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