The DuPage Community Foundation views both affordable housing and early childhood care and education as workforce issues. Families that have good quality and accessible child care are better able to be creative and productive at work secure in the knowledge that their children are being well cared for and receiving age-appropriate learning opportunities on a daily basis. Additionally, families need housing and transportation choices that are relatively close to their place of employment.
The Foundation will continue to seek opportunities to address workforce issues as they relate to affordable housing and early childhood care and education. Going forward, we have established the following measurable goals for this business effort:
Year 1:
Study will begin with a grant from DCF.
Year 2:
Year 3:
DWB adopts the issue and brings it to its industry sector groups which will develop solutions.
Legislative results might include tax credits to fund workforce housing and/or school funding for density bonuses.
How You Can Help
Your financial commitment will help us to address critical workforce issues as they emerge in DuPage County.
Grand Victoria Foundation has given us $2.12 million in support of Communityworks. As part of this commitment, they have also challenged us to raise an additional $2 million in new and increased gifts which they will match dollar for dollar through October 2011.
For further information, please contact Barb Szczepaniak, Foundation Director of Grants at (630) 665-5556 or click on the link below to make a gift.
