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October 24, 2019 by Julianne Buck Executive Director   It’s October (my favorite month) and Halloween (my favorite holiday!).  It also means year-end giving planning season is here! Many nonprofits are prepping their year-end appeals to get mailed.  Many donors are planning if, when, how, and how much they’ll give in year-end gifts to their […]

Recently the Morris Area Public Library installed a sensory room using annual funding from the Bowker-Ostrem-Holderman-Meadors Endowment for Lifelong Learning at the Community Foundation of Grundy County.  Click here to read more. But what IS a sensory room and why do we need them? We asked local mom Brittney Kaluzny to help us find resources

Morris Community High School’s STEM program is the recipient of a recent grant from the Community Foundation of Grundy County.  The $3,500 will go toward furniture, equipment, and supplies for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Are you one of those “older” adults who bemoans that young people don’t know how to do things…create a budget…change a tire…write a check…do laundry? Good news!!  We Care of Grundy County and the Disability Resource Center are teaming up for a new weekly program called “Take Charge: 101!”  Classes will be held at We

Today (October 23rd) is the 5th annual 8th Grade Career Fair organized by the Business Education Council. All 8th graders from across Grundy County come as a field trip and visit the 75+ career booths at the District 101 fieldhouse. Our hope is to get youth interested in a career or two so that they

by Jeanne Millsap Oct. 21, 2019 A room off the children’s area in the Morris Area Public Library has been transformed into a special space for children and teens with sensory processing disorders. The Sensory Room is a combination of two changeable settings: A dim, quiet space for those who can become overwhelmed by visual

Anniversary grant #15 of 20 was presented to Breaking Away in honor of volunteer Nancy Bjelland. Breaking Away helps Grundy County individuals and families break away from a domestic violence crisis. The grant was awarded at the Annual Take Back the Night event hosted by Guardian Angel Community Services to bring awareness to this issue

September 19, 2019, would have been Allison Rivera’s 26th birthday. Sadly, Allison died of undiagnosed cardiac issues in 2011 shortly after her 18th birthday. However, her family took actions to keep her memory alive.  First, they took Allie’s writings of short stories and poems and compiled them into a book, “Allison’s Wonderland.”  Secondly, they established

Anniversary grant #14 went to Morris Youth Tackle Football in honor of Kevin Goff! Thanks for your dedication to youth sports!