Paving the Path to Homeownership for Housing Choice Voucher Holders
Since the mid-20th century, homeownership has been one of the most important vehicles for building wealth in the United States. According to research from the…
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For more than 100 years, The Chicago Community Trust has convened, supported, funded, and accelerated the work of community members and changemakers committed to strengthening the Chicago region. From building up our civic infrastructure to spearheading our response to the Great Recession, the Trust has brought our community together to face pressing challenges and seize our greatest opportunities. Today, that means confronting the racial and ethnic wealth gap.
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DEVCORP NORTH
We are participating as a community partner in the We Will’s Community Partner program to assist the citywide planning process, which is being led by staff from the Department of Planning and Development, the Office of the Mayor, and other City departments, public agencies and stakeholders. Community Partners will contribute to one of the plan’s seven pillars.
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The Chicago Community Trust
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Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission
The City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) launched “We Will Chicago,” the City’s first citywide planning initiative in more than 50 years. Bronzeville Community Development Partnership (termed “Community Partner” through this MOU) is among the groups selected to assist with the citywide planning process and contribute to one of the plan’s seven pillar research reports or the initiative’s Advisory Committee.
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DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
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Center for Neighborhood Technology
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DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
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Chicago Community Foundation
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The Conservation Fund
This application seeks operational funding to launch the Working Farms Fund program in metro Chicago. The Working Farms Fund program is an innovative model to support a resilient regional food system by addressing farmland as a critical piece of supply chain infrastructure. Specifically designed to enable talented and diverse growers to scale production to meet institutional demand for good food, the Working Farms Fund protects critical at-risk farmland and offers a patient pathway to landownership as the basis for business resiliency and intergenerational wealth creation.