issue Summer 2021

Grant Funding Keeps Care Coach Rolling

From left, Linda Tanni, Lupe Rodriguez, Twinkle Patel.
Photo by Michael R. Schmidt

The Community Care Connection maintains a vital presence in underserved communities thanks to the support of Âé¶¹Ó°Òô’s regional partners. The following foundations and organizations provided essential funding to help the Care Coach in the fight against COVID-19.

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois: $20,000 to address vaccine hesitancy
    and increase COVID vaccine access.
  • Garden Fresh Market, Mundelein, Illinois: $1,800 gift for COVID
    vaccination efforts.
  • Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County: $100,000, plus a
    $25,000 challenge grant, for outreach and COVID testing.
  • Lake County Community Foundation: $60,000 for increased vaccine access.
  • North Shore Gas Community Fund: $20,000 for community outreach,
    education, COVID-19 vaccinations and other health services.
  • Steans Family Foundation: $60,000 to provide COVID testing for North
    Chicago and Waukegan schools and local educational support.
  • United Way of Lake County: $28,850 from its COVID-19 Community
    Response Fund for improving vaccine access.
  • VNA Foundation: $40,000 for outreach and access to COVID testing.
  • Anonymous family foundation: $15,000 challenge grant to meet new and
    increased gifts to the Community Care Connection.

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