This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) provides $299,270.00 to Independent Community Living LLC, a non-profit organization, to support their efforts in ending homelessness in Chicago, Illinois. The funding will enable Independent Community Living LLC to provide housing assistance and support services, such as counseling, case management, life skills training, and assistance with...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a $238,205 formula grant to the Lake County Center For Independent Living (LCCIL), a non-profit organization in Mundelein, Illinois. The grant is part of the ACL's Centers for Independent Living (CIL) program (CFDA 93.432), which supports a nationwide network of consumer-controlled, community-based organizations that empower individuals with significant disabilities. The funding will enable...
The Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living has been awarded a $132,083 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) program. This two-year grant, running from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will enable the non-profit organization to provide a range of independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities across Illinois. The core services...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $281,924 Formula Grant to Living Independence For Everyone Center For Independent Living of Illinois under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The funding will support the awardee's delivery of services through September 2024 as part of the Statewide network of centers for independent living. The ACL Centers for Independent Living program provides financial assistance to centers...
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $249,353 FY2023-2024 formula grant under the ACL Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) program to the Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living, a non-profit organization. This funding supports the Center's operation of a statewide network of independent living centers that provide a range of core services, including peer support, advocacy, independent living skills training,...
This $183,311 two-year Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) supports the Centers for Independent Living (CIL) program (CFDA 93.432). The grant recipient, Opportunities For Access, is a nonprofit organization located in Mt Vernon, Illinois that focuses on providing independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities across the state. The grant funds will enable Opportunities For Access to...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a Project Grant of $657,590.00 to Renaissance Social Services Inc. (RSSI), a nonprofit organization based in Chicago, Illinois, under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267). This federal grant will support RSSI's comprehensive efforts to address homelessness in the Chicago area. Through this funding, RSSI will provide a range of services aimed at quickly housing homeless individuals and families, minimizing trauma,...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $342,342 to Opportunities For Access through its Centers for Independent Living Formula Grant program (CFDA 93.432) for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2024. This funding will support Illinois' statewide network of centers for independent living and provide financial assistance to centers that comply with standards and assurances promoting independent living for people with...
The Regional Center For Independent Living, Inc. was awarded a $130,263 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA #93.432). The grant will support the organization's provision of services as a center for independent living from March 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. As required under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program, the Regional Center For Independent Living,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a $280,904 Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) Formula Grant to the Southern Indiana Center For Independent Living Inc. on September 30, 2024. The grant will support the organization's core independent living services, including information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to...
CRCC'S INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM - CHICAGO RECOVERING COMMUNITIES COALITION (CCRC) WILL OFFER THE INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM, A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF EVIDENCE-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR UNINSURED AND HIGH-RISK YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN SUD TREATMENT AND RECOVERY IN AUSTIN, THE LARGEST OF CHICAGO'S IMPOVERISHED WEST SIDE COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. SERVICES WILL INCLUDE: INDIVIDUALIZED RECOVERY MANAGEMENT PLANS; SOFT SKILLS AND JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT; CAREER SERVICES; PEER-TO-PEER INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SUPPORT; SOBER SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND ADDITIONAL HEALTH/WELLNESS SERVICES. CRCC'S INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT UNINSURED, UNEMPLOYED AND/OR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN SUD TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SEEKING SUPPORT THROUGH OUR RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. CCRC SERVES BOTH MEN AND WOMEN WITH A MULTITUDE OF CONCERNS IN ADDITION TO THEIR ADDICTION, INCLUDING THOSE WITH DUAL DIAGNOSIS, LOW INCOME, RACIALLY/ETHNICALLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS, PTSD, CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, ETC. PROGRAM STAFF AND LEADERS WILL WORK WITH PARTICIPANTS DURING AND AFTER COMPLETION OF PEER SUPPORT AND CAREER SERVICES, PROVIDING SUPPORT THAT MOVES THEM THROUGH AND OUT OF ADDICTION AND RECOVERY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKFORCE. 2,000 INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE SERVICES (400 ANNUALLY). THE OVERALL GOAL WILL BE TO ESTABLISH A SUBSTANCE FREE AND INDEPENDENT LIFE BY: ENHANCING RECOVERY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, SELF-ESTEEM, AND LIFE SKILLS FOR PARTICIPANTS BY 40%, AND TO ENHANCE EMPLOYMENT-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND REMOVE BARRIERS THAT BAR ILLINOIS INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY FROM GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT BY 25%. CRCC IS A RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF FACES & VOICES ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. CRCC' PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT COACHING AT THEIR RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER IN CHICAGO. IN 2018, CRCC WAS AWARDED THE RECOVERY ORIENTATION SYSTEMS OF CARE (ROSC) STATE GRANT TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE COLLABORATIVE NETWORK APPROACH RESULTING IN A SUSTAINABLE ROSC COUNCIL AND ROSC SITES WITHIN THE AUSTIN, WEST SIDE COMMUNITY, AND SAMHSA'S BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY GRANT IN 2019. CRCC RECEIVED A PILOT PROJECT THRU FACING ADDICTION IN MARCH OF 2017 TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC RESPONSE TO ADDICTION THROUGH GRASSROOTS DRIVEN CAMPAIGNS.