Starved Rock Country Community Foundation awards $1,500 to Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living

Grant made for construction of residential ramps for its customers

The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently made a $1,500 grant to the Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living for construction of residential ramps for its customers. (From left) SRCCF President Fran Brolley, SRCCF Board Chair Reed Wilson and IVCIL’s Executive Director Sarah Stasik, Resource Director Jessica Ortega and Associate Director Marie Argubright.

The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently made a $1,500 grant to the Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living for the construction of residential ramps for its customers.

IVCIL, now located in Spring Valley, has been opening doors to independence for people with disabilities since 1999. In late 2020, SRCCF awarded IVCIL more than $3,000 in COVID-19 relief funding.