Updated 5/20/2021 12:07 PM
The Highland Park Community Foundation (HPCF) has released an additional $25,000 in emergency funds to help Highland Park and Highwood residents who are still suffering from the impacts of COVID-19. Since the March 2020 launch of the HPCF s Emergency Response Appeal, the Foundation has provided 6 rounds of emergency grants. The total disbursement to nonprofits who support residents needs has now reached nearly $200,000, distributed through 90 grants.
Community members still struggle with urgent COVID-related needs. The most recent grants provided funding for food, housing and utility assistance for Highland Park and Highwood victims of domestic violence and their minor children, PPE and cleaning supplies, needs of individuals with disabilities who are re-acclimating into public life, sanitizer and cleaning supplies for pre-school classrooms, virtual mental health for community children and adults including victims of sexual assault, and programming to su
Highland Park foundation distributes $512,550 in grants Back row, from left, James Lynch of The Art Center Highland Park, Greg Diethrich of Midwest Young Artists, Amy Kaufman of Community Partners for Affordable Housing, Susan Trieschmann of Curt s Cafe and Gail Hodges of Family Service of Lake County; third row: Robbie Boudreau of Southeast Lake County Faith in Action Volunteers, Pam Feinberg of the Tri-Con Child Care Center, HPCF board member Jon Levey and Jennifer Phillips of Keshet; second row: HPCF board member Jean Meadows, Alicia De La Cruz of Working Together and Lisa Adelmund of Highland Park Community Early Learning Center; front row: HPCF Chairman David Reich, board member Tom Koulentes and Bobbie Hinden of Family Focus Highland Park.