Local nonprofits to benefit $217,000 grant from Evanston Community Foundation

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A grant in the amount of $217,000 was given by the Evanston Community Foundation to the 24 local nonprofits. The foundation supports everything from drug abuse prevention to arts programs to legal aid as well as funds programs and infrastructure at local nonprofits. It also provides workshops to nonprofits on such topics as social media, building a donor base and recruiting volunteers.
Two of the recipients of the grant are Connections for the Homeless and Grandmother Park Initiative. Connections for the Homeless received $13,000 and will focus on those people who have the most serious health problems, ones that could be exacerbated by exposure. On the other hand, Grandmother Park Initiative has been awarded $6,000 and they are raising an amount of $250,000 in order to build a park and playground on an empty lot at 1125 Dewey Avenue.

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