Easterseals Central Illinois announces grant awards

Posted on October 18, 2017

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By WJBC Staff

PEORIA – Easterseals Central Illinois has received three local grant awards supporting programs and services provided at its service centers in Bloomington and Peoria.

Ameren Illinois awarded $35,000 to partially support three autism-specific services: the Autism Early Diagnostic Clinic serving Peoria and Bloomington, family resource centers at the CARE Center in Bloomington and the Shadid Center in Peoria and the Autism Learning Center for pre-school children with Autism in Peoria.

PNC Foundation awarded $25,000 to help provide Family Navigation services for families with young children with disabilities including autism spectrum disorders across the region.

The Community Foundation of Central Illinois with the Sertoma Foundation and Yeomans Fund awarded $3,933 to permit expansion and updating of the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Clinic serving Peoria and Bloomington.

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