With Inaugural NICI Impact Grant, Comprehensive Community Solutions Expands Job Training and Mental Health Services
Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc. (CCS) is a grassroots organization established in 1992 in Rockford to serve young people transitioning out of the criminal justice system. Since then, CCS has grown to provide workforce development programs that lead participants to sustainable wages, meaningful community engagement and affordable housing.
Nicor Illinois Community Investment (NICI) is pleased to award CCS its first Impact Grant, enabling the organization to scale its successful youth programs, RockForWork and Alive & Free, to serve adults. The two programs help individuals build resilience, achieve personal goals, secure meaningful employment and build sustainable futures. NICI looks forward to seeing how the programs’ eligibility expansion can transform Rockford communities.
“Our partnership with NICI is exciting because it allows CCS to extend trauma-informed care and holistic support to older youth and adults who are often underserved, while they pursue industry-recognized credentials, creating meaningful opportunities for healing and growth.”
— William Chatman, Executive Director/CEO