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Hinsdale approves $45,000 DuPage grant to join shared social‑worker program with nearby suburbs
Summary
Trustees approved a $45,000 intergovernmental agreement funded by DuPage County to secure shared social‑worker services with Burr Ridge, Darien and Willowbrook; the worker is a contracted nonprofit staffer used for follow-up and stabilization, not a co‑responder.
The Hinsdale Board of Trustees voted Aug. 12 to approve an intergovernmental agreement with DuPage County and authorize $45,000 in grant funding for a shared social-worker program that will be staffed jointly with Burr Ridge, Darien and Willowbrook.
Luke, presenting the item, said the $45,000 comes through the DuPage County member initiative program. "The $45,000 will support the village's ongoing participation for the shared access to a licensed social worker," he said. The county will consider the agreement on Aug. 26.
Trustees and staff clarified how the program operates: the social worker does not function as a co-responder on 911 calls; instead, police assess incidents and, where community members would benefit from follow-up or stabilization services, the department connects them with the shared social worker for in-person or arranged meetings. "It's not a co responder program, so the social worker doesn't respond. What the social worker does is the police department assesses the situation... we would arrange to have the social worker meet the individual," the Police Chief explained.
Staff said the social worker is employed through a nonprofit contractor, not as a village employee. Trustees noted prior internal estimates that a single-community full-year cost would have been on the order of $24,000 before grant funding and that DuPage County funding halves that cost across four municipalities. The board approved the agreement by roll call.
Officials said they continue to seek other funding sources to sustain the service after the grant period and praised early results and feedback from partner communities.
