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360 Youth Services receives grant to help council families in crisis

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360 Youth Services was one of 25 not-for-profit organizations in DuPage County to receive a grant from the 2013 Spring Community Needs Grant Cycle of The DuPage Community Foundation based in Wheaton. The grant will help underwrite the counseling program for families in crisis.

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From left: Foundation Grant Committee Member Deborah du Vair presents 360 Youth Services representative Glenn Weiss and Executive Director Ron Hume with a grant of $10,000 to support therapist salaries associated with the counseling services provided for low-income youth and their families. Photo courtesy of 360 Youth Services

360 Youth Services, located in Naperville, has been providing life-changing programs through prevention education, counseling and shelter since 1971. The counseling arm of 360 Youth Services offers counseling support for a wide range of circumstances. For families that cannot afford full payment, the grant from DuPage Community Foundation provides funding for those families. These services are life-saving in many instances. For more information regarding 360 Youth Services please contact Ron Hume, Executive Director at rhume@360youthservices.org.

The DuPage Community Foundation, established in 1986, seeks to raise the quality of life throughout DuPage County by fostering philanthropy, connecting donors to area needs and building community partnerships. Based on the American virtues of volunteerism and philanthropy, the Foundation fosters a legacy of support for the people of DuPage County by making grants to not-for-profit organizations working in the areas of arts and culture, education, environment, health, and human services. Since its inception the Foundation has built its endowment to more than $48 million and has awarded more than $16 million in grants to not-for-profit agencies serving the residents of DuPage County and beyond.

For more information about the Foundation, visit dcfdn.org.

 

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