ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Just under a dozen Stateline organizations will be getting grant money from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois and Home Start. The grants total $25,000.
The funds are going to 11 different groups and organizations that work to improve communities at the neighborhood level. One recipient, Rock House Kids is putting its funds towards a mural.
Of the 11 organizations recieving grant money, 9 are in Rockford, one is in Loves Park, and another in Winnebago.
Below is a full list of the recipients:
2020 Neighborhood Grants Recipients
Jeremiah Development NFP | Rockford – 61101
$1,170 for “Building Relationships & Igniting Leadership”
To promote relationship and leadership building throughout the Coronado Haskell Neighborhoods
SecondFirst Church | Rockford – 61101
$2,500 for “Serious Soup Kitchen at SecondFirst Church”
To increase the number of people they can feed
Project 1013 | Rockford – 61108
$2,500 for “Project 1013”
To serve, hand out food, and improve the living conditions in the community of Ellis Heights
Churchill’s Grove, Inc | Rockford – 61103
$2,500 for “Beautification of Veterans Memorial Circle and surrounding area”
To transform Veterans Memorial and restore it as a fitting tribute to Winnebago County veterans
Soar Assembly | Rockford – 61102
$1,380 for “Soar Taking on Salter Ave”
To revitalize and brighten the area
Rock House Kids Mural | Rockford – 61104
$2,500 for “Rock House Kids Mural”
To enhance the appearance of 7th Street in Midtown
Loves Park Pulse | Loves Park – 61111
$2,500 for “Oak Crest Subdivision Neighborhood Gateway”
To enhance the overall image of subdivisions with improved neighborhood signs, lighting and landscaping
Winnebago Community Historical Society | Winnebago – 61088
$1,200 for “Renewal of Veterans Memorial Park”
To rejuvenate the Veterans Memorial Park with perennial plantings and lawn care
Rockford Park District Foundation | Rockford – 61101
$2,500 for “The RPD In A Box” initiative
To help bring Rockford Park District various programs to youth, while still adhering to “Shelter In Place”
Rock Valley College | Rockford – 61114
$1,050 for “Camp STAR”
To provide the children living in Fairgrounds Development with a week-long theatre/art camp
Ethnic Village Neighborhood | Rockford – 61102
$2,500 for “Planting Hope”
To support the beautification of south Rockford’s Ethnic Village Neighborhood
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