City Allocates $100,000 To Area Social Agencies

PAGE 4. THE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1988 City Allocates $100,000 To Area Social Agencies Dcs Plaines aldermen Mon- day night approved allocating $100,000 in city money to a dozen area social service orga- nizations. The city's Community Ser- vices Committee recommended the allocations that included $38,000 in subsidies for the senior citi/.cn taxi program. Under the program, seniors can ride cabs within Dcs Plaines and to neighboring hospitals for a reduced fare. Total funding requests amount to $104,600, which is $4,600 more than included in the city's 1988 budget and $9,900 more than was granted in 1987 from revenue sharing funds. Agencies and their alloca- tions are: Maine Center for Mental Health, $8,000; Northwest Suburban Day Care Center, $14,000; Des Plaines Boys Club, $6,500; Rainbow Hos- pice. $3,900; Des Plaines Community Senior Center, $4,800: Special People, Inc., $3,000; Shelter, Inc., $3.600; Salvation Army, $6,000; Self Help Food Pantry & Closet, $2,800; FISH of Des Plaines, $400; Taxicab Subsidy, $38,000; and Senior bus passes, $9,000. Social Service Allocations $38,000 -- Taxi Subsidy Program $8,000 -- Maine Ctr. Mental Health $14,000 -- NW Sub. Day Care $6,500 -- Des Plaines Boys Club $4,800 -- DP Senior Center $3,900 -- Rainbow Hospice $3,000 -- Special People, Inc. $3,600 -- Shelter, Inc. $6,000 -- Salvation Army $2,800 -- Self Help Food Pantry $400 -- FISH of Des Plaines $9,000 -- Senior bus passes