Cubs Care, the charitable beneficiary of the Chicago Cubs, on April 26 announced its distribution of $781,500 in grants to non-profit organizations throughout the Chicagoland area.
Since 1991, Cubs Care has given more than $9 million to Chicago area charities. The fund supports youth baseball, softball and sports programs, children with special needs and domestic violence shelters for women and their children in Chicago. Charitable agencies in the Lake View community have also received grants from Cubs Care.
Events such as the annual Cubs Convention, Tours of Wrigley Field, sales of Cubs "Believe" wristbands and private donations are some of the ways Cubs Care raises funds. This summer, Cubs Care will once again offer its Cubs Care Rookie League Baseball program at over 90 Chicago Park District sites.
Organizations receiving grants from Cubs Care include:
Chicago Park District — Cubs Care Rookie League, Therapeutic Recreation & Special Olympics $222,000
YMCA of Chicago — New City Cubs Care Park $196,000
Union League Boys & Girls Club — RBI Baseball $70,000
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago — Wheelchair Cubs $50,000
Gill Park $22,000
Lakeview Pantry $20,000
REST — Residents for Effective Shelter Transitions $20,000
YMCA of Chicago-Lakeview — Cubs Care After School Program $20,000
Lakeview Shelter, Inc. $15,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago - Sports Buddies $10,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois $10,000
Children's Memorial Hospital — Arai Middle School Health Center $10,000
Counseling Center of Lake View — Latino Family Violence Project $10,000
Girls in the Game — Northside Program $10,000
House of the Good Shepherd $10,000
Howard Brown Health Center $10,000
Lincoln Park Community Shelter $10,000
Night Ministry — Open Door Shelter $10,000
Junior Achievement of Chicago — LeMoyne School $7,500
AidsCare — Food Program $5,000
B.U.I.L.D., Inc. $5,000
C.A.U.S.E.S. $5,000
Crisis Center for South Suburbia $5,000
Emergency Fund for Needy People $5,000
Family Rescue, Inc. $5,000
Sarah's Inn $5,000
Sertoma Speech & Hearing Center $5,000
University of Chicago Hospitals $5,000
Lake View High School Scholarship Program $4,000 |
