King's Daughters
|
Sangamon County Community Foundation
King's Daughters Organization Fund
|
2010 Grants |
|
Organization |
Grant |
Purpose |
|
American Red Cross |
$ 15,000.00 |
Support the work of the Meals on Wheels program, ensuring continuation
of free and discounted special dietary meals to seniors |
|
Chatham Fire Department |
$ 3,000.00 |
Purchase of 24 residential "Knox-Boxes" for seniors, which provides a
key safe that fits over the residents' front door and hold an entrance
key for emergency assistance |
|
Contact Ministries |
$ 15,000.00 |
Provide emergency prescriptions to clients over 55 years of age |
|
Greater All Nations Tabernacle |
$ 3,000.00 |
Purchase food to enhance senior monthly lunchbox presentations |
|
Illinois Retired Teachers Association
Foundation |
$ 18,000.00 |
Distribute money to I CARE for an awareness and education campaign in
Sangamon County, to fund training development, training supplies, and
a contractual trainer |
|
One Hope United Hudelson Region |
$ 10,000.00 |
Support Foster Grandparent Program |
|
Senior Services of Central Illinois, Inc. |
$ 20,000.00 |
Provide meals, transportation, counseling, rental assistance, utility
aid and various other emergency needs |
|
Serving Jesus Willingly Urban Ministries |
$ 5,000.00 |
Provide East Springfield seniors with unmet needs of socialization,
education-information, roundtable discussions, and support services to
seniors |
|
Springfield Fire Department |
$ 3,000.00 |
Purchase of carbon monoxide detectors |
|
The Parent Place |
$ 8,000.00 |
Fund the reinstatement of the Relatives as Parents
Network (RAPN) |
|
TOTAL |
$100,000 |
|
2009 Grants
|
American Red Cross |
$16,000 |
Support the work of the Meals on Wheels program, ensuring
the
continuation of free and discounted special dietary meals to seniors
|
|
Contact Ministries |
$16,000 |
Provide emergency
prescriptions to clients over 55 years of age.
|
|
Greater All Nations
Tabernacle |
$ 3,000 |
Fund
monthly senior lunch presentations with
information,
services, or
programs that are beneficial
to seniors.
|
|
Senior Services of
Central Illinois, Inc. |
$15,000 |
Provide emergency
services for seniors in need,
including
assistance with food, shelter, utilities, and
prescriptions.
|
|
The Salvation Army |
$10,000 |
Provide
prescriptions for seniors due to need and an
increase in
seniors seeking this assistance |
|
2009 TOTAL |
$60,000
|
|
2008 Grants
|
American Red Cross |
$10,000 |
To support the work of the Meals on Wheels program,
ensuring the continuation of free and discounted special dietary meals
to seniors
|
|
Contact Ministries |
5,000 |
To provide emergency prescriptions to clients over 55
years of age
|
Greater All Nations Tabernacle
Church of God in Christ |
5,000 |
To provide health workshops for seniors and to expand
monthly senior educational meetings
|
Kids Hope United
Hudelson Region |
9,000 |
To assist the Foster Grandparent program in matching
low income senior volunteers with at-risk children in their
communities
|
|
Loami Area Community Pantry |
5,000 |
To support the new initiative of providing specialty
items needed by senior clientele
|
Memorial Medical Center
Rehabilitation Services |
21,000 |
To fund low vision technology equipment needed for
comprehensive evaluation, treatment, education and training for
visually impaired adults
|
|
Springfield Fire Department |
5,000 |
To purchase and install smoke detectors for the
Remembering When Program
|
|
TOTAL |
$60,000 |
|
2007 King’s Daughters
Organization Donation
|
Senior Services of
Central Illinois, Inc |
$30,000 |
Toward purchase of
a van for use by the Springfield Senior Center. |
|
2007 TOTAL |
$30,000 |
|
Cumulative Total: $250,000 |
