$1.2M Community Funding Request Made For Josselyn Center In Northbrook

NORTHBROOK, IL — Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced Monday his Community Project Funding submissions to the House Appropriations Committee. The Committee is considering 15 requests per office as part of the 2023 federal appropriations' legislation.

Among the requests is $1.2 million for Josselyn Center (Northfield) Mental Health Expansion to 1135 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook.

Project Description: The project would expand the Josselyn Center’s mental health-focused services at the new location in Northbrook. CPF funds will make possible a new interior, roof, and development of an intensive outpatient programs for addiction and substance use. Additionally, the project would provide outpatient mental health services to an additional 1,500 community members and would focus on youth ages 12-18 who need a higher level of care and low-income families across Northern Cook and Lake counties.

Schneider’s submissions recommend local projects in need of funding to the Committee, which will scrutinize projects before determining whether to include the projects in funding legislation. After passage through committee, the legislation must be approved by the House and the Senate, and signed by the President. Schneider’s office received more than seventy applications for funding.

Community Project Funding is an initiative that allows Members of Congress to request direct funding for projects that benefit the communities they represent. The initiative, first enacted in 2021, entails stringent eligibility, ethics, and transparency guardrails and is only available to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as some non-profits. Required financial disclosures can be found here. Projects funded by Rep. Schneider’s requests last year can be found here.

“These community projects represent programs that, should they be funded by the Appropriations Committee, will benefit wide areas and large numbers of people in the Tenth District. These projects could generate economic growth, improve access to mental health services, reduce flooding, and enhance community safety. Funding any one of these projects would be a great lift for all of the Tenth District and reason to celebrate. I am grateful for the Appropriations’ Committee’s due consideration,” Schneider said.