We are seeing a great strain on local health and human service providers. Based on the most pressing needs identified by 211 and with input from leading non-profits, we will prioritize funding to local non-profit agencies tasked with addressing the critical needs of people and families in our community during this COVID-19 outbreak and its consequences. Funding decisions will be made by United Way of Lake County staff and volunteers with the Community Impact Council. They will review each application and select funding organizations that best meet the identified needs.

The distribution for the week of May 30, 2022 will focus on summer programs for children/families, ages birth to thirteen, to address summer learning loss through academics and/or enrichment programming and include activities or services that address the social-emotional needs of children due to the impact of COVID 19 on their lives.

As grants are awarded we will post them on this page.

The grant recipients for the first cycle on March 30, 2020 include:

• A Safe Place
• Catholic Charities
• Hanul Family Alliance
• Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
• Nicasa
• Northern Illinois Food Bank
• PADS Lake County
• Roberti Community House

The grant recipients for the second cycle on April 13, 2020 include:

• A Safe Place
• Catholic Charities
• ChildServ
• Community Partners for Affordable Housing
• Family Services of Lake County
• Lake County Haven
• Libertyville Township Gift Fund
• Most Blessed Trinity Parish

The grant recipients for the third cycle on April 27, 2020 include:

• CYN Counseling Center
• Elderwerks
• Erie Family Health Centers
• Family First Center of Lake County
• Messiah Lutheran Church
• Nicasa
• Pioneer Center
• Rosalind Franklin University Health Clinics
• Youth and Family Counseling

The grant recipients for the fourth cycle on May 14, 2020 include:

• Beacon Place
• Club Apaseo el Alto
• Diaper Bank Partnership of Lake County
• Emmanuel Faith Bible Christian Center - Food Pantry
• Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP)
• The Giving Point Food Pantry
• Grandparents and Kins Raising Children
• Hispanic American Community Education and Services (HACES)
• Mothers Trust Foundation
• Roberti Community House
• Southeast Lake County Faith in Action Volunteers
• Taylor’s Toolbox Inc
• Youthage Culinary Program Inc

The grant recipients for the fifth cycle on May 29, 2020 include:

• A Safe Place
• Catholic Charities
• Community Action Project of Lake County
• Curts Café Highland Park
• Families Helping Families Chicagoland, in partnership with BellaRu Catering
• Nicasa
• Northern Illinois Food Bank
• PADS Lake County
• Roberti Community House
• 211

The grant recipient for the sixth cycle on June 30, 2020 was:

• Comp-U-Dopt

The grant recipients for the seventh cycle on November 5, 2020 include:

• A Safe Place
• Beacon Place
• Boys & Girls Club of Lake County
• Erie Family Health Centers
• Highland Park Community Early Learning Center
• Reading Power
• Waukegan Parks Foundation
• Waukegan Public Schools
• YouthBuild Lake County

The grant recipients for the eighth cycle on April 26, 2021 include:

• A Safe Place
• Community Action Partnership of Lake County
• Elderwerks
• Erie Family Health Centers
• Family Service of Lake County
• Roberti Community House
• Rosalind Franklin University
• West Side Community Center

For assistance finding food, shelter, rent or utility assistance, or other essential services, call 211 or text your zip code to 898211 to speak with someone who can help. 211 is available 24/7.

The Lake County COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund has received generous donations from corporations, philanthropies, and many individuals. We are pleased to announce another funding distribution! Proposals are being accepted for programs that will deliver summer programming to children/families, age birth to thirteen, to address summer learning loss through academics and/or enrichment programming and include activities or services that address the social-emotional needs of children due to the impact of COVID 19 on their lives. Applications can be submitted starting April 18, 2022. Applications are due by 5 pm on Friday, April 29, 2022. No late applications will be accepted.

United Way recognizes that many smaller organizations and organizations led by people of color are doing critical work serving communities and populations that have been disproportionally impacted by Covid. We encourage these organizations to apply for this funding.

All funding requests must be related to addressing learning loss and social-emotional needs that have beenexacerbated by the Covid pandemic. Funding must be spent by the end of August 2022. United Way has approximately $85, 000 in this distribution and intends to fund several organizations.Guidelines for requests are as follows:

1. Only non-profit organizations that are actively meeting this focused need at the present time should apply.
2. Most of the clients served by the program/organization must be in the Lake County communities of Waukegan, North Chicago, Zion, Round Lake, and Highwood. Funding cannot be used to serve people outside of Lake County.
3. Religious organizations may apply but cannot restrict services to their members or require religious activities as a condition of receiving aid.
4. Organizations with a budget of under $100,000 should not request more than $20,000 and cannot request more than half their annual budget.
5. If an organization requests over $25,000, it must present a compelling case as to why they are uniquely able to provide this service and how they will manage the accounting and reporting.

Organizations eligible to apply should submit a1–2-pageapplication containing the following information:

1. Name of organization, annual revenue for most recently completed fiscal year, name, and contact information for the person responsible for this program. Please indicate if the organization is led by a person of color.
2. Description of the services for which funding is being requested. (1-2 sentences)
3. The needs this program is addressing. (1-2 paragraphs)
4. Summarizehow the program meets the identified need (above). (1-2 paragraphs)
5. Amount of request and what will be provided for this request. Be as specific as possible.
6. A simple budget for how these funds will be spent.
7. Number of people to be served with the requested funding.
8. Geographic area served by this program.
   a. Percent of the program in Waukegan, North Chicago, Zion, Round Lake, and Highwood.
9. Submit a copy of the IRS non-profit designation letter with the application.
10. A results/demographic report is due August 31, 2022.

Funded programs will need to sign a Lake County COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund Memorandum of Agreement after they are notified of funding status.

Applications should be emailed to Sara Martinez at sara.martinez@uwlakeco.org. Successful candidates will receive notification of funding by Friday, May 27.

If you have questions about this request for proposal, contact Gale Graves, at gale.graves@uwlakeco.org.