The effort to expand mental health care and crisis response services in Evanston has gained traction in recent years, ever since the pandemic exacerbated
The Skokie Community Foundation will award $25,000 in its 2024 grant cycle, and the deadline to apply for it is Sept. 6, says executive director Jim Szczepaniak. Last year’s winners included Connections for the Homeless, which received $15,000 to provide emergency funding to Skokie families in danger of losing their homes. A $10,000 grant went to the Early Childhood Alliance, which went to .
Millions of dollars for Chicago-area projects and programs are included in the $1.7 trillion spending package awaiting President Joe Biden s signature.
The measure was approved on a 225-201 roll-call vote. Nine Republicans including Illinois members Adam Kinzinger and Rodney Davis, both lame ducks joined Democrats in passing the measure.
Content warning: This article contains mentions of mental health crises, hospitalization and self-harm. When a guest walks into the mental health crisis center on Skokie Boulevard, they’re greeted with warm orange couches, plants and paintings of koi fish — a far cry from sterile hospitals. Instead of a doctor, a recovery support specialist welcomes the.