By PF Staff
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Lake County, IL. –United Way of Lake County announced that $84,345 has been awarded in the ninth and final round of Lake County COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund grants to eight local nonprofits.
This grant cycle focused on summer programs for children up to age thirteen that address learning loss through academics or enrichment programming and include activities or services that address children’s social-emotional needs due to the impact of the pandemic.

Beacon Place
To revive Tweens summer program for 25 rising 6th and 7th graders in Waukegan and North Chicago focused on building self-esteem, emotional intelligence and empowerment.

Boys & Girls Club of Lake County
To fund field trips for Be Inspired Summer 2022 program serving 300 youth from Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion. The full-day programming and activities are focused on academic success, healthy lifestyles, leadership and community development.

Fill a Heart 4 Kids
To support Brighter Futures Summer Program that provides tutoring, life skills classes, STEM classes, critical resources and onsite field trips to provide a safe and positive experience for 500 children in Waukegan Public Schools.

First Baptist Church of Waukegan
To support the Cool Learning Experience summer program which nurtures the well-being of the whole child with nature and literacy as its foundation to build reading, writing and speaking skills for 70 children and youth in Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion.

Heart of the City
To support their Summer Soccer Academy that teaches soccer, life skills and team building for 60 at-risk youth in North Chicago, Round Lake, Waukegan and Zion.

Mothers Trust Foundation
To provide scholarships for 20 children of low-income families in Waukegan, North Chicago, Round Lake and Zion to attend full-day summer camp.

Roberti Community House
To support Summer Youth Programming for 300 children with activities incorporating math, reading, science, art, cooking, music and English. Many children are English language learners new to the area, or youth who have been out of school.

Shelia Daniels Christian Academy
To support co-ed summer educational programming for up to 70 children in Waukegan, North Chicago, Beach Park and Zion.