Crown Point Community Foundation Awards 15 Grants in June Cycle

The Crown Point Community Foundation awarded $87,375.00 in grants to the community as part of its June Grant Cycle. These 15 grants will enrich the lives of residents throughout South Lake County: Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Lowell (Tri-Creek Townships), and Winfield, from helping Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana deliver nutritious meals with a wellness check to primarily low-income seniors in South Lake County to helping White’s Residential & Family Services provide comprehensive support to foster families and children.

In addition, the CPCF awarded a $4,000 proactive grant to the City of Crown Point in support of the 4th of July Parade and performance by the Jesse White Tumblers. Community grants are made possible by donors who create Unrestricted Endowment Funds to support South Lake County causes and entrust the CPCF to allocate those funds to a broad range of community projects and needs.

Below are the recipients of the June Grant Cycle:

• Chasing Dreams - $4,455.00: Summer camp providing educational life experiences to individuals with a disability.
• Crown Point Bulldogs Touchdown Club - $2,000.00: Catapult Monitoring equipment/software to monitor athletes’ activity to prevent various health issues.
• Crown Point Police Department - $6,000.00: Individual police officer trading cards for community awareness and involvement.
• First United Methodist Church of Lowell - $1,400.00: Kids Karnival - a free carnival for people in the community.
• Food Bank of Northwest Indiana - $1,000.00: Provide crockpots to food-insecure neighbors in South Lake County through the mobile market program.
• Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Northwest Indiana - $5,000.00: Provide quality educational & leadership development services to girls, and support/training for adult leaders in South Lake County.
• Indiana Plan - $8,600: Create opportunities for the under-represented, minorities & women in the construction trades by providing basic construction awareness training to prepare them for the apprenticeship application process.
• Jacob’s Ladder Pediatric Rehab Center - $7,280.00: Provide quality hearing screenings to our littlest Hoosiers who have qualified for First Steps early intervention services due to developmental milestone delays.
• MAAC Foundation - $5,000.00: MAAC’s Mental Resiliency for Responders - Supporting mental health and mental health awareness for First Responders.
• Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana - $15,000.00: Delivering nutritious meals with a wellness check to primarily low-income seniors and other vulnerable individuals in South Lake County.
• Old Sheriff’s House Foundation - $3,640.00: Complete renovation and restoration of the second-floor bathroom while maintaining as many original features as possible.
• Open Hearts Therapeutic Riding Center - $5,500.00: Facility improvements to better facilitate the growing needs of students and community outreach programs.
• Pack Away Hunger - $7,500.00: Purchase meal ingredients to pack 100,000 meals for food-insecure residents of Lake County and engage at least 250 community volunteers.
• The Humane Society of Hobart - $10,000.00: Building humane communities to improve the quality of life of pets and people through sheltering homeless pets, providing resources and services to pet families, and structural support for municipal agencies.
• White’s Residential & Family Services - $5,000.00: Provide comprehensive support to foster families and children, including 24/7 staff availability, skill-building activities, and personalized treatment planning.

The Crown Point Community Foundation (CPCF) awards grants from the CPCF Unrestricted Endowment Funds three times a year. The three application cycles close on February 1, June 1, and September 1. Only one grant application per organization or agency will be eligible within a 12-month period. The CPCF Grant Committee reviews all applications. The Crown Point Community Foundation is accepting grant applications online. To apply for a grant, visit cpcf-grants.communityforce.com. For more information about the CPCF, please visit the Crown Point Community Foundation’s website, www.thecpcf.org.