The St. Charles community has long been a strong advocate for access to proper mental health services for its residents. The mission of the St. Charles Community 708 Mental Health Board is to support and fund local, community-based, high-quality programs and services that serve St. Charles citizens with mental health needs, substance abuse needs, and developmental disabilities.
Since 1986, the City has levied a property tax dedicated to the mental health needs of the residents of the City of St. Charles. The Community 708 Mental Health Board reviews funding requests from local mental health agencies and recommends distribution of the collected funds.
This year, after evaluating applications from qualified agencies to ensure they meet the goals of our mission and community, the Mental Health Board presented its recommendations for funding allocation and those were approved by the City Council at the July 6, 2026, meeting.
The Council approved $700,000 be distributed to 21 qualified not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) agencies. Following is the list of non-profits that will receive funding in the 2026-2027 fiscal year and the amounts.
Agency Allocation Casa Kane County $32,584
Community Crisis Center $14,089
Easter Seals DuPage & Fox Valley$18,432
Ecker Center for Mental Health $76,286
Elderday Center Inc $17,425
Fox Valley Hands of Hope $18,643
Fox Valley Special Recreation Assoc $13,179
Horsepower Therapeutics $8,000
Kane County Bar Foundation $8,071
Lazarus House $45,906
Lighthouse Recovery Inc $50,000
Living Well (NW Medicine) $19,071
MDW Cares $2,500
NAMI KDK $12,831
Prairie State Legal Services $8,607
Rising Lights $8,688
STC Police Dept $87,107
Suicide Prevention Services $6,884
Support Over Stigma $11,000
Tricity Family Services $221,751
Tri-City Health Partnership $18,946