To improve youth mental health by fostering social connections and resilience in Addison by launching an Alive Center with free after-school and summer teen Drop-in hours with mental health prevention strategies.

To provide mental health consultation, direct support and professional development training, in collaboration with home visiting personnel, for children and families who receive home based services for behavioral challenges.

To expand mental health support of under-resourced K-12 students through increased enrollment in the out-of-school programs and enhanced social emotional learning supports and activities.

To build the capacity of DuPage communities, schools, and families to support adolescent mental health through Mental Health First Aid training/certification for adults and teens.

To establish a center in collaboration with Grow Wellness Foundation to provide mental health supports and resources for children and their families.

To support early childhood mental health in DuPage County by expanding clinical services to children 5 years of age and younger and their families.

To support the operation, staff training, and sustainability strategies for a Community Counseling Center to provide mental health services to under resourced, low-income residents.

To provide a mobile-responsive client portal to improve and increase access to affordable mental health services and increase efficiency in service delivery.

To support the expansion of the Emerge behavioral health services to a broader group of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities including children 12 years and older.

To support the Psychiatric Intervention Program by providing psychiatric services to individuals with psychiatric diagnoses and/or with co-occurring disorders.

To provide access to youth and family mental health services during out of school times, and to expand mental health training to professionals working with children birth through five years of age.

To expand the food acquisition program with a refrigerated 16-ft. box truck.

To support the expansion of the food pantry online ordering program in Wheaton that will expand food access for our current and new clients.

To support the refinement and expansion of the short-term program which serves families facing homelessness by addressing their complex needs with stable housing, services, and direct case management.

To support the completion of needed interior modifications to 100 rooms at DuPagePads' 24-hour IHC that will maximize shared space and functionality and support clients in remaining stably housed.

To support Teen-Led, Teen-Driven evidence-informed prevention programs that positively impact the negative effects from the pandemic on our community’s youth mental health.

To subsidize the purchase of prescription behavioral health medications for low-income uninsured Access DuPage enrollees, and to support the costs associated with bilingual Mental Health First Aid workshops.

To provide counseling, psycho-social support, and information for children with developmental disabilities and their families who are low-income, uninsured, or underinsured.

To support the continued partnership with NAMI DuPage and Association for Individual Development to increase access to mental health programs for low-income residents living in their DuPage affordable housing communities.

To provide support groups for marginalized populations and to provide education at low-income housing sites and for court-involved youth and families.

To provide funding for the Mental Health Access Program which provides fee subsidy assistance and insurance access to under-resourced individuals and families seeking affordable access to quality mental health care.

To support the purchase of a cargo van to expand daily meal deliveries to older adults.

To support the expansion of the client software to better track nutritional food packages and their impact on clients.

To purchase equipment to expand the recovery, stocking, and distribution of food to more efficiently serve an increased number of clients.

To support the purchase of a refrigerated truck to rescue more food from grocery stores in order to serve an increased number of clients.

To provide direct financial assistance for DuPage County residents who are living on low-incomes and at imminent risk of homelessness, and to support emergency services staff to continue providing case management and housing navigation.

To support immediate modifications to five Interim Housing Center shelter rooms that will provide enhanced health accessibility and accommodation for families and individuals experiencing homelessness who cope with medical and/or disabling conditions.

To provide assistance for security deposits, start-up fees, and relocation costs to enable families who are experiencing financial hardships to obtain sustainable housing.

To support the DuPage Veteran Housing Assistance Program that will reduce veteran homelessness and at-risk veteran households in DuPage by providing direct rental assistance, including security deposits and payment of rental arrearage.

To provide emergency housing assistance for low-income homeless and insecurely housed families in West Chicago and to increase the hours of the Housing Navigator.

To provide emergency rent assistance for refugees, asylum seekers, and other immigrants at risk of eviction or in need of financial assistance, and to support the salary and benefits of the Housing Coordinator.

Partially funded by the JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund
To support Alive Center Teen-Led, Teen-Driven evidence-informed prevention programs positively impacting the negative effects of the pandemic on youth mental health.

To support the salaries of two mental health case managers and a van driver to provide specialized case management and mental health supports for high-needs individuals and families who are receiving 24-hour emergency shelter at DuPagePads' Interim Housing Center (IHC).

To help children/families with developmental disabilities through comprehensive behavioral, mental, and social health services, leading to improved mental and developmental health.

Funded by the JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund
To support the mental health and resilience of more under-resourced K-12 students by expanding GECRC’s after school and summer programs and social emotional learning initiatives to a new elementary site.

To hire a Substance Abuse Counselor and purchase office materials for the Wheaton clinic to expand substance use disorder treatment and counseling to homeless community in DuPage County.

To provide mental health counseling and support for youth and families in DuPage County that will improve mental wellness and strengthen family relationships.

Partially funded by the JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund
To provide funding for the Mental Health Access Program which provides fee subsidy assistance to under-resourced DuPage County individuals and families seeking affordable access to quality mental health care.

Partially funded by the JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund
To support community based mental health clinicians that service children and their families in West Chicago.

To purchase a cloud-based client database to help meet the increased client load requesting food assistance at the office and off-site with at community partner locations.

To purchase an electric cargo van to support grocery distributions to low-income families and senior citizens enrolled in HSP's Children's Project and Senior Citizen Project programs.

To support the purchase of an electric cargo van and a liftgate to improve the logistics, safety, and operations of the Food Assistance Program.

To support the purchase of dock levelers and a walkie stacker to expand capacity and efficiency in the delivery of emergency food and social services.

To provide direct financial assistance for DuPage County residents who are living on low-incomes and at imminent risk of homelessness and to support the housing navigator to continue providing case management to meet individualized client needs.

Funded by the Paula K. Partipilo Fund
To support the MSHV - DuPage Veteran Housing Assistance program that will reduce veteran homelessness and at-risk veteran households in DuPage by providing direct rental assistance, including security deposits, and payment of rental arrearage.

To support the hiring of a house manager and associate house manager at a new Senior Home Sharing group home that will help fill the urgent need for affordable housing, nutritious meals, social interaction, and mental health support for low-income DuPage seniors.

To provide new beds, cribs, and essential household items to low-income families in DuPage County who cannot otherwise provide these themselves.

To support the Emergency Assistance Program that will ensure families and children experiencing instability receive the housing, utility, and food assistance they need.

To support the hiring of a housing coordinator, office space, technology and emergency rental assistance to help low-income refugees, asylum seekers, and other immigrants access and retain stable housing.

To provide overdose prevention training and resources, substance use support and harm reduction outreach with the Stigma Crusher mobile vehicle.

To support the implementation of the Alive Center’s Teen-Led, Teen-Driven™ peer model, an after-school program aimed at improving youth mental health by fostering connections and building resilience.

To support a new short-term program that quickly stabilizes families facing homelessness by addressing their complex needs through housing, holistic services and direct case management.

To pilot a new social emotional learning initiative and expand mental health support of under-resourced K-12 students.

To support the hiring of a bilingual therapist and a community health worker to expand culturally competent behavioral healthcare for low-income DuPage residents.

To support the expansion of Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for parents and youth.

To expand mental health services for low-income residents living in three affordable housing communities in DuPage County.

To support the opening of a new Community Counseling Center in Bloomingdale to provide trauma-informed care for youth in the under-resourced Addison/Glendale Heights area.

To support an on-site Behavioral Health Clinic that provides counseling, medication administration and crisis services for individuals with disabilities.

To expand fee-subsidized psychiatric services to under-resourced individuals.

To support the new Senior Counseling Program for senior residents in group homes and position it for growth to become self-sustaining.

To expand mental health and case management support to address the increased intensity of mental health needs of adolescent parents and to connect teens experiencing severe symptoms to Hamdard, DuPage County Health Department and Heritage Professional Associates for psychiatric care.

To support the establishment of an office in the Willowbrook Corner community and the hiring of a clinician to provide trauma-informed mental health services and case management for low-income youth and young adults.

To support the new multi-partner initiative to improve access to mental health services for Villa Park area youth and their families.

To support the purchase and installation of an online food ordering system to increase convenient access to food for low-income households, seniors and disabled individuals.

To support a partnership with community organizations to ensure that underserved populations, particularly those needing language assistance, have quick access to nutritious food.

To increase capacity to provide affordable, culturally competent and linguistically accessible mental health services for refugees and immigrant families by adding Medicaid capability to diversify the funding model, making the program self-sustaining.

To support the hiring of a therapist to provide counseling services for individuals and families in DuPage County.

To support the purchase of prescription medications to treat the behavioral health needs of low-income individuals.

To support the hiring of a mental health care coordinator to expand the program that helps children/families with developmental delays and disabilities through behavioral, mental, and social health services.

To support the hiring of an additional licensed clinical therapist in order to expand substance use disorder and mental health treatment for DuPage County residents.

To support the hiring of a behavioral health clinician to provide counseling for children, teens, adults and seniors.

To support the hiring of a therapist to expand mental health counseling for middle school and high school youth.

To provide counseling fee subsidies for under-resourced individuals and to support the implementation of the cloud-based Electronic Health Records platform to provide more efficient client care.

To support existing staff expenses and the hiring of an additional LCSW to provide behavioral health services for seniors in need.

To support the salary of a therapist to provide trauma-informed mental health services for underserved youth and young adults.

To support the mobile food pantry program that will serve 125 low-income, food insecure Latinx families within the Elmhurst School District who are not located near the permanent pantry.

To support the purchase of food for emergency food boxes distributed to low-income residents who are in immediate need of assistance.

To purchase healthy and nutritious food for individuals and families in need at the Hinsdale and Willowbrook Corner pantries.

To support the purchase of nutritious food that DuPage County food pantries can access at no cost.

To support the purchase of food to be distributed to low-income individuals and families.

To support the purchase of food for low-income individuals and families.

To provide direct financial assistance for DuPage residents who are low-income and at imminent risk of homelessness and to support the hiring of a housing navigator to provide case management to meet individualized client needs.

To lease a space to provide case management and intensive wraparound support services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness in DuPage County.

To support housing for survivors of domestic violence and their children.