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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University of Chicago Urban Labs
For nearly 10 years, the UChicago Inclusive Economy Lab has engaged in a research-practice partnership with homeless service providers, homeless advocates, and the Chicago Continuum of Care (CoC). Through its Housing Stability Program, the Inclusive Economy Lab generates knowledge on the scale of housing instability in Chicago and its disproportionate impact on communities of color, particularly Black Chicagoans. Through its work to provide housing supports to returning residents and cash assistance to families experiencing homelessness, the Inclusive Economy Lab aims to promote equitable housing, education and health outcomes in Chicago and alleviate human suffering.
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Renew Lawndale Acquisitions LLC
The Steans Family Foundation (SFF) is redeveloping a 5-story, 168,000 square foot building at 4100 W. Fillmore Street in the North Lawndale neighborhood to create space for anchor tenant, Fillmore Linen Services, a 45,000- sf commercial laundry facility, and space for various small businesses including a coffee roastery and a wholesale flower distributor. SFF closed on the building acquisition in November 2022. The 168,000 sf, 5-story brick industrial building has been predominantly vacant for over 10 years. Deeply rooted in the North Lawndale community, the Steans Family Foundation is committed to reviving this 110-year property in collaboration with neighborhood and financial partners to rehabilitate and repurpose The Fillmore Center in order to created a new economic hub in the community that will help created over 200 new jobs for residents. North Lawndale has a population of approximately 34,800. 80.2% of residents are Black, 12.8% are Hispanic or Latino, and 5% white. However, 53% of North Lawndale’s jobs are held by people who identify as white. Only 15% of residents have a bachelor’s degree but 21% of the jobs in the community require a bachelor’s degree or higher. This employment paradox leads to a 14% unemployment rate in North Lawndale and forces almost 12,000 residents to leave the community for work.
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Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
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Alivio
Alivio Medical Center at Mosaic Square will transform the health landscape for residents of West and South Chicago by providing a whole-person, holistic care model, that is culturally competent and accessible, connecting the community to a wide range of health care and supportive services. Alivio Medical Center at Mosaic Square will be a collaborative comprised of eight organizations who have proudly and effectively served their communities for a collective 550+ years and include Alivio Medical Center (lead applicant), UI Health, Lurie Children’s Hospital, Healthcare Alternative Systems, Inc. (H.A.S.), Bienestar Pharmacy, City Colleges of Chicago, National Louis University, and Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU). Providing comprehensive health care services where patients live and work will improve the health and wellness not just of the individual but for the entire community allowing them to live their healthiest lives.
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World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals
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Invisible to Invincible
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Onward Neighborhood House
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DEPAUL UNIVERSITY