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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FAR SOUTH CDC
The 103rd Street Redline Extension Plan creates a transit supportive project that includes retail and commercial development to complement the new Red Line Station line station to be placed at 103rd Street.
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NatureServe
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WIEBOLDT FOUNDATION
The 2024 Wieboldt Foundation Capacity-Building Cohort seeks to fill an unfortunate void that exists. Intensive capacity-building funds are hard to come by, yet essential to strengthen, stabilize and enhance the impact of community organizing nonprofits. In this regard, these entities would function like any business; better equipment, stronger skills, and streamlined operations contribute to an improved bottom line – measured here in overall impact rather than profit. Additionally, fostering collaboration among a cohort of community organizing groups is important to the sustainability of the ecosystem. Specifically, organizational capacity will be built in 4 areas: operations; organizing; resources; and collaborations.
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago
AIDS Foundation Chicago is requesting $119,943 from the Chicago Community Trust to support a two-year research and dissemination project on barriers to PrEP access in Illinois. AFC first launched the project in October 2023, and by the end of the year, will have engaged up to four community-based organizations to facilitate a focus group in their congressional district with members of AFC’s priority populations. By the end of summer 2024, AFC seeks to host focus groups in all 17 congressional districts across the state, recruiting five participants for each group. Using the findings from the 17 focus groups and a more widely distributed online survey, AFC will produce and distribute a final report in addition to one-page informational sheets tailored to each congressional district with recommendations for policymakers and healthcare providers.
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New America Foundation
CivicSpace will continue to develop community-informed solutions to build low income Chicagoan’s access to wealth, with a specific focus on EITC simplified filing expansion, knowledge building around gig work and portable benefits, and community engagement.
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The Monroe Foundation
The Get Cleared Chicago initiative continues to advocate for public policy issues that result in meaningful changes for justice-impacted individuals. Since our campaign launch in 2018, the Get Cleared focus has remained on engaging all facets of the criminal court system to dismantle prejudicial and discriminatory practices that prevent justice-impacted individuals from successfully reintegrating into society. Justice Matters When Budgets Matters and the new complementary initiative, Power - Fair Chance, continue to promote changes in policies for the betterment of those who are facing systemic barriers resulting from incarceration.
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On the Road Lending
On the Road Lending provides affordable loans for reliable cars to help working families and individuals overcome transportation barriers so they can find and retain employment, live healthier lives, and avoid predatory lenders. Our clients have limited financial knowledge, poor credit, and lack of assets due to personal circumstances and structural barriers. We provide relationship-lending, financial education, and vehicle selection assistance as an alternative to subprime lending. Reliable transportation puts our clients on the road to economic mobility. On the Road Lending will bring its successful program to the Chicago metro market by the end of 2023. Today, our program serves 80% BIPOC populations. This will be a planning grant to pilot and deploy our program in the Chicago market.
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Northeastern Illinois University Foundation
Northeastern Illinois University is standing up a new Direct Entry into Practice, Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) pre-licensure degree program designed for the adult learner who holds a bachelor’s degree in any field outside of Nursing to become a professional Registered Nurse. Students will be prepared to take their Registered Nurse (RN) certification, along with having earned a Master’s degree, within two years. The program will be presented to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for approval, expected in the 2023-2024 academic year, and must also be accredited by the Illinois Board of Nursing (IBON). IBON requires NEIU to provide a basic skills lab and simulation lab. This application seeks funding from the Chicago Community Trust to outfit Task Training needs to instruct students in basic medical skills such as blood pressure, IV, ear, eye, breast examinations, supplies to outfit the basic skills lab. The MSN program will meet the urgent need for well-qualified, Masters-prepared registered nurses in Chicago and the region. Funding from the Chicago Community Trust will be used to meet the accreditation requirement, provide up-to-date nursing education facilities, and prepare students for the clinical portion of their education.