Highland Park Community Foundation Awards Over $1M In Grants To Local Orgs

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — For the first time in its history, the Highland Park Community Foundation awarded more than $1 million in grants to local organizations helping to uplift the Highland Park-Highwood community.

The HPCF held a Grant Awards reception on Oct. 29, where $1.012,240 in grants was distributed among 64 local organizations. Grant recipients include childhood education and youth development services, mental health services, support for seniors and people with disabilities, and cultural arts programming.

One non-profit that received a grant was Keeping Families Covered, based in Waukegan. The organization provides hygiene products for every age and stage of life.

"We’re grateful to be recognized among such an inspiring group of grantees, all of whom are making a meaningful difference in our community," Keeping Families Covered said. "Our heartfelt thanks to Highland Park Community Foundation for their continued support of our work. Together, we’re helping families access the essentials they need to participate in daily life with health and dignity."

The full list of grant recipients includes:

• 112 Education Foundation
• A Safe Place
• Art Impact Project
• Arts of Life
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Bitter Jester Foundation for the Arts
• Blessings in a Backpack Highland Park
• Cancer Wellness Center
• Center for Enriched Living
• Collaborative Community Housing Initiative
• College Bound Opportunities
• Community – The Anti-Drug Coalition
• Community Partners for Affordable Housing
• Curt’s Café
• Direct Giving Lab
• East on Central Association
• Erie Family Health Centers
• Family Focus HP
• Family Service of Glencoe
• Focus on the Arts
• Glenkirk
• GPF Foundation
• Gratitude Generation
• Heart of the City
• Highland Park After Prom
• Highland Park Community Early Learning Center
• Highland Park Historical Society
• Highland Park Public Library
• Highland Park Strings Highwood Public Library & Community Center
• Housing Opportunity Development Corporation
• HPHS - Estudiante to Student Mentor Program
• HPHS - Homework Club
• HPHS - National Hispanic Institute
• JCFS Chicago Response for Teens
• Jewish Council for Youth Services - Lutz Family Center
• Josselyn
• Keeping Families Covered
• Keshet
• Kids Rank
• Midwest Young Artists Conservatory
• Mothers Trust Foundation
• Music Institute of Chicago
• North Shore School District 112 - Service Learning
• North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
• Northern Illinois Food Bank
• Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association
• OMNI Youth Services
• Operation Warm Parks Foundation of Highland Park
• Partners in Aging
• Pilgrim Chamber Players
• Roberti Community House
• SaLT - Service and Learning Together
• The Art Center Highland Park
• The Record North Shore
• Time to Dance
• Tri-Con Child Care Center
• United Way of Lake County
• Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park
• Willow House
• Working Together
• Youth Services
• Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center