Grants

Canadian National Railroad
Crisis Nursery has been awarded $5,000 from Canadian National Railroad for PCI. PCi is a six or eight week parent-child interaction group for either infants or toddlers. Parents learn how children learn and grow, also effective ways of encouraging this developmental process. Canadian National Railroad is a leading North American freight transportation company that is committed to helping build safer, stronger communities.
We thank Tim Parker for his time and dedication to Crisis Nursery!

Joseph H. Cannon Memorial Grant, Champaign WCRG Rotary Club and Community Foundation of East Central Illinois - have made it possible for us to keep our children safer while playing outside. Their grants enabled us to purchase Mulch Playground Rubber. This mulch will keep children safe by providing a long lasting playground surface which is non-toxic, environmentally friendly, splinter-free, won’t scratch or strain. It will provide a safer playground for children while totally complying with the licensing regulations. It is cost-effective and long lasting.
Rotary members Scott Anderson, Carl Meyer, Dan & Joan Wheatman, Dave Bernthal, Steve Ayers, Greg Cozad, Sarah Tufte, Kelsey Wilson, Pat Kovar and Todd Salen assisted Patsy Hopper and Kris Yettke in spreading the mulch and putting all the equipment back.

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Local Grant Funding
Crisis Nursery has been awarded $18,000 for 2nd and 3rd shift children’s care for “Welfare to Work’ Program from the City of Champaign (3%% of our annual budget) and $16,500 for Children’s Crisis Care Program from the City of Urbana (2 ½% of our annual budget). These grants are an integral part of our FY08 Annual Budget and must be reapplied for every year.
Crisis Nursery also received $5,250 from the 708 Mental Health Board of Champaign County toward a weekly Parent Support Group Program in Rantoul.

Many thanks to the city council and 708 Board members who voted for Crisis Nursery in these funding processes. Crisis Nursery receives 34% of our Annual Operating Budget from various government sources.