Human Services Funding

Northfield Township’s Human Services Funding program provides direct financial support to a wide range of not-for-profit social service organizations which serve Township residents. The Human Services Review Commission (HSRC), composed of a team of volunteer community members, oversees the evaluation process and makes funding recommendations to the Northfield Township Board of Trustees. After recommendations are presented, the Township Board awards financial support to essential human service programs.

These social service organizations provide specialized professional services for families, youths, seniors, and residents with disabilities and mental health challenges. The assistance these programs provide to residents is crucial. The Human Services Funding program helps to ensure those who need these services have access to them.

The Evaluation and Recommendation Process

In order to select the recipients of Human Services Funding, the Commission solicits and reviews applications from not for profit social service providers in the Fall, interviews organization leaders, and conducts site visits. It then recommends funding to the Township Board of Trustees in late winter. Organizations are notified in February if their application was approved. Funds are then distributed at the end of March which coincides with the end of the Township’s fiscal year.

For more information on the HSRC, please visit these links:

Human Services Funding Application and Timeline for 2024

The 2024 Northfield Township Human Services Funding application is now available. The Northfield Township Human Services Review Commission will evaluate all proposals and make funding recommendations to the Township Board of Trustees.

To be considered for funding, agencies must be a 501(c)(3) organization that provides services to Northfield Township residents. Particular priority will be given to agencies that address the most pressing and basic needs of Township residents and are in line with the Township’s Strategic Plan, such as behavioral and mental health, shelter and safety, services for people with disabilities, programs that help reduce poverty, and employment programs.

Please keep in mind that there is a limited amount of funding available through the annual Human Services application process. For this year’s process, there is $650,000 available. Over the past two years, we have experienced a record number of agencies applying for funding through this annual process, with 49 agencies applying last year. Consequently, Northfield Township cannot guarantee stable funding for every agency from year to year.

This year, the Township is incorporating a rubric into the evaluation process. The Township Board always has the final say in approving funding recommendations for each applicant.

Download the application here: 2024-25 NT Human Services Funding-Application.

Download the rubric here: 2024-25 NT Human Services Funding-Rubric.

Completed applications, including all attachments, must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2024. No applications will be considered after that date. Please return applications to the Northfield Township office located at 2550 Waukegan Road, Suite 210, Glenview, IL 60025, or email them to roxanne.dunn@northfieldtownship.com. Email is preferred whenever possible.

Please contact Roxanne Dunn, Communications & Community Outreach Coordinator, at roxanne.dunn@northfieldtownship.com with questions.

 

The following social service agencies received Human Services Funding from Northfield Township during FY23: