Grant Program

Foundation Grant Program

All funding raised through the annual gala (VI VI) and the annual appeal (W Club) gets redistributed back into District 66 through the Foundation Grant Program.

Every October and January, all Westside Community School student-serving faculty & staff can apply for a grant through the Foundation. This funding initiative is designed to support teachers, administrators, and WCS in implementing innovative projects, improving teaching methods, enhancing student learning experiences, and addressing specific educational needs. The amount requested should align with the number of students the grant serves.

Foundation Grant Highlights

Classroom & School Wide Grants

Adaptive PE Materials
Alphabet Letters and trays
Arts for Me!
Attendance Incentives
CNA and Business Outreach
Composting in the Classroom
Decodables For Kindergarten and EL Students
District Clothing Closet & Food Pantry
Engagement in Math
Family Resource Center
Field Trips
Language for Learning
Laundry Lessons for Life Skills
Literacy Team’s One School, One Book Initiative
Metropolitan Science and Engineering Fair Grant
Robotics Club
Scooters BREW CREW
Solar Eclipse glasses
Special Olympics
Student IT Help Desk
Title 1 School Support
Virtual Reality Headsets
Walking Field Trip – Geography Class
WE-SIDE Multicultural Fair
Westside Middle School Bee Club seed money
Westside Middle School Introduction to keyboard/piano
Westside Middle School Science Olympiad Team
Westside Unified fall day trip

To learn more about the grants we support or to become a community partner and help fund initiatives like the grants above, please reach out to Erika Conces. Your involvement makes a real difference in the lives of our students and helps create hands-on, impactful learning experiences. Together, we can continue to grow and nurture innovative programs that inspire the next generation of leaders, scientists, and environmental stewards.

Thank you for your support! We look forward to connecting with you.