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Chance the Rapper giving $1M to boost mental health services

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FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017 file photo, Chance The Rapper performs during a community concert at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. Chance the Rapper says he\'s donating million to help improve mental health services in Chicago. The Chicago native made the announcement Thursday, Oct. 4 during a summit for his nonprofit SocialWorks, saying those involved "want to change the way that mental health resources are being accessed." (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

CHICAGO – Chance the Rapper says he’s donating $1 million to help improve mental health services in Chicago.

The Chicago native made the announcement Thursday during a summit for his non-profit organization SocialWorks , saying those involved “want to change the way that mental health resources are being accessed.”

Six mental health providers in Cook County will each get $100,000 grants and SocialWorks is starting an initiative called “My State of Mind” to help connect people with treatment. Members of the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Chicago Department of Public Health were on hand for the announcement.

Also Thursday, the rapper whose real name is Chancelor Bennett, announced plans to give money to 20 additional Chicago Public Schools. His non-profit has given millions to Chicago schools in recent years .

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