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"We have a great existing network of
organizations to assist the homeless when they have nowhere else to
go," Gov. Blagojevich said. "That is why these grants are so
important in providing a statewide safety net for the less
fortunate."
The grants are administered by the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and are funded
through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Not-for-profit organizations that provide assistance to the homeless
outside Cook County are eligible to seek funding, and units of local
government may also seek grants on behalf of such organizations.
Grants are awarded competitively to projects that demonstrate clear
need, have an immediate ability to use the grant and complement
existing homeless services. The maximum grant is $75,000 and must be
matched by an equal amount from other sources.
"These shelters don't just provide
temporary housing," said Jack Lavin, director of the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity. "They help address a wide variety
of medical, rehabilitative and employment issues that their clients
are trying to overcome. This support is crucial in moving the
homeless towards a life of self-sufficiency."
Lavin cited a $19,765 grant to Aurora's
Hope for Tomorrow organization, which provides housing and
professional services to adolescent and adult homeless men and women
who are suffering from the diseases of chemical dependence,
substance abuse, pathological gambling or nicotine dependence. The
organization provides a unique combination of services that empower
clients to make positive choices and develop a recovery-based
lifestyle that fosters their mental, emotional and physical
well-being. The funding will pay for counseling services.
The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity received 95 applications this year requesting more than
$4.4 million under the highly competitive program. A list of
grantees follows.
2004
Emergency Shelter Grants Program grant recipientsd
Northern
State Line
Belvidere, His Glory Outreach Mission,
$20,000
Freeport, FACC, $34,500
Rockford, American Red Cross, $46,114
Rockford, LinHowe Ministries, $40,000
Rockford, Lydia Home Association,
$20,500
Rockford, MELD, $10,000
Rockford, Shelter Care Ministries,
$41,000
Northwest
Kewanee Social Service Agency, $20,000
Moline, Salvation Army, $45,000
Princeton, Freedom House, $10,000
Rock Island, Prairie State Legal
Services, $10,000
North
Central
Bloomington, Salvation Army, $31,500
Peoria, YWCA, $27,235
Peoria, Peoria Friendship House,
$33,000
Peoria, Salvation Army Service
Extension, $55,000
Peoria, Salvation Army, $60,000
Northeast
Aurora, Hope For Tomorrow, $19,765
Aurora, P.A.D.S., $50,500
DeKalb, Hope Haven of DeKalb County,
$40,000
Joliet, Catholic Charities, $47,000
Joliet, Christian Family Ministries,
$55,000
Kankakee, Victims Assistance Center,
$10,000
Kankakee, Salvation Army, $18,000
Libertyville, Lake County Haven,
$16,500
Naperville, NCO Youth and Family
Services, $24,420
North Chicago, Catholic Charities,
$20,000
North Chicago, P.A.D.S. Crisis
Services, $40,000
St. Charles, Lazarus House, $20,000
Villa Park, Catholic Charities, $46,374
Wheaton, DuPage P.A.D.S., $34,000
Woodstock, McHenry County P.A.D.S.,
$55,000
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Central
Decatur, Salvation Army, $15,000
Hillsboro, Salvation Army, $35,000
Springfield, Mini O'Beirne Crisis
Nursery, $20,000
Springfield, Abundant Faith Christian
Center, $21,500
Springfield, MERCY Communities, $26,500
Springfield, Helping Hands of
Springfield, $30,500
Springfield, Salvation Army, $45,000
Springfield, PORA, $52,494
Springfield, Fifth Street Renaissance,
$60,000
Springfield, Contact Ministries,
$64,000
East
Central
Champaign, Salvation Army, $37,772
Champaign, Center for Women in
Transition, $48,990
Champaign, Mental Health Center of
Champaign County, $52,516
Danville, YWCA, $30,000
Urbana, Crisis Nursery, $18,000
West
Central
Quincy, Madonna House, $50,000
Quincy, Salvation Army, $43,500
Southern
Anna, Bethany Village, $51,000
Cairo Women's Shelter, $34,400
Carbondale, Good Samaritan Ministries,
$44,500
Carmi, Anna Bixby Women's Center,
$10,300
Eldorado, Egyptian Health Department,
$38,904
Harrisburg, Anna Bixby Women's Center,
$20,000
Herrin, Williamson County Family Crisis
Center, $20,788
Metropolis, Guardian Family Services
Center, $39,286,
Southwestern
Alton, Salvation Army, $40,000
Belleville, Salvation Army, $46,500
Belleville, Violence Prevention Center
of Southwestern Illinois, $10,000
East St. Louis, Catholic Urban
Programs, $25,000
East St. Louis, Ministers United
Against Human Suffering, $38,349
East St. Louis, CDBG Operations
Corporation, $46,250
East St. Louis, Salvation Army, $35,000
Granite City, Phoenix Crisis Center,
$16,500
Granite City, Good Samaritan House,
$35,000
Highland, Highland Area Christian
Service Ministry, $10,800
Southeastern
Centralia, P.A.V.E., $44,561
Centralia, Salvation Army, $11,000
Charleston, H.O.P.E. of East Central
Illinois, $10,000
Greenup, Embarras River Basin Agency,
$28,000
Mattoon, Mattoon Area P.A.D.S., $50,093
Olney, S.W.A.N., $55,000
Total
$2,412,411
[News release from the
governor's office]
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