Marklund receives DuPage Foundation grant to purchase special needs curriculum

Marklund recently received a $7,695 grant from the DuPage Foundation to purchase Functional Academics curriculum for its Bloomingdale-based therapeutic day school.

Marklund is a nonprofit organization that provides residential, educational and community day services to 181 children and adults with profound developmental disabilities.

In addition, Marklund Day Schools serve 90 students with multiple needs as well as autism spectrum disorder, at their schools located in Bloomingdale, Elgin and Geneva.

According to Marklund Chief Academic Officer Paula Bodzioch, Functional Academics curriculum is specially designed for individuals with special needs.

Through the DuPage Foundation’s Spring Community Impact grant program, grants were awarded to 57 organizations in the health and human services sector, of which Marklund was one recipient.

During two grant cycles each year, the Community Impact grant program supports local nonprofit projects and initiatives that enrich the quality of life for DuPage County residents.

The grants were presented at the foundation’s grant open house held Wednesday, June 4.

“We greatly appreciate the DuPage Foundation’s continued support of Marklund and the Ann Haskins Center of Marklund Day School-Bloomingdale,” said Carrie Seida, Marklund’s director of development. “Their generous grant enables us to deliver individualized instruction through the Styer-Fitzgerald Functional Academics Curriculum, helping students develop essential life skills and achieve greater independence.”

For information about Marklund, visit www.marklund.org.