ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Winnebago County Mental Health Board awarded over $1.6 million in funding to nine community-based organizations working to support mental health services.
The Tommy Corral Memorial Foundation, one of the selected organizations, received $200,000. The nonprofit began after the founder lost her son to suicide and has since supported those with mental health issues.
Tommy Corral Memorial Foundation applied for the grant through the mental health board’s grassroots funding program, which is funded by Winnebago County’s half-cent sales tax…