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FY14 Mental Health Grants
The Fiscal Year 2014 submission deadline has passed. The Mental Health Board will review all submitted grant applications on January 22 to make funding decisions for FY14. Fiscal Year 2014 runs from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. If you missed the regular Mental Health Grant Submission deadline and are interested in submitting a program to be funded by the Mental Health Board, please review the grant application materials below. New programs not previously funded by the Mental Health Board may be eligible to submit a challenge grant request. For more information on available grants, please contact the Mental Health Board Coordinator at (630) 837-0301 or by emailing spowers@hanover-township.org.
Mental Health Board Background Information
When you made the decision to live in Hanover Township, you probably looked at all sorts of pros and cons. One thing probably not considered in the decision-making process was the presence of a Mental Health Board in the Township.
Every time you pay your real estate taxes, you get an itemized list of each of the taxing bodies that make up the total bill. Some people read this list religiously; others just look at the total. Few, however, fully understand the references to the Mental Health Board what it is, what it does, and why you re lucky to have one in Hanover Township.
The Illinois Constitution allows for the creation of 708 Boards, based on the passage of a referendum by voters in the area to be served. (The term 708 refers to the section of the Constitution that describes these boards their duties, composition, and responsibilities.) Hanover Township was one of only a few Cook County townships to do so and the Hanover Township Mental Health Board has been in existence since 1977.
The Board is composed of volunteers ordinary citizens who ve chosen to become part of the process of providing services to people with developmental disabilities like Down Syndrome, mental illness or substance abuse. The Board generally meets on the third Tuesday of the month helping our elected officials find ways to provide Township residents with services they need but may not have access to on their own. Board members come from all parts of the Township and we all have different family and job situations, and the one thing that ties us together is a commitment to using the tax dollars you provide to benefit the greatest number of people.
The Board manages the Hanover Township Community Resource Center, located in the industrial park west of Barrington Road It funds a number of agencies that provide direct services to Township residents whether those services involve counseling, job training, transportation, or treatment. In other sections of this website, you ll find information about several current projects. The Board sponsors or co-sponsors a number of public information programs designed to let more people know about the services that are available.
Interestingly enough, the Board does all of this in relative anonymity. Most residents don't know it exists. Even fewer know the names of the volunteers who serve without compensation on the Board. Still fewer have ever attended a Mental Health Board meeting. While the Board prefers that more people become involved in what it does, that might not be possible, and that s okay. The Board just wants you to know that it is working so that if you, or a member of your family, should ever find yourself in need of services, you ll know that you have a group of neighbors committed to making sure that those services are available conveniently, right here in Hanover Township.
Hanover Township Mental Health Board Awards Special Grants
Recognizing the severe financial impact caused by the uncertainty of the current economic state in Illinois, the Hanover Township Mental Health Board amended its budget to increase the availability of funds as well as the ability of its partner agencies to request emergency funds. The Hanover Township Fiscal Year 2012 ended March 31, 2012. The Mental Health Board was able to help the following agencies with Capital, Staff Development, Challenge, and Emergency grant funding:
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Grant Type
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Organization
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Purpose
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Amount
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Capital Grants
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Building of outdoor sanctuary on Bartlett campus gounds
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$25,000
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Emergency Server Replacement
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$10,000
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Purchase and installation of 6 new windows at one residential group home
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$3,250
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Challenge Grants
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Hanover Township Youth and Family Serivces
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Prevention Programming |
$25,000 |
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CEDA Northwest Self-Help Center |
Child Care Assistance Program
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$12,000
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Maryville Academy
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CASA Salama Program |
$15,000 |
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Family Support Services - Jayne Shover Center in Elgin
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$25,000
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Shelter Inc
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Healthy Families Program |
$25,000
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The Association for Individual Development
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Basic Computer Skills programming for individuals in the Employment Program
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$5,000 |
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Emergency Support
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Offset funding cuts by the State of IL
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$25,000
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Alexian Brothers Center for Mental Health |
Offset financial concerns caused by decrease state funding and increase demand for services
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$15,000 |
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Offset financial concerns from decreased state funding
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$25,000
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Staff Development
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The Bridge Youth and Family Services
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Membership to Illinois Collaboration on Youth statewide consortium for youth services agencies
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$1,500 |
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Attendance of outreach staff at National Meeting
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$740
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Hanover Township Office of Community Health
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Attendance to Chicago Supportive Oncology Annual Conference
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$550
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Hanover Township Senior Services |
Social Services staff training
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$140 |
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Boys and Girls Club of Elgin |
Attendance at 1st annual Boys and Girls CLub of America's National Club Director Conference
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$1,200
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For more information on available grant opportunities, please contact the Hanover Township Mental Health Board. Information is also available on Hanover Township Mental Health Board’s web page. Go to www.hanover-township.org.
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