Past CommunityWorks Grant Recipients

Grants were awarded in the areas of workforce development and education. The 2023 CommunityWorks grant recipients, individual awards and proposed programs:

• Workforce Investment Solutions, $32,500, Childcare certification program, bus transportation to healthcare day at RCC, Habitat instructor course, unrestricted
• Macon Piatt Regional Office of Education, $20,000, Macon County programming/teacher/school support
• Friends of The Child 1st Center, $10,000, Unrestricted
• Millikin University, $10,000, BIPOC student counseling services
• Richland Community College, $10,000, Student counseling services
• Old Kings Orchard, $10,000, Unrestricted
• SkyWalker Outreach, $7,500, Afterschool programming
• The Inc Spot, $7,250, Emergency Medical Technician program
• The Decatur Family YMCA, $5,000, Camp Sokkia
• Land of Lincoln Legal Services, $5,000, Unrestricted
• Macon Resources, Inc., $5,000, Employment services
• Decatur Area Arts Council, $3,000, Youth programming
• Project Read Plus, $2,960, Unrestricted

Grants were awarded in the areas of environment, workforce development and education. The 2022 CommunityWorks grant recipients, individual awards and proposed programs:

• The Salvation Army of Decatur, $30,000, Workforce Development for Homeless Men
• Millikin University, $20,000, Robotics Summer Workshop
• Prairieland Service Coordination, $20,000, Accessing Community Employment Program
• Richland Community College, $20,000, RESTORE Tutoring with Project Read
• Macon-Piatt Regional Office, $18,500, Skills Special Needs Summer Respite
• Community Missions First, $18,000, Community Growth and Investment Initiative
• Girls Scouts of Central Illinois, $15,000, G.I.R.L. Outreach program
• The Good Samaritan Inn, $15,000, Mercy Gardens
• Macon County CASA, $15,000, Enhanced Educational Advocacy Program
• BabyTalk, $10,000, STEPS program
• Macon County Community Environmental Council , $8,500, Control of non-native invasive species at Lincoln Trail Homestead Park
• BabyTalk, $5,000, Children's Memorial Garden
  
• Decatur Family YMCA, $5,000, Camp Sokkia

The 2021 CommunityWorks grant recipients, individual awards and proposed programs:

• Workforce Investment Solutions, $72,000, “Workforce Career Pathways Project”
• Decatur Public Schools Foundation, $50,000, “DPS Prep Academy”
• Richland Community College, $25,000, “Scholarships—Bridging the Gap Between Education and Workforce”
• Boys & Girls Club of Decatur, $20,000, “Project Learn”
• Decatur Family YMCA, $20,000, “Before/After School & Summer Day Camp Program”
• Macon Resources, Inc. (MRI), $20,000, “MRI Job Training Program”
• Community Mission, $10,000, “First Community Connections”
• Millikin University, $10,000, “Long-Vanderburg Scholars Program”
• The Salvation Army of Decatur & Macon County, $7,000, “Education and Employment Opportunities Serving Adults with Children and Homeless”

The 2020 CommunityWorks grant recipients, individual awards and proposed programs:

• Workforce Investment Solutions, $98,500 for LPN scholarships, RN scholarships, accelerated welding at RCC, essential skills at Oasis Day Center and seven youth work experiences
• Decatur-Macon County Opportunities Corporation (DMCOC), $10,000 for CDL certification program
• Richland Community College (RCC), $10,000 for the EnRich program and $10,000 for Project Read
• Macon County Conservation District Foundation, $6,500 for operating support
• Baby TALK, $5,000 for adult education – family literacy program
• Salvation Army, $5,000 for Pathway of Hope
• Boys & Girls Club of Decatur, $2,500 for virtual learning support
• Children’s Museum of Illinois, $2,500 for virtual learning support
• Beautify Decatur Coalition, $2,000 for operating support