Community Updates
Read articles about our partners, what's happening in the Fox Valley, and everything else at the intersections of community, economic growth, and education.
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Ready for the Future
The Dunham Foundation is proposing to local nonprofit organizations that serve youth within the Dunham Foundation Service Area a new grant program, Ready for the Future: Out-of-School Educational Enrichment Opportunities
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Community Needs Assessment Report
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley and the Dunham Foundation partnered with a national consulting firm to conduct a Community Needs Assessment, which began in 2021. Neither organization
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STEM Education for the next generation of innovators & inventors
Since 2007, the Dunham Foundation has invested more than $9.4 million in 35 grants to 18 area nonprofits that include, 13 schools, to introduce and embed STEM education. Dunham Foundation’s
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Fifteen years honoring John C. Dunham’s legacy
2022 marks the Dunham Foundation’s fifteenth anniversary. The Dunham Foundation Board has been focused on making John C. Dunham’s vision a reality. His mission of “building a healthy, thriving community”
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ScaleUp program leads to sweet success for Ms. Jana’s Candy
Women’s Business Development Center’s (WBDC) ScaleUp program has helped many Aurora-area small businesses reach new growth potential. Ms. Jana’s Candy is a great example of how interactive business classes can
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Opening doors to education enriches community: A mother and daughter’s journey
Rosa Alegria and her husband came to the U.S. for a better life. They had no support since all of their family members were in Mexico. Shortly thereafter Rosa had