Centers for New Horizons
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Grants
10
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Total Awarded
$1,435,791
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Years
1985 - 2023
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Categories
Grants
2023 (1 year)
$150,000
Founded in 1971, Centers for New Horizons (Centers) is a nonprofit social service organization that assists children, youth, and families primarily on Chicago’s near South Side. Headquartered in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Centers operates in 13 locations and reaches more than 6,000 families daily. Programs and services include early childhood education, youth development, adult and family services, workforce and economic development, senior services, and violence prevention and intervention. It operates after-school and summer violence prevention programs for youth with activities that include tutoring, team sports, drama, and peer mediation to build academic, social, physical, and creative skills. This award supports general operations.
2020 (3 years)
$450,000
Established in 1971, Centers for New Horizons (Centers) provides a variety of programs in workforce development, affordable housing, and supportive services primarily reaching youth and families on Chicago’s South Side. Headquartered in Bronzeville, Centers operates across seven locations and serves approximately 6,000 individuals annually. Its Youth and Family Development department operates after-school and summer violence prevention programs for youth ages six to 24 with activities including tutoring, team sports, drama, and peer mediation to build academic, social, physical, and creative skills. With this award for institutional support, Centers works to strengthen its operations by enhancing development and administrative staff capacity, making capital improvements, and establishing an operating reserve.
2000 (1 year)
$250,000
To support a working capital fund to strengthen the agency's financial stability.
1999 (3 years)
$300,000
To increase capacity to raise unrestricted income (over three years).
1997 (1 year)
$20,000
To support the Bronzeville Redevelopment Charette.
1996 (1 year)
$90,000
To support the Lugenia Burns Hope Leadership Center.
1992 (1 year)
$100,000
In support of general operations (over two years).
1990 (1 year)
$4,291
To support a visit to Central Park East High School in New York by a group of school and community leaders.
1986 (1 year)
$40,000
In support of general operations.
1985 (1 year)
$31,500
To hire and train three community organizers, and to develop and implement a community needs assessment.
