A local services organization that helps those with intellectual or developmental disabilities has rebranded itself. Chief Executive Officer Pam Green has announced that as of Monday, May 1, KCCDD will be known as Thrive Community Services. "We started with some focus groups and we have been having conversations and the feeling was 100 percent in all of our focus groups and community engagement, we were finding that. yes, we needed to rebrand," Green told WGIL on Monday. "We needed to change the name to something that was more exemplary of what we do and what we striving for and what our participants need and want." She tells WGIL that the name change reflects the values of the organization. "Our values certainly right now are choice. When you have choice you can thrive. Community integration, being part of the community. Independence, growth and independence. And opportunity. And, those are the things we want and when all of those come together, when we all
A litany of local not-for-profit organizations in the area received funding from the Galesburg Community Foundation's 2022 Turnout grants. Josh Gibb, President and CEO of the GCF, says in a news release that, quote, "The important work of our nonprofits spans from youth to senior services, access to the arts, education, healthcare, food, and so much more.." The following 37 nonprofits will receive full funding for proposals submitted for the 2022 grant cycle: B.Y.E. Ambulance Service – For a new cardiac monitor/defibrillator Best Buddies International – To develop opportunities for people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities to meet and grow new friendships Big Brothers Big Sisters of Knox County – For their youth mentoring program in Knox County Bishop Hill Heritage Association – To support hosting a professional acting troupe from Gothenberg, Sweden Court Appointed Special Advocates of West Central Illinois – To support the progra
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