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Evanston committee narrows grant priorities to food, financial literacy and employment ahead of summer application round
Summary
Members of the Evanston Social Services Committee agreed to emphasize food-access continuity, financial literacy and employment supports as top priorities when the city reissues public-service funding applications this year.
The Evanston Social Services Committee on March 13 focused its next funding round on ensuring food access, expanding financial-literacy supports and boosting employment pathways as the city prepares to reopen applications later this year.
Committee members said the priorities respond to results from the city’s Community Needs Assessment and to recent program changes that put some services at risk.
Staff presented the consolidated-plan survey data that the committee used to identify gaps and existing access points, and outlined next steps for the application process. The city will bring revised case-management and safety-net application drafts to the…
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