The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri is accepting applications for its Communityworks Endowment Fund.
Donor Name: Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri
State: Illinois
County: Adams County (IL), Brown County (IL), Hancock County (IL), Pike County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priorities
Priority Area 1
- Early Childhood Education Long-Term Vision
- To have a large pool of educated providers who see themselves as professionals who take advantage of the ongoing opportunities to grow in their field To educate parents on the benefits and value of choosing quality child care. Increase revenue streams for child care providers over and above parent fees and raise value / respect for child care profession.
- Early Childhood Education Short-term Vision
- Improve the quality and quantity of the region’s child care settings.
Goals
- Encourage providers to maintain and improve the quality of their child care programs. Increase community awareness of child care’s impact on the communities.
- Strengthen the relationship and involvement between parents, providers, and employers.
- Improve provider retention in the child care field.
Priority Area 2
- Workforce Development Long-Term Vision
- Ensure current and future workers are prepared with the skills needed to fill a variety of existing, expanding, and new employment opportunities that provide livable wages and benefits to ensure workforce sustainability.
- Workforce Development Short-term Vision
- Improve essential and technical skills in the region.
Goals
- Identify high-priority workforce needs and individuals to help fill them. Increase access to and participation in skills training to fulfill high-priority workforce needs.
- Reduce barriers for individuals to enter the workforce.
- Provide supports for individuals to successfully remain in the workforce.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) organizations or units of government that advances workforce development, childcare, and early childhood education in Adams, Brown, Hancock, and Pike Counties, IL.
- Programs must focus on one of the following issues: workforce development and/or early childhood education (including child care).
- Priority will be given to: new or expanded and innovative efforts, high-impact programs or projects (not operations) that will benefit a significant number of individuals or families, programs that increase the pool of educated professionals or skilled workers, programs that strengthen the quantity and quality of child care settings, and programs that reduce barriers for individuals to enter and remain in the workforce.
For more information, visit CFSWCINM.
