Kane County parent council honored with award
The Kane County System of Care Parent Council has been selected to receive the Compañeros en Salud/Partners in Health Partner of the Year Award
The award recognizes organizations that consistently support the quality of life of Hispanics and other diverse groups in the Fox Valley Area through culturally and linguistically appropriate services, according to a news release. It will be presented at a breakfast Wednesday, Dec. 13, at Waubonsee Community College in Aurora.
Led by the Kane County Health Department, the council is a network made up of representatives from human services providers and 20 parents, primarily from Aurora and Elgin.
Compañeros en Salud/Partners in Health is a nonprofit grassroots coalition that assists community members in accessing appropriate health care and social services.
For more information, go to companerosensalud.org and kanehealth.com/Pages/Childrens-Mental-Health.aspx.
Mental health board grants $12,500 to Family Services
The Hanover Township 708 Mental Health Board recently granted $12,500 in funding to the Family Services Association of Greater Elgin.
The association received the money to assist in purchasing new equipment for in-home case management and telehealth psychiatry services, according to a news release. The agency focuses on adolescents with complex mental health needs.
For more information about the mental health board and its funded agencies, go to www.hanover-township.org or call 630-837-0301.
Elgin police receive STEP grant for traffic safety
The Elgin Police Department has been awarded a $118,342 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program grant to conduct traffic safety enforcement efforts in the city, police Sgt. Mike Martino said.
Grant money is funded with federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation, according to a news release.
Elgin police will use the funding to conduct additional enforcement efforts with a focus on the contributory causes of crashes: speeding, impaired driving, electronic device use, failure to yield, disobeying traffic control signals and occupant restraint violations, officials said.
Dundee-Crown HS class donates items to crisis center
The women’s studies class at Carpentersville’s Dundee-Crown High School has donated 250 hair care and hygiene products to the Community Crisis Center in Elgin.
Teacher Amanda Gracious said the students in her class wanted to give back to the community so they created and organized the product drive at the school, according to a news release.
‘It’s A Terrible Life’ parody to be staged this weekend
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Improv comedy group Memoriam Development is staging “It’s A Terrible Life” at 8 p.m. both Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9, at Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Court, Elgin.
A parody of the Christmas film “It’s A Wonderful Life,” the show considers what would happen if, instead of finding out how worse off everyone would be without you in their life, everyone finds they would have it so much better, a news release said.
Tickets are $15, or $10 with a item donated to PADS of Elgin.
For tickets and more information, go to www.sidestreetstudioarts.org.