Investing in IDEA
The Eleanor Foundation has been working closely with Heartland Human Care Services since 2003 to ensure that women like Sharee advance in their careers. Read more about the IDEA Initiative here.
IDEA Initiative Makes a Difference
June 10, 2009
The Eleanor Foundation's partnership with Heartland Human Care Service's IDEA initiative made a significant difference for Sharee Warren, a teaching assistant who has worked with the Child Development Center since 2004. Sharee is a single mother of four. She's working her way up with help from the Eleanor Network and the partnership with her employer.
A 31-year-old single mother of four, Sharee is applying for rental assistance through the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund, an Eleanor Foundation partner. She's also pursuing her associate degree in child development at Malcolm X College.
Sharee recently completed the IDEA Initiative's financial management course. I want to show my kids that just because you're a single mom doesn't mean you can't come up from the bottom," says Sharee. "My goal is to move up to the middle. Working for Stacy is a blessing. And it's such a good idea for Carmen to be working with us, too."
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2010 Grants Total $1.2 Million,
Expand Eleanor Network
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$729,000 to Local Organizations
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Self-Sufficiency Grants with $685,950
in 2008
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Total $995,000 to Build Network
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