The Cedar Lake Boys & Girls Club is looking to enhance engagement by purchasing new games, carpeting, and furniture to improve activities, sustain engagement, and grow long-term impact.
Funding to purchase needed equipment to improve the response to Life Saving Incidents (Choking / Active Shooter).
The Storybook STEM Adventures bring literacy & STEAM together, where K-3 students explore “The Way Back Home” by Oliver Jeffers, followed by hands-on activities that connect art and science to inspire young minds to COLOR, CONNECT, CREATE.
Up to $3,500 ($1 for $1 Match). The Chasing Dreams Summer Camp is designed to provide educational life experiences to individuals with various disabilities (5 years and older) transition into life as independent, productive members of the community.
The Chicagoland Immigrant Welcome Network will facilitate community workshops that provide awareness of immigrant rights and offer opportunities to sign up for limited exploratory consultations.
The Buddy Bag Program provides weekend supplemental nutrition for public school students in South Lake County that qualify for the Federal Free Lunch Program, and the Household Pantry provides necessary items for low income families.
Funding to support the 5K/2K Hub Run, which raises funds for the YMCA Financial Assistance Program.
Funding to offset the cost of College Board Advanced Placement Tests for students with financial challenges ($4,500.00) and funding to purchase a laser cutter and engraver for the CPHS Engineering / Robotics Programs ($18,000.00).
Up to $10,812.50 ($1 for $1 Match). Funding to acquire rifle rated ballistic safety shields for Patrol and School Resource Officers.
Funding to support U.S. Military Veterans with PTSD and/or Traumatic Brain Injuries in training their dogs for better companions, emotional support, therapy dogs, and/or service dogs with “no cost” training in our Pets N Vets Program.
Funding to further enhance the therapeutic benefits of our program by constructing an outdoor riding arena.
Funding to support the 2025 Safe Kids Day in Crown Point, as well as training for the community safety programs.
Funding to educate and train teachers and dancers to ensure a greater understanding of the body and how it works in relation to movement and dance, improve technique, injury prevention and deepening the love of the art.
Funding to provide up to 8 free art therapy classes to teach the youth in the Crown Point area how to use art and other grounding techniques to help calm anxiety, stress, OCD characteristics, and/or fear. ($1,000.00 Unrestricted Fund + $344.00 The Manis Family Fund).
The Stutzman Hall K9 Training Center will provide indoor training for all working dogs, while the First Responder Mental Health initiative is expanding into a full conference to support the well-being of those who serve our communities.
The mission of Clothing Our Children is to provide winter clothing for the underpriviledged and disadvantaged children in the school systems of Crown Point, Hobart, Lake Station, Merrillville, and River Forest.
Funding to provide group therapy and therapeutic programming for residents and their children.
Support for the Financial Assistance Program for families who have a child battling cancer in South Lake County.
Funding to support the fully inclusive and disability-accessible summer day camp.
Funding will support multiple events to assemble care packages and write cards of hope for cancer patients at the Crown Point Hope Center.
Support for general operating expenses and miscellaneous marketing items.
Funding to support the National Cancer Survivors Day (NCSD) event in Crown Point, celebrating and honoring cancer patients throughout their cancer journey.
Funding to support women who have been sexually assaulted and sex trafficked by providing safety, life skills, and essential services.
Funding to support God’s Groceries which provides/promotes balanced nutrition for the underserved population.
Up to $3,000 ($1 for $1 Match). Support to enrich the city’s downtown by displaying artwork on traffic control boxes located in/adjacent to the Courthouse Square Historic District.
Funding to support the Summer Camp for children and young adults with disabilities.