Naperville CARES Receives Grant from DuPage Community Foundation

July 6, 2010 - PRLog -- Naperville CARES was one of 39 not-for-profit organizations in DuPage County to receive a grant from the 2010 Spring Discretionary Grant Cycle of The DuPage Community Foundation based in Wheaton, Illinois.  The grant, awarded at a special distribution breakfast on Tuesday, June 15 at Glen Oak Country Club in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, will help underwrite the Emergency Assistance Program. The Emergency Assistance Program provides financial assistance for rent, utilities and child care needs to Naperville residents who are experiencing an economic crisis.

Naperville CARES (Community Acting in Response to Economic Stress) is an organization of dedicated volunteers who work to connect Naperville residents needing assistance to resources within the community.  The mission of CARES is to provide resources to people within the Naperville community who need assistance to avoid homelessness and attain self-sufficiency.  For further information regarding CARES, please contact Janet Derrick, executive director at (630) 369-0200 or visit CARES website at www.NapervilleCARES.org.  

Established in 1986, The DuPage Community Foundation is a publicly-supported 501 (c)(3) organization to which contributions are tax deductible.  The Foundation was created to benefit the people of DuPage County and receives contributions and bequests into a permanent endowment from individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations wishing to make lasting contributions to the people of DuPage.  The earnings on these funds are then used, in accordance with donor wishes, for the Foundation’s grantmaking and community leadership activities.  

The DuPage Community Foundation seeks to raise the quality of life throughout DuPage County by fostering philanthropy, connecting donors to area needs and building community partnerships.  Based on the American virtues of volunteerism and philanthropy, the Foundation fosters a legacy of support for the people of DuPage County by making grants to not-for-profit organizations working in the arts and culture, education, environmental affairs, health, and human services.  

Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $10 million in grants to not-for-profit agencies serving the residents of DuPage County.  In addition to its discretionary grant programs, the Foundation awards grants from donor-advised and other restricted funds on an ongoing basis.  Total grants to date for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 have amounted to nearly $1 million.  

For further information about the Foundation or to arrange future media opportunities, please contact Jeffrey Hartman, manager of development, at (630) 665-5556 or jhartman@dcfdn.org.