The Magnificent Mile Charitable Foundation
2008 Grant Recipients
Alliance for Community Peace
Rev. Dr. Walter Johnson Jr., Executive Director
509 W. Elm Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312.943.8530
Due to the decrease in funding from Chicago Public Schools, there have been fewer activities, events, supplies and materials for Chicago's youth. Funds enable the Alliance for Community Peace to continue to provide for the needs of their young participants.
Cabrini Green Tutoring Program
Jill Heller, Director of Fundraising
1515 N. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60622
312.397.9119
The Cabrini Green Tutoring Program provides programs and activities to 200 elementary school children.
Fourth Presbyterian Church/Chicago Lights
Beth Truett, Executive Director
126 E. Chestnut Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312.981.3399
http://www.fourthchurch.org/
Gilda's Club Chicago
Lance Shart, Director of Development
537 N. Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312.464.9900
http://www.gildasclubchicago.org
Gilda's Club Chicago provides a "warm and welcoming meeting place where men, women and children diagnosed with cancer, and family and friends, join with others to build social, emotional and informational support as an essential supplement to medical care." Membership and their program are free of charge. They offer support and networking groups, lectures, workshops and social events in their home-like clubhouse.
Happiness Club
Rachel Burton, Managing Director
4300 Naragansett Avenue
Chicago, IL 60634
773.481.8264
http://www.thehappinessclub.com/
The Happiness Club's mission is to engage and inspire young people - diverse in age, race, and socioeconomic background - to adopt a set of ethics and serve as role models for others, by creating original music that educates youth and encourages positive values.
H.E.L.P. (Help Ease Local Poverty)
Jacqueline Hayes, Founder
155 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 401
Chicago, IL 60601
312.861.1700
http://www.help-chicago.org/
Help Ease Local Poverty (HELP) is a consortium of business, residential, religious, social service, institutional and volunteer leaders striving to promote an atmosphere of dignity and compassion toward those in need by providing access to food, health services, shelter and employment. HELP works to educate local businesses and residents as to how they can help ease the plight of the homeless and disadvantaged and improve their well being, self-esteem and productivity.
HighSight
Anne Maschmeyer, Development Director
1107 N. Orleans Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312.787.9824
http://www.highsight.org
HIGHSIGHT is a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships, tutoring, mentoring and leadership development for students to attend and succeed at private high schools in Chicago. There are currently 128 students in 24 high schools who receive financial, academic and social support from HighSight.
Pro Se Services
"Operation Chi-City Streets"
Dinae Knox, Executive Director
7950 W. Ogden
Lyons, IL 60534
312.925.5723
www.proseservices.org
Pro Se Services strives to provide homeless downtown Chicago with sustainable programs and services through essential stepping stones - education, employment, health, housing, nutrition, basic necessities and assets - thereby decreasing panhandling and criminal activity.
Project Education Plus
Vince Carter, Executive Director
857 N. Cleveland
Chicago, IL 60610
312.642.4191
www.projecteducationplus.org
PEP's purpose is to divert anger, frustration, and negative attitudes of youth into positive learning experiences and constructive activities. The grant will provide after-school programming and mentoring, college preparatory, community technology lab, an organized sports program and senior citizen activities.
William B. Ogden Elementary School
Kenneth Staral, Principal
24 W. Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610
773.534.8110
Ogden School wants to advance educational initiatives by upgrading the school's technology initiatives and purchasing additional SmartBoards. It is critical that their students have access to technology that will enable them to receive instruction, and complete assignments.
StreetWise
Michael Speer, Executive Director
1201 W. Lake
Chicago, IL 60607
312.829.2526
www.streetwise.org
Support of this program is for both StreetWise and other programs such as Work Empowerment Center and social services. Beneficiaries are homeless and near homeless persons who obtain a source of employment, allowing them to find housing and buy basic necessities by selling StreetWise.
Lawson House YMCA
Lisa Boulden Williams, Executive Director
30 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60610
312.932.1164
http://www.ymcachgo.org/content/home.aspx
Since 1858, generations of kids, families and adults in Chicagoland have relied on the YMCA for recreational activities and values-based programming. The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago is part of a proud tradition that has helped shape sports and physical fitness in America. The Foundation has donated toward the YMCA's case management activities pertaining to travel expenses for job training, job search interviews, medical care, eye and dental exams, and benefit assistance.
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Nov 19, 2008 Traffic & Transportation Committee Meeting Nov 19, 2008 Lights Festival Volunteer Orientation Nov 20, 2008 Sign & Urban Design Committee Meeting Nov 21, 2008 Project Review Committee Meeting |
