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Social Service Funding Information
Funding Opportunities
The City of Des Plaines is accepting applications for funding requests from non-profit Social Service Agencies. The City of Des Plaines supports the delivery of these services for residents by allocating funds from the City’s General Funds. Agencies providing the following programs to Des Plaines residents may be eligible to receive funding from the City upon approval of an application:
- Food
- Shelter
- Clothing
- Subsidized Child Care
- Individual & Family Mental Health Services
- Disabled and Senior Services
- Alcohol & Drug Abuse Treatment Services
- Domestic Violence Services
- Assistance for Low/Moderate Income Residents
The 2024 application window is now closed. If you have any questions, please contact Human Services via email at adanek@desplaines.org.
2024 Timeline
January 31, 2024: 2024 Social Service funding application is released on the City’s website with an acknowledgement to inform the public of the application’s availability. Previous funding recipients will be notified of the application via e-mail.
5:00 p.m. March 1, 2024: Completed applications are due.
March 2- March 21, 2024: Applications will be reviewed by the Grant Review Committee of 5 representatives from various City Departments.
April 15, 2024: Funding recommendations will be forwarded to the City Council.
2024 Funding Recipients
| Recipient | Funding Received |
|---|---|
| Advocate Lutheran General’s Older Adult Services | $6,000.00 |
| Alliance for Immigrant Neighbors | $5,865.17 |
| Avenues to Independence | $5,000.00 |
| Bessie’s Table | $7,287.03 |
| Center of Concern | $8,886.62 |
| Children’s Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County | $10,000.00 |
| Clean Up-Give Back.org | $8,620.02 |
| Community Backpack Project | $7,642.50 |
| Des Plaines Community Foundation | $10,000.00 |
| Frisbie Senior Center - Feed My Sheep | $6,500.00 |
| Hands-On Suburban Chicago | $5,954.04 |
| Hopeful Beginnings of St. Mary’s Services | $5,000.00 |
| Journeys: The Road Home | $5,000.00 |
| Korean American Women in Need | $7,000.00 |
| Kenneth Young Center | $5,000.00 |
| Life Span | $7,500.00 |
| MaineStay Youth and Family Services | $7,109.03 |
| Messiah Lutheran Church | $4,798.78 |
| Maryville Family Behavioral Health Center | $6,000.00 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness-CCNS (NAMI) | $5,776.30 |
| North Shore Senior Center | $8,886.62 |
| Northwest Housing Partnership - Handyman Program | $5,420.84 |
| Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault | $9,153.22 |
| Northwest Compass, Inc. | $8,086.83 |
| Open Communities | $7,198.16 |
| Self-Help Food Closet & Pantry of Des Plaines | $9,064.35 |
| Shelter, Inc. | $5,000.00 |
| Suburban Primary Health Care Council | $7,000.00 |
| The Bridge Youth & Family Services | $5,000.00 |
| The Harbour, Inc. | $5,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army Metro. Div. PAI Program | $3,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army | $7,731.36 |
| The Josselyn Center | $8,086.83 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church - 5 Loaves/2 Fishes Ministry Community Luncheon | $2,500.00 |
| Viator House of Hospitality | $5,776.30 |
| W.I.N.G.S. | $11,668.77 |
| Total | $243,512.77 |