Our Beneficiaries:

Barrington Children's Charities chooses its beneficiaries based upon their needs. We use a careful selection process to assure that all financial contributions support viable, sustainable, projects that directly benefit children in the Barrington Suburban area.

Interested beneficiaries are invited to submit a grant application. Our executive board will conduct an in-depth review followed by a voting process of the Board of Directors. Barrington Children's Charities will only select recipients that will significantly benefits from funds.

$50,580 in Grants Dispersed for Spring 2012

• Blessings in a Backpack: Barrington Children's Charities has approved funding for a three year grant to be given to Blessings in a Backpack totaling $35,280 each year for a period of three years. These monies will be used exclusively to fund a new program for children in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 who are on the federal free and reduced price meal program. In partnership with Blessings in a Backpack, we will provide local elementary children in need a backpack full of food for 38 weekends during the school year. The program will start at the beginning of the 2012/2013 school year and run for 38 weeks throughout the school year.
• Alexian Brothers Medical Center: Barrington Children's Charities has approved funding of $10,000 to be given to Alexian Brothers Medical Center. These funds will be used exclusively to provide for the “School-Based Mental Health Partnership at Barrington High School” located in Barrington, IL. These funds will allow for the Alexian Brothers Center for Mental Health and Barrington High School to continue their partnership in the future, provide more opportunities for individual student assistance, teacher education and ongoing student awareness and education of mental health in District 220.
• Camp Kesem Northwestern: Barrington Children's Charities has approved funding of $2,000 to be given to Camp Kesem Northwestern. These funds will be used exclusively to provide a free week of “Camp Kesem” for Barrington Community Unit School District 220 children between the ages of 6 and 16 who have a parent who is affected by cancer.
• Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble: Barrington Children's Charities has approved funding of $1,800 to be given to Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble. These funds will be used exclusively to launch its Outreach Dance Program that provides dance workshops, costumes with a Peter Pan theme and a live performance to families and children who have special needs, primarily autism spectrum and Down Syndrome.
• Barrington Area Special Voices: Barrington Children's Charities has approved funding of $1,500 to help fund the sixteen Barrington Area Special Voices Kids In Action events from September 2012 to June 2013.