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We want to know: what pressing needs do you see in

We want to know: what pressing needs do you see in the Skokie community? It’s Spring, which means Skokie Community Foundation (SCF) is gearing up to start its 2023 Grant Cycle. Our grant cycle begins in early June when SCF releases its Request for Proposals inviting applications and providing detailed information about that year’s grant cycle.

Proposals are due in early September and announced in November for grant programs to be implemented the following calendar year.

SCF’s focus on collaboration has helped to formalize and deepen existing ties between local organizations as well as forge new ones. SCF funds proposals that address many facets of community in Skokie, including arts and culture, basic human needs, community relations and development, early childhood learning, education, environment, family support/counseling, health, housing, seniors, workforce development and youth. We want to fund projects that will benefit Skokie both during and beyond the program year.

As we reflect on what to put in this year’s Request for Proposals, we want to hear from YOU. So share your thoughts in the comments! Please respond by May 20. Thank you!

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Today’s “Why” series spotlights Syed Mahmood

Today’s “Why” series spotlights Syed Mahmood, who serves as Secretary for the Skokie Community Foundation (SCF). Syed is a global IT finance manager and is highly active in various civic engagements throughout Chicagoland communities. Syed serves as a board member to multiple nonprofit organizations based in Chicago, Skokie, and Morton Grove that serve diverse communities. He is active in organizations including Muslim Community Center (Chicago and Morton Grove), Communities United (Chicago), the Skokie Caucus Party, Niles North (where his twins attend school) and the Niles North Muslim Student Association.

“Why” SCF?
“I fervently believe that we all have an obligation to serve our community,” Syed says. “I think we have made great strides in having a large and diverse board of directors, and value the outreach we are doing to the larger community. I appreciate the inclusiveness of our grants, and we work to identify how we can better serve all segments of our community.”

We asked Syed to identify one of his favorite grant recipients.
“This year we were able to award $9,000 to Connections for the Homeless, which is working with the Village of Skokie Office of Health & Human Services to provide flexible funding for Skokie residents in danger of becoming homeless,” Syed said. “Flexible funds make all the difference to help stabilize a family and avert a housing crisis, whether it be paying for car repairs so people can get to work, helping a mother pay for childcare so she can work, or helping pay for necessary household expenses.”

@villageofskokie @connections4homeless @mcc_chicago @commsunited

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At the April 29 Skokie Chamber’s State of the Vi

At the April 29 Skokie Chamber’s State of the Village Luncheon at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Old Orchard, Skokie-Morton Grove School District 69’s Community Schools team made an impressive presentation about last year’s successful program to provide under- and uninsured students with cost-free dental, vision and mental health services. The project was made possible by a $10,000 grant from the Skokie Community Foundation (SCF).

D69 worked with community partners to deliver the much-needed services, including Skokie Eye Group for vision screening, Turning Point for mental health assessment and treatment, Preferred Dentistry for dental exams and treatments, and Safeway Transportation for transit to appointments. In all, this pilot project served the health needs of 44 students.

Post-service surveys given to families and health providers gave high marks to this project. For example, one mental health provider said, “Parents were relieved to receive services and get help for their child. Children seemed to get enjoyment out of therapy. Children were excited to talk about their issues. Social workers were excited to get extra assistance for their struggling students.”

In some cases, students who have had challenges learning how to read found out they have vision problems, thanks to the screening. Some children had not received prior dental care because they do not have insurance.

In thanking SCF for the grant, Community Schools Development Director Liza Sullivan and Community Schools Resource Coordinator Sarah Rankin said, “this care was critical to children's well being and academic success. Thank you and your entire Board for making these life-changing resources available to our students.”

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#TBT: We’re reflecting back on one of our 2019 G

#TBT: We’re reflecting back on one of our 2019 Grant Recipients - a collaboration between Northlight Theatre and Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.

Skokie Community Foundation (SCF) awarded a $10,000 grant funding a program in which Skokie teens wrote and performed an adaptation of Martin Rising: Requiem for a King by Andrea Davis Pinkney for the community, addressing a growing societal need to combat racial profiling and prejudice with increased empathy, knowledge and understanding. The play, about Martin Luther King’s campaign in support of Memphis sanitation workers, was performed for the public and 300 students.

An article on https://buff.ly/2EBl9if reported that “a founding member of the museum said that the production ‘was the kind of educational and artistic event for which the museum was built.’ The teens in the cast reported feeling deeply connected to each other as artists and friends and motivated to create more socially-engaged theater, and expressed a deeper understanding of MLK's life and legacy.”

@northlightthtr @ihmec #SCF #skokiecommunityfoundation #SCFgrantrecipient #throwbackthursday #MLK #martinlutherking #requiemforaking #andreadavispinkney #theatreinskokie #artsinskokie

Skokie Community Foundation (SCF) directors took p

Skokie Community Foundation (SCF) directors took part in Clean, Green Skokie on April 24, when they picked up litter at Winnebago Park and along Skokie Boulevard north of Oakton Street. SCF is one of the many civic organizations, neighborhood groups, schools, businesses and individuals that pitch in for the Village of Skokie’s annual community litter pickup effort, which takes place every year around Earth Day.

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