Rise & Shine Illinois in partnership with No Kid Hungry provided grants to help organizations expand access to and participation in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) supported and Illinois State Board of Education administered Summer Meals Program.
The following Sponsors were awarded mini-grants up to $5,000 to help with equipment, transportation, and other non-food program expenses:
Archdiocese of Chicago
Boys & Girls Club of Elgin
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Clay County Health Department, Flora
Douglas County Health Department, Tuscola
First Free Will Baptist Church, Johnston City
High Jump, Chicago
Lincoln Elementary School District 27, Lincoln
New Bethel M. B. Church, East Saint Louis
River Bend Foodbank, Davenport
The following Sponsors were awarded capacity building grants up to $10,000 to expand and enhance their program:
Chicago PSD-Network OII, Chicago
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3, Harrisburg
Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva