Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans. Aim high in hope and work. Remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die.
— Daniel H. Burnham
Our Collaborative Approach
We believe that no single person or organization has all the answers. As a result, We are committed to work together with other agencies and groups to find the best solutions to our problems. Alone, our limited financial resources cannot solve community concerns.
Recent Collaboration Network Initiative
In 2008, Foundations of East Chicago grantees brought individuals and members of agencies and organizations together for the first time in an atmosphere of support to work systematically toward solutions to existing and emerging challenges in Education and Public Safety that cannot be solved by one agency alone. FEC budgeted $200,000 to support this new collaborative approach.
This led to our creating two principal Collaboration Networks, which segment generally to address concerns in Education and Public Safety (see lists below of participating agencies).
These two Networks set five key goals to direct the services we support, including:
- Reducing crime
- Building neighborhoods
- Strengthening families
- Building school – community connections
- Strengthening youth programs to improve student success
View the entire FEC Report: A Collaborative Approach to Improve East Chicago [PDF - 1.07MB].
- Education Collaboration
Network Participants - Boys and Girls Club of NWI
- Calumet Collge of St. Joseph’s
- Communities in Schools of East Chicago
- East Chicago Arts Initiative
- East Chicago Central High School
- East Chicago Community Alliance for Education
- East Chicago Education Foundation
- East Chicago Indiana Black Expo, Inc.
- East Chicago Parks & Recreation Dept.
- East Chicago Pop Warner
- East Chicago Public Library
- Faith Temple COGIC
- Grace Missionary Baptist Church
- Heartland Center
- Holistic Community Coalition
- Iglesia del Nazareno East Chicago
- International Community Alliance
- Ivy Tech Community College
- Junior Achievement of Chicago
- Mission of Jesus Christ Non-Denominational Church
- New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church
- Northwest Indiana Interfaith Federation
- Office of Hispanic Ministries
- Robertson Child Development Center
- School City of East Chicago
- South Shore Arts
- St. Stanislaus School
- VIVA! PATS
- Washington Elementary School
- Workforce Development Services
- Youth of East Chicago
- Public Safety Collaboration
Network Participants - Catholic Family Services
- Calumet College of St. Joseph Public Safety Inst.
- City of East Chicago
- Community Reinvestment Project of East Chicago
- East Chicago Civic Little league
- East Chicago Emergency Management
- East Chicago Fire Department
- East Chicago Health Department
- East Chicago Police Department
- Haven House, Inc.
- Healthy East Chicago, Inc.
- Lake County Drug Free Alliance
- Meals on Wheels
- Neighborhoods, Inc.
- Northwest Indiana Healthy Living Initiative
- Puerto Rican Parade & Cultural Organization
- The Salvation Army, East Chicago Corps
- United Neighborhoods Organizations, Inc.
03-08-2012 | FEC Awards $2 million to East Chicago Ivy Tech »
In a ceremony today, Foundations of East Chicago (FEC) awarded a grant of $2,000,000 to the East Chicago de la …
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20-01-2012 | In Nosotros Magazine: Adults Teaching Adults »
EAST CHICAGO | Laura Smith Wynn shares her parenting expertise at East Chicago’s Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, part …
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01-19-2012 | Neighborhoods Inc. encourages residents through contests »
EAST CHICAGO | On December 20, Neighborhoods Inc. (NI) held an awards ceremony for the participants of the Fall Spruce …
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27-10-2011 | Putting East Chicago Back to Work »
By Rob Earnshaw, Times Correspondent
EAST CHICAGO | – An initiative to target unemployed city residents and provide them with …
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11-4-2010 | Grantee Public Presentation »
A Foundations of East Chicago (FEC) Grantee Public Presentation will be held on Thursday, November 4, from 6:00 p.m. – …
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4-1-2010 | Grantee Orientation Meeting »
Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Place: Healthy East Chicago, 100 W. Chicago Avenue, East Chicago, IN 46312
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Collaboration Grant Request Forms for Review »
The deadline to submit a Proposal for a 2011 Collaboration was Tuesday, 31 May, 2011. We are no longer accepting …
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Interim Grant Report »
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Updated Grant Policies »
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FEC Continuing Education Recommendation Form »
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FEC Continuing Education Scholarship Application »
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Foundations of East Chicago – High School Scholarship Application »
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Updated Grant Policies »
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Interim Grant Report »
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Grant Closeout Report »
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Grant Application Revised Budget Sheet »
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06-10-2011 | Our Audited Financials, 2009-2010 »
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