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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Firebird Community Arts
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AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER INC
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South Chicago Dance Theatre
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AUSTIN COMING TOGETHER
Support will be used to expand the Austin Workforce Collaborative (AWC), a group of Austin-focused organizations who have a shared goal to see more Austin residents connected to jobs with wages that can support a family. Chicago’s Austin community is majority Black with a growing LatinX population. The pandemic has affected Austin more than other areas and has worsened challenges like access to living wage careers. Currently, the unemployment rate in Austin is 13% compared to 8% for the city of Chicago (according to cmap.illinois.gov). The AWC envisions a career-ready Austin workforce and is instrumental in connecting residents to resources and opportunities for job training and employment. This directly responds to the community’s “Austin Forward. Together.” quality-of-life plan and its goal to support revitalization in and by Austin.
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Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago
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Immigration Project Inc.
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WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC
WTTW respectfully requests The Chicago Community Trust’s consideration of a renewed grant of $150,000 to support WTTW News, our local affairs and journalism platform that has been serving the greater Chicago region for more than 35 years.
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Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation
The ILBCF is seeking general operating funding to support its overarching operations and programmatic efforts for this fiscal year. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF) established in 2002 has been at the forefront of addressing the needs of the Illinois' African American population. The mission of the I LBCF is to provide a forum for non-partisan educational research, public policy development, and analysis of various issues of social and economic importance for Illinois African-American communities. and to provide students throughout Illinois with scholarships and internship opportunities to adv a nee their educational goa Is. Please note that in 2021 the ILBCF gave its MILLIONTH DOLLAR in scholarships. Funding is necessary to ensure the sustainability of the ILBCF's mission via general operations. programming. events. and tangible services for the community. Serving as 1 of 20 Black Caucus foundations throughout the United States of America; the ILBCF functions as the advocacy, research. and philanthropic nonprofit 501 (c )3 arm of the 111 i nois Legislative Black Caucus. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus established in 1967 is one of the oldest and largest standing black caucuses in the United States even predating the foundation of the Congressional Black Caucus. The primary mission of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is "to assure that the interests of African American citizens are given equitable representation in the General Assembly and that legislative action is directed to address those interests." The ILBCF seeks to continue with the current annual activities while strengthening its programmatic initiatives and projects: • Annual Black History Month Soiree • Education & Advocacy Town Halls • Annual Scholarship Golf Outing & Banquet (Awards $100,000 Annually) • Civic Youth Engagement Day • Internship & Fellowship Program • ILBCF Annual Legislative Conference/Summit • Restoration. Revitalization. & Representation Matters (Medical Field and more) • Pandemic Recovery & Equity Response • Education & Literacy • Social Justice & Public Policy Institute • Africa Programming • Juneteenth Freedom Brunch/Economic Parity • Food Access Disparities/Insecurities • HBCU Fellowship Program The above initiatives and programmatic objectives assist the ILBCF in achieving the mission.