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Geneva Agencies Earn Grants From Mental Health Board
The Geneva Mental Health Board recently awarded $200,000 to 13 nonprofit agencies in the area to support their services amid the pandemic.
GENEVA, IL — Five nonprofit organizations based in Geneva are set to split more than $55,000 in grants from the city's Mental Health Board, with the money to support their critical services to local residents.
The board is a group of Geneva residents tasked with caring for the mental well-being of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, mental illness or substance abuse.
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Thirteen Kane County nonprofits that serve Geneva residents submitted applications in the fall for funding from the Geneva Mental Health Board. Those organizations are set to share $200,000, about $40,000 short of the total amount requested, according to Suzy Shogren, who chairs the board.
Five Geneva-based organizations will split a little more than a quarter of that funding, Shogren revealed during the City Council’s Dec. 7 meeting.
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TriCity Family Services is set to receive $24,100 to supports its counseling and mental health services. Fox Valley Hands of Hope, which helps people experiencing grief, loss or life-threatening illness, stands to get $15,100.
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The Geneva Mental Health Board is also set to grant $7,100 to the Joshua Tree Community; $5,100 to the Second Act|Scene 2; and $3,800 to DayOne Pact.
The coronavirus pandemic has fueled a surge in demand for mental health services from Kane County providers, along with a slew of unplanned expenses for most of 2020, Geneva Mental Health Board member Christine Kautz said.
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Many nonprofits have also had to cut their budgets, making it harder to provide services at a time when they are most needed, Kautz said.
More than a quarter of adults in the U.S. reported having unmet mental health needs in the past year amid the coronavirus pandemic, Shogren said.
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