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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Beyond Legal Aid
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VIETNAMESE ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS
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Civic Nation
The Change Collective seeks support to launch a dynamic leadership initiative that will train, connect, and elevate rising and emerging leaders, empowering them with the skills, tools, and capacity to bring people together, bridge divides, strengthen civic participation, and solve problems at the community level. We will launch in three pilot cities at the beginning of 2023, with local cohorts of 25-30 changemakers. The cities we chose were based on our research where there was both need and existing community infrastructure and include Chicago, IL; Jackson, MS; and Detroit, MI. Chicago was chosen as our first launch due to the city’s demographics – a large population of young and emerging leaders from diverse communities – and the opportunity to deepen the city’s infrastructure to support local changemakers. In year one, our focus will be creating our pilot training program, including a strong, metric-driven curriculum that will support and accelerate the leadership of emerging leaders, while grounding them in principles like pluralism and innovative problem-solving. Because this is a pilot project, we will continue to refine our strategies, adjust based on evaluation, and share curriculum design learnings with the public beginning in year two. As we look ahead, we will also begin to build the strategy and framework for membership participation in the initiative beyond the inaugural six-month training program.
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago
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Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America
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Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment
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The Chicago Community Foundation/Elevated Chicago
Elevated Chicago requests $125,000 to support health-related activities central to its commitment to promoting equitable transit-oriented development (ETOD). Elevated uses public health research and data, and the stories and life experiences of community residents, to develop community-informed solutions to historic racial and health inequities in Chicago’s Black and Brown neighborhoods. Elevated works in locations near CTA stations in BIPOC communities that have been harmed or overlooked by traditional TOD, which has caused gentrification and displacement in communities such as Logan Square, while bypassing communities on Chicago’s West and South Sides that are losing population. Grant funds will support a range of activities that include the Elevated Knowledge Sharing Working Group, Annual Symposium, Publications and Documentation, and Consulting for ETOD Plan Research and Evaluation. Funding from The Trust will also support community-based initiatives, such as nature-based solutions to transform vacant lots, and activities in collaboration with Chicago Dept. of Public Health.
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Immigrant Solidarity Dupage