Northwestern, Evanston Continue Love Story

The mutual respect between Northwestern University and the city of Evanston continues.

Last week, the University announced the allocation of the first $1 million they previously promised to give to the city’s Good Neighbor Fund.

“The Good Neighbor Fund’s allocation for year one is being directed towards projects that will help Evanston reach its goal of becoming the most livable city,” Tisdahl said. “Northwestern is a great university, and its presence strengthens our community. I thank President Schapiro for the Good Neighbor policy and look forward to seeing positive outcomes from this generous donation.”

Schapiro was just as happy to have Evanston a partner.

“One of Northwestern’s greatest assets is its location in Evanston, and we are so pleased to offer our assistance as part of our contribution to Evanston’s Good Neighbor Fund,” he said. “We look forward to working together and providing additional support to the city on important Evanston projects and initiatives in the future.”

Following a meeting last month, Tisdahl and Schapiro agreed to the following allocation:

• $500,000 -- Sheridan Road improvement project. This project will continue into 2016 and be fully completed in 2017.
• $200,000 -- Support for Evanston Fire Department paramedics. This allocation represents the cost of one full-time ambulance company serving the community 24/7 for a period of one year.
• $100,000 -- Support for the city’s Youth and Young Adult Division. This allocation will cover the salary of one of the four existing full-time outreach workers and allow the City to add an additional full-time outreach worker.
• $150,000 -- Support for at-risk youth job training programs, with $50,000 going to support programs covered by existing funding and $100,000 devoted to new job training programs.
• $50,000 -- Support for the mayor’s fund to assist families impacted by violent crime.

The university will donate $1 million to the city for each of the next five years on projects and services agreed to by both Schapiro and Tisdahl.