County Working Families Protection Program
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College of Lake County
$34,000
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
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College of Lake County
$50,000
Collegiate Lancer Endowment for Addiction and Recovery Scholarship (CLEAR)
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College of Lake County
$65,000
Scholarship Promoting Lake County Affordable and Sustainable Healthcare (SPLASH)
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Community Youth Network
$100,000
Community Access Program
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Equal Hope
$40,000
Healthcare Access for Undocumented Immigrants & Uninsured Lake County Residents
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Erie Family Health Centers
$75,000
Healthy Start for Lake County Families Program
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Heart of the City
$50,000
Health and Wellness/Community Engagement Program
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Hispanic American Community Education & Services (HACES)
$35,000
Immigrant Family Health Resource Program
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Kids Above All Illinois
$40,000
Northern Lake County Doula Program
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Lake County Crisis Center (A Safe Place)
$85,000
Behavioral healthcare for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking and their children
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Loyola University Chicago
$45,000
Increasing Mental Health Impact in northern Lake County through Social Work Supervisor Training
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Northwestern Memorial Foundation
$67,500
Enhancing LCSW Care for northern Lake County Patients
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Rosalind Franklin University Health System
$100,000
Community Care Connection
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The Josselyn Center
$100,000
Mental Healthcare for northern Lake County
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United Way of Lake County – Two-year grant
$40,000
United Way of Lake County 211
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Waukegan to College
$25,000
Supporting the whole student at Waukegan to College
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Youth & Family Counseling
$100,000
Youth & Family Counseling Gurnee, Illinois
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Youth Conservation Corps
$40,000
Trauma-Related Clinical Care for Youth Workforce Program
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YouthBuild Lake County
$55,000
Wellness Program
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Advocate Charitable Foundation
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September 2023
Total amount awarded: $195,000
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Arden Shore Child and Family Services
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Boys and Girls Club of Lake County
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
$2,500
Retired Board Member Directed Grant-Lou Berrones
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Community Youth Network
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep
$5,000
Retired Board Member Directed Grant-Nancy Waites
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Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep
$5,000
Retired Board Member Directed Grant-Lou Berrones
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ElderCARE Lake County
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Erie Family Health Center
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Heart of the City
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Hispanic American Community Education and Services
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Lake County Crisis Center (A Safe Place)
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Nicasa Behavioral Health Services
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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PADS Lake County
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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The Allendale Association
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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The Josselyn Center
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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United Way of Lake County
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Youth Conservation Corps
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Zion Benton Children’s Service
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2023
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Zion Benton Children’s Service
$2,500
Retired Board Member Directed Grant-Lou Berrones
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Arden Shore Child and Family Services
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May 2023
Total amount awarded: $1,097,000
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Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibility Alliance
$65,000
Enhance Healthcare Access
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Arden Shore Child and Family Services
$200,000
Behavioral Health and Support Services – 2-year grant
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Arden Shore Child and Family Services
$25,000
Donor Base and Database Development Project
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Boys & Girls Club of Lake County
$50,000
Project Thrive – Youth Counseling & Case Management
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ElderCARE Lake County
$64,000
Increasing Health Care Access for Older Adults Aging in Place – 2-year grant
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Family Focus
$45,000
Home Visiting Program
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Independence Center
$50,000
Community Health Care Program
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Lake County Community Foundation
$30,000
Together Lake County (TLC) Fund
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Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center
$65,000
Medical Nutrition Therapy for Patients with Uncontrolled Diabetes
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Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
$90,000
Healthy Family Program
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Mobile Care Chicago
$75,000
Lake County Asthma Van
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Nicasa Behavioral Health Services
$100,000
Mental Health Services in Round Lake
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TASC, Inc.
$65,000
Lake County Behavioral Health Services
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The HAP Foundation
$40,000
Community Health Worker Initiative in Northern Lake County
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Willow House
$38,000
Grief Support Services
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YWCA Metro Chicago
$65,000
Lake County Health and Human Services Program
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Zion Benton Children’s Services
$30,000
Lind Memorial Dental Clinic
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Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibility Alliance
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March 2023
Total amount awarded: $25,000
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Community Youth Network
$25,000
Review and Assess Electronic Health Records Program
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Community Youth Network
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November 2022
Total amount awarded: $1,250,000
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Advocate Charitable Foundation
$36,000
Advocate Condell Community Health Worker Program
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
$40,000
Bienestar Familiar in northern Lake County
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Chicago Workers Collaborative
$40,000
Lake County Working Families Public Health Program
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Coalition for Healthy Communities Fiscal Agent: The Community Works
$75,000
Zion Community Health Assessment Project
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College of Lake County
$39,000
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
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College of Lake County
$65,000
Scholarship Promoting Lake County Affordable and Sustainable Healthcare (SPLASH)
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College of Lake County
$50,000
Collegiate Lancer Endowment for Addiction and Recovery Scholarship (CLEAR)
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Community Youth Network
$100,000
Community Access Program
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Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep
$40,000
Staff nurse and health education
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Erie Family Health Centers
$100,000
Healthy Start for Lake County Families Program
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Friends of the Highwood Public Library
$45,000
Health equity in northern Lake County
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Heart of the City
$50,000
Health and Wellness/Community Engagement Program
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Hispanic American Community Education & Services
$35,000
Immigrant Family Health Resource Program
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Kids Above All Illinois
$40,000
Northern Lake County Doula Program
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Kids Rank
$40,000
Mental Health and Well-Being Service Connector Program
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Lake County Crisis Center (A Safe Place)
$100,000
Behavioral healthcare for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking and their children
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PADS Lake County
$20,000
2022-2023 Strategic Planning
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois
$50,000
Providing sexual and reproductive healthcare in Waukegan, Illinois
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The Allendale Association
$15,000
Community Support Services Program
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United Way of Lake County
$20,000
United Way of Lake County 211
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Waukegan to College
$25,000
Supporting the whole student at Waukegan to College
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Youth & Family Counseling
$100,000
Youth & Family Counseling Gurnee, Illinois
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Youth Conservation Corps
$45,000
Trauma-Related Clinical Care for Youth Workforce Program
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YouthBuild Lake County
$55,000
Wellness Program
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Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center
$25,000
Crisis Counseling Program
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Advocate Charitable Foundation
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September 2022
Total amount awarded: $210,000
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Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibility Alliance
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Arden Shore Child and Family Services
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Equal Hope
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Erie Family Health Centers
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Family Service of Lake County
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Hispanic American Community Education and Services
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Kids Above All
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Lake County Crisis Center (known as A Safe Place)
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Mano a Mano Family Resources
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Mercy Housing Lakefront
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Nicasa Behavioral Health Services
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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PADS Lake County
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Rosalind Franklin University Health System
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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United Way of Lake County
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Youth & Family Counseling
$20,000
Enrolling as a Behavioral Health Clinic
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Youth & Family Counseling
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Youth Conservation Corps
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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YouthBuild Lake County
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Zion Benton Children’s Service
$10,000
Giving Tuesday 2022
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Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibility Alliance
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August 2022
Total amount awarded: $85,000
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Arden Shore Child and Family Services
$15,000
Group services focused on helping bi-lingual, bi-cultural community members process the trauma they are experiencing from the July 4, 2022, Highland Park shooting (and subsequent northern Lake County shootings).
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Community Youth Network
$15,000
Provide bi-lingual, bi-cultural mental health counseling to new clients requesting services as a result of the July 4, 2022, Highland Park shooting (and subsequent northern Lake County shootings).
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Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
$25,000
Provide mental health education and service referrals to help cope with the July 4, 2022 Highland Park shooting (and subsequent northern Lake County shootings), and help with healthcare expenses such as mental health co-pays and prescriptions as a result of the shooting
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The Josselyn Center
$15,000
Group services focused on helping community members process the July 4, 2022 Highland Park shooting (and subsequent northern Lake County shootings), the grief they are experiencing and generalized gun violence
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Youth & Family Counseling
$15,000
Group services or mental health workshops focused on helping African American community members process the July 4, 2022 Highland Park shooting (and subsequent northern Lake County shootings), and the grief they are experiencing
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Arden Shore Child and Family Services
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May 2022
Total amount awarded: $865,000
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Arden Shore Child and Family Services
$100,000
Behavioral Health and Support Services
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Boys and Girls Club of Lake County
$50,000
Project Thrive - Youth Counseling & Information and Referral
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Cancer Wellness Center
$5,000
Cancer Specific Counseling and Support Groups
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ElderCARE Lake County
$32,750
Increasing Health Care Access for Older Adults Aging in Place
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Equal Hope
$50,000
Reducing Women's Healthcare Disparities in Northern Lake County
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Family Focus
$40,000
Home Visiting Program
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Family Service of Lake County
$35,000
Affordable, Accessible Mental Health Services for Seniors and Caregivers
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Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center
$72,250
LCHD Medical Nutrition Therapy for Patients with Uncontrolled Diabetes
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Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
$85,000
Healthy Family Program
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McDermott Center dba Haymarket Center
$50,000
Lake County Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program
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Mercy Housing Lakefront
$30,000
Grayslake Mental Health Case Management Program
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Nicasa Behavioral Health Services
$100,000
Mental Health Services in Round Lake
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PADS Lake County
$85,000
Mental Healthcare for Housing Sustainability
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PADS Lake County
$100,000
Homeless Healthcare Access Program
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Zion Benton Children’s Services
$30,000
Lind Memorial Dental Clinic
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Arden Shore Child and Family Services