Funding

Community grants and private donations fund the Parent Help Line’s programs.
We thank the following groups for their support:

Funder	Contribution
St. John’s Hospital	Furnished office and support services
Friends of St. John’s Hospital	Salaries and Supplies
Kohl's	Emergency Room Educational Materials
DCFS Family Centered Services	Parents as Mentors: Coaching for Success
Samaritans at St. John’s Hospital	Baby STEPS materials for newborn moms
Ronald McDonald House Charities	Phones and outreach materials
Sangamon Co. Medical Society & Alliance	Phones and educational materials
Insight/Comcast	Production of weekly television program
Junior League of Springfield	Emergency needs fund
Anonymous	Phones and emergency needs fund
AMA Foundation	Webpage funding from Health Literacy grant to the Illinois State Medical Society and Alliance
Blessed Sacrament Parish School Non-Uniform Day	Parents As Mentors Christmas Fund
Springfield Police Benevolent & Protective Association Unit # 5	Emergency Needs and Family Stabilization
Operation Rice Bowl Diocese of Springfield in Illinois	Emergency Food for Families in Crisis
Hospital Sisters of St. Francis San Damiano Outreach	Outreach to families on the Pediatric wing of St. John's Children's Hosital
Children’s Home & Aid Society of Illinois	Parents Care and Share Training and Stipends

Friends of St. John’s Hospital received a grant from the Junior League of Springfield,
Inc. that funded the first year of the Parent Help Line.

Members of the Sangamon County Medical Society Alliance and the Junior League of Springfield made up the core of the first group of volunteers. Superintendent Helen Tolan and her Sangamon County
Regional Office of Education, a primary partner, provide ongoing consultation.

Throughout the years, the Parent Help Line has received grants from the above groups
and the following:

American Business Club
AT&T
Family Service Center
Kiwanis
Tracy Family Foundation