Author: Jennifer Amdur Spitz

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1725635387699{padding-top: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;}" z_index="" el_class="open-rfp-row"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] "Bright Minds, Bright Smiles": Mental and Oral Health Integration Initiative RFP [vc_empty_space height="20px"] The Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) seeks to provide 20 three-year grants of up to $300,000 each (for a total...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1693469205901{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1504906719327{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns="one_column" custom_class="main-content-holder"][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations="no" item_padding="2% 2% 0% 0%"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1777669797852{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}" el_class="ilchf-diversity-banner-title"] Every Child, Every Voice   Children's Mental Health Family-Run Organizations Initiative [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""]In March 2026, Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation hosted Every...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1693469205901{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1504906719327{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns="one_column" custom_class="main-content-holder"][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations="no" item_padding="2% 2% 0% 0%"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1759871792298{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}" el_class="ilchf-diversity-banner-title"] Mapping the Future:   A journey towards healthy minds, healthy communities. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] Hosted by Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation in September 2025,...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1725635387699{padding-top: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;}" z_index="" el_class="open-rfp-row"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Enhanced Pathways to Oral Health for Women, Infants, and Children Initiative RFP [vc_empty_space height="20px"] The Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) seeks to provide 14 two-year grants of up to $40,000 each (for...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1725635387699{padding-top: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;}" z_index="" el_class="open-rfp-row"][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns="one_column"][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations="no" item_padding="2% 7% 2% 7%" item_padding_600_768="2% 2% 2% 2%" item_padding_480_600="2% 2% 2% 2%" item_padding_480="2% 2% 2% 2%"][vc_column_text css=""] Strengthening the Bilingual Mental Health Workforce Initiative RFP [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text css=""]Since August...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns="one_column"][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment="middle" horizontal_alignment="center" advanced_animations="no" item_padding="2% 5% 2% 5%"][vc_column_text css=""] Robert “Bob” Egan Director of Oral Health & Other Initiatives (December 28, 1963 - August 5, 2024) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] “Honoring Bob and His 20 Year Legacy” [/vc_column_text][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row"...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1701995819142{padding-top: 65px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] FRO RFP Initiative [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""]Illinois is experiencing a children’s mental health crisis. Families and providers are trying to manage the dual issues of a dramatically increased need for behavioral health services and significant...

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