SYCAMORE — The DeKalb County Community Foundation awarded $113,692 in Community Needs Grants to 22 local organizations for projects that support education, community development, and health services. Among the recipients were Community Coordinated Child Care, receiving $3,000 to provide essential childcare items to families; the Malta Fire Protection District, receiving $7,000 for roof and station repairs; and Tails Humane Society, receiving $3,277 to replace surgical instruments.
Other organizations receiving grants include: Bethlehem Lutheran Church – $6,000
Brightpoint – $3,500
Children’s Learning Center – $11,205
Clinton Township Public Library – $7,000
The Barn on Baseline – $5,000
DeKalb Youth Football League – $2,500
Family Service Agency of DeKalb County – $5,000
Fox Valley Community Services – $5,000
Fox Valley Family YMCA – $5,900
Franklin Township Park District – $7,000
Friends of DeKalb County Drug-DUI Court – $3,000
Girls on the Run of Northwest Illinois – $1,600
Glidden Homestead and Historical Center – $3,600
Kishwaukee Family YMCA – $9,000
Kishwaukee Special Recreation Foundation – $3,100
Network of Nations – $7,000
Sandwich Opera House (ARCH) – $1,510
Somonauk Community Fire Protection District – $7,000
The Ruth Project Ministries – $6,500
