Illinois Prairie Community Foundation

A new program through the McLean County court system is designed to help families affected by addiction, and involved in child welfare court.

The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has announced Erik Rankin as its next executive director. He will replace current executive director Greg Meyer, who is retiring at the end of this year.

There are unhoused families with children across McLean County — and neighboring Livingston County — in need of support, said the five panelists from area schools and social service agencies. Each of the panelists explained they are doing the best with what they have, but it’s not enough.

The Community Health Care Clinic in Normal has recovered its federal tax-exempt status. The agency that serves low-income people with no or inadequate health insurance lost its 501-C-3 designation in May of last year.

While McLean County nonprofits have struggled, they don’t seem to be seeing the critical decreases in funding and workforce volatility that is crippling nonprofits elsewhere.

The Women to Women Giving Circle describes itself as a "funding arm" of the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation and as such, panelists encouraged attendees to prioritize housing in their annual donations — and contact their local government representatives in the meantime.

Working parents face serious challenges coming out of the pandemic, but access to quality childcare and public transportation are not unique to the COVID-19 era.

The Women to Women Giving Circle group on Tuesday hosted a panel of experts at the ISU Alumni Center to discuss autism care from early childhood through adulthood.

The panel discussion, “A Local Look at Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI),” was hosted by the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation’s Women to Women Giving Circle on Tuesday evening at the Illinois State University Alumni Center.

The long tail of childhood trauma will come into focus Wednesday at a Women to Women Giving Circle fall forum featuring two local leaders working on the…