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.
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The Beyond the Groove Foundation
The mission of the Beyond the Groove Foundation (“BTGF”) is to direct and empower Chicago youth and young adults through music, technology, educational, cultural and recreational activities. The BTGF was founded by the Chosen Few DJs - a Chicago-based crew of African American DJs who were instrumental in the founding, growth and development of Chicago House Music - as a vehicle to give back to the community and to assist in providing safe, fun and culturally enriching activities for youth and adults. This application seeks funding to help BTGF’s support of the 30th Anniversary Chosen Few Picnic & Festival (the "Picnic"), which after cancellation in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be held on July 2, 2022 in Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago. The Picnic is a beloved event in Chicago’s African American community that furthers the mission of the BTGF and has a significant social, cultural and economic impact on the South Side community where it is held. Through music, dance, communion, fellowship and peace, we engage in powerful civic storytelling concerning the origins of a now worldwide genre of music - and the culture that surrounds it - that was proudly born in Chicago's African American community.
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FamilyFarmed
Food:Land:Opportunity support will be used to grow and refine the Good Food Accelerator and its associated programs "Go to Market" and "Accelerate for Growth". These programs will serve the needs of entrepreneurs in underserved communities. Additional effort and capacity will be geared towards community engagement and outreach to better serve minority and women food business owners.
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HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
This proposal combines Housing Action Illinois' grant renewal requests under two separate RFPs: 1) General operating support under Protecting & Advancing Equitable Homeownership, and 2) Programmatic support under Coalitions for Equity in Wealth Policy. We have labeled our responses accordingly, to indicate what is applicable to our Homeownership work, and what is applicable to Coalitions. Homeownership: Housing Action Illinois will continue to advocate for policies to create and preserve homeownership opportunities in Black and Latinx communities suffering from a lack of private lending, relatively low property values, and high property tax burdens. We will also focus resources on preserving homeownership among long-time Black and Latinx residents in communities experiencing gentrification, displacement, and rapidly increasing property values. CRA: Housing Action Illinois seeks continued support for our co-leadership of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Coalition, which works toward policies to increase the availability of credit and institutional investments in low- and moderate-income communities, particularly communities of color. This year's focus will be to advocate for final state and federal Community Reinvestment Act implementing rules that specifically advance racial equity and meet the needs of low-income communities and communities of color. Coalition partners focus on various needs and constituencies, including lending, small business, community development, financial wellness education, and racial equity. Housing Action’s knowledge and expertise relates to policy advocacy and affordable housing issues, such as residential mortgage lending, housing counseling, and the needs of homebuyers, homeowners, renters, and people experiencing homelessness.
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THE NDIGO FOUNDATION
2022 is the fourth year for NDIGO STUDIO, a 30 minute TV talk show discussing, authentic contemporary issues affecting the African American community. Featured are topics on race, media, politics, culture, entertainment, personalities and authors who have insightful and valuable views that are often not seen on television or are suppressed. The program would take deep dive looks at topics and personalities with an eclectic approach with one-on-one interviews and panel discussions. The program would utilized multiple platforms for distribution to include, Traditional TV, streaming TV, Facebook and the shows would also appear as podcast. This year we would like to increase our show season from 12 to 24. NDIGO STUDIO WAS NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY AWARD FOR BEST DISCUSSION/INTERVIEW PROGRAM IN THE MIDWEST.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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New Covenant Community Development
This is a partnership that was created based on similar visions for supporting small business owners through the development of their busi ness skills. We also specifically focus on development of their financial skills needed to successfully start, grow and manage their business. We plan to increase our impact in this grant year. Beyond our past offering, we also have come to understand there is a need for support of our business owners in dealing with trauma. We believe that it is now critical to be able to provide some level of support in this area to address some of the obstacles that our population encounters.
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Big NFP
BIG, NFP (Blacks in Green) is requesting a $240,000 Building Collective Power funding investment ($80,000 for 36 months) in general operating support for our signature community-centered program, the Sustainable Square Mile™, designed to engage, educate and empower neighbors in closing America’s racial health/wealth gap via the new green economy opportunities.
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The Chicago Community Trust