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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Womens Business Development Center (WBDC)
WBDC requests a two-year $400,000 We Rise Together Grant from Chicago Community Trust to address cascading disparities by delivering ScaleHigher: Building Human, Financial, and Social Capital for Entrepreneurs of Color. This nine-week cohort-based program will be delivered in Chicago neighborhoods and address the gap in access to business innovation, leadership skills, and digital tools.
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The Chicago Community Trust
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The Chicago Community Trust
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FOLDED MAP PROJECT
This application creates a series of conversations that combine Tonika Johnson's arts-based projects (Folded Map and Inequity for Sale) with accessible social science research, on-the-ground insights from community organizations, and interactive experiences to encourage knowledge acquisition and to inspire innovative solutions and repairs to the wealth and economic inequities associated with homeownership in a segregated Chicago.
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Chicago Community Foundation/We Rise Together
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mHUB
mHUB requests funding to expand its Catalyze Initiative (CI) to reduce structural barriers to entrepreneurship and innovation in manufacturing for women and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC).
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NORTHWEST SIDE CDC
The Northwest Side CDC (NWSCDC) is requesting general operating support from the Chicago Community Trust to support our efforts in creating and supporting a thriving local economic ecosystem bolstered by community commerce, affordable housing options, and placemaking in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood.
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SOUTH SHORE PLANNING AND PRESERVATION COALITION
The South Shore Works Planning and Preservation Coalition (South Shore Works) is an emerging community-based 501c3 organization dedicated to the revitalization and restoration of the South Shore neighborhood. What began as a volunteer movement (2016) established to serve as an umbrella for existing organizations in the community has evolved into a structured nonprofit organization (2020) with a board of directors, core staff, physical location and growing reputation as THE pivotal planning entity for South Shore. Our growth, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, has positioned our organization to answer the clarion call for comprehensive community development in South Shore. We are poised and prepared for change.