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Riverside Township approves partnership grants for local youth programs and services
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting, the Riverside Township Board approved partnership grants to four local organizations — Prairie Trail Federation, Riverside Junior Theater Camp, North Riverside Parks & Recreation (vendor payment for Winterfest train; transcript amount unclear), and Beds Plus — totaling multiple awards and unanimous roll‑call approvals.
The Riverside Township Board of Trustees on Nov. 18 approved a series of community partnership grants aimed at supporting youth programming, a winter community festival, and homelessness prevention services.
Joe Dvorak of the Prairie Trail Federation told trustees the organization’s guides-and-princesses father–child programs saw a 27% increase in participation year‑over‑year and reported 65 father/son and 75 father/daughter attendees at the fall campout. "A barrier to our organization should never be cost," Dvorak said, explaining that dues and township support help families afford camps. The board voted to partner with…
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