Township Partners With Glenview To Fund Camps For Students In Need

GLENVIEW, IL — It's almost time for summer camp and a local partnership will help students in need. The Northfield Township Board of Trustees recently approved a $100,000 agreement for the provision of services between Northfield Township and the Glenview Park Foundation to fund summer camp.

According to a news release, Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 and Glenview Park District staff collaboratively worked to develop a summer program partnership in 2022. The goal of this partnership was to "provide summer camp programming to students who qualify for supplemental summer services based on academic and social-emotional needs, and housing insecurity."

Federal funding utilized last year, though, wasn't available in 2023. With that, the Glenview organizations were looking for a new partner and found the Northfield Township goverment.

“Northfield Township is proud to support this continued collaboration that provides our most vulnerable children with the opportunity to have a safe place to learn, grow and develop skills and friendships that will last a lifetime,” Northfield Township Supervisor Shiva Mohsenzadeh said.

The Glenview Park Foundation has also contributed $10,000 to fund the summer camp program as the demand for the program has increased, according to the news release. The Park Foundation has pledged to match additional funds raised up to $10,000 to provide a total of $30,000 toward the program.

Donations can be made at glenviewparkfoundation.org.

2550 Waukegan Road, Suite 100
Glenview, IL 60025
Phone: 847-724-8300 / Fax: 847-724-8310
www.northfieldtownship.com