Village Employees Give Back to the Community
SkokieNews - Each year for several decades, Village of Skokie employees have participated in an Employee Giving Campaign to raise funds for a local charity. For the past few years the funds generated by the annual employee giving campaign have
Sketchbook Brewery Raises Funds for SCF
Skokie Patch - From December 13 to 19, Sketchbook will donate 10% of all sales from its Skokie Taproom to the Skokie Community Foundation! Come out to celebrate the season and support the foundation, which helps your Skokie neighbors
Free Public Healthcare Symposium
Skokie Patch - You are invited to learn about where we are now and what's on the horizon in the pandemic as well as resources available to Skokie residents. Simultaneous interpretation in several languages available to those who pre-register.
Buona Beef Skokie to Host Event to Support Skokie Community Foundation 9/2/21
SkokieNews - Buona Beef Skokie will host a family-friendly event to support SCF initiatives Sept. 2, 2021. The event will feature colorful balloons, coloring for kids, merch giveaways, free samples and more. Participants can dine in or drive thru.
SCF Board Members Clean Up Neighborhood as Part of Clean Green Skokie
Skokie News - Skokie Community Foundation board members pictured here lent a hand on a sunny Saturday afternoon and participated in the Clean, Green Skokie! clean up event bagging trash throughout the neighborhood.
Village Employees Contribute More Than $19,000 to the Skokie Community Foundation
NewSkokie Newsletter - Village employees generously contributed more than $19,000 to SCF through their 2020 Giving Campaign. The employee donations support SCF's grant awards to local organizations whose projects benefit Skokie residents.
Skokie Spirit Shines Through Campaign Featured in Newsletter’s Year In Review
NewSkokie Newsletter - page 11 - The Skokie Community Foundation’s Skokie Spirit Shines Through Campaign is featured in SkokieNews’ “2020 Year in Review.” The campaign began in late March of 2020 and raised over $60,000 to assist Skokie residents
New Workforce Training Initiative
SkokieNews - The Workforce Training Initiative, which is funded by one of SCF’s 2021 grants, is spotlighted in the January 5th edition of SkokieNews. The program will offer workforce employment training for Skokie residents who are unemployed or underemployed
Skokie Community Foundation uses grants to fund programs designed to address COVID-19 pandemic
Pioneer Press - "The foundation awarded $28,000 in grants to proposals specifically designed to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways in which it affects Skokie residents, according to a news release announcing the awards." Read More