Funding to support mobile sensory hubs, which provide a calming, safe space for individuals experiencing sensory overload, PTSD, and stress during major public events.
Friendship programs build one-to-one friendships for people with and without intellectual and developmental disorders (IDD), helping people to form meaningful connections, gain self-confidence and self-esteem, and improve inclusion for all.
Support for Dementia Outreach programs (Memory Café & Dementia Days) that equip our region with vital education, support, and engagement services.
($1,000 CPCF Community Grantmaking Fund + $707.19 Peg Shaffer Instrumental Arts Fund). Support for the Steel Band to perform at the Opening Session of the Indiana Music Educator's Association State Convention.
Funding to construct additional space to support the expansion of services, activities, and programs such as shopping for and preparing healthy meals and encouraging healthy physical activity.
Financial support for strategic planning as the organization navigates growing services and client needs.
Funding for scholarship assistance to girls in South Lake County so they can be a part of their Girls on the Run team.
Funding for repair work for a set of loaned handbells, which have been used for approximately 12 years.
Up to $4,000 ($1 for $2 Match). Funding to support Lincoln Elementary enhance its nature trail with a StoryWalk® initiative, integrating literacy and STEM education through permanent learning stations to foster engagement with nature and promote cross-disciplinary learning.
Providing necessities for students in need through the Red Cedars Social Work Department Caring Closet.
Support for the New Directions Program, helping families recover from domestic violence, homelessness, or house fires by providing essential household items and support services as they transition into safe, stable housing.
Funding to continue providing food and offer assistance with rent, mortgage and utilities to our neighbors in need.
Match up to $5,000 ($1 for $1 Match). Support for Bridge to Hope Harm Reduction in Action, a community-based initiative that embraces harm reduction principles by recognizing that people who use drugs deserve safety and dignity rather than judgment.
Funding to create opportunities for the under-represented, minorities and women in the construction trades by providing basic construction awareness training to prepare them for the apprenticeship application process.
Support for where in-class learning meets an interactive, day-long town simulation where students will learn how to be citizens and interact with the economy, their communities, and connect the dots between what they have learned to the real-world.
Funding for a community demonstration garden in Crown Point featuring pollinator, vegetable/fruit, sensory, and cottage gardens that provide hands-on education, food donations, and inclusive green space for all.
Funding to create life-changing wishes for children battling a critical illness in the Crown Point Community Foundation service area.
Funding for Buddy Bags, child-friendly, shelf-stable sacks of food for local children who are food insecure.
Funding to place a rubberized seal coating and sound barrier to help with our barns metal roof, helping to give longevity to the roof and also assist in keeping the sound down in our indoor arena.
Funding to provide general job skills training to adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.
Purchase an industrial sized popcorn machine and the necessary supplies to help raise funds for educational resources, to support school activities/events, and for use as classroom motivational rewards.
Support for Summer & Functional Skills Camps for children and young adults with varying abilities.