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Proactive Community Services receives $100K grant form Nicor

“Our real aim is to address the wealth gap,” said Eula Burge, CEO of Proactive Community Services in Flossmoor. “We want to connect people to jobs that have benefits and things that are sustaining across generations.”

That goal just got a major boost. PCS is one of five Northern Illinois nonprofits receiving a $100,000 Impact Grant from Nicor Illinois Community Investment (NICI). The $500,000 in total grants will fund economic mobility and small business support…

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