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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Trustees for Harvard University
For the support of research to be conducted by Dr. Smita Gopinath. This grant is subject to the 'Terms of Award' dated April 2021.
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine
For the support of research to be conducted by Dr. Tyler Grove. This grant is subject to the 'Terms of Award' dated April 2021.
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The Chicago Community Foundation/Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Greater Chicago
TRHT seeks to plan, develop, implement and evaluate a series of healing & solidarity circles for key communities and civic leaders in Chicago. The intended short-term goal of this work is for program participants to gain a deeper understanding of how racism has impacted the health and economic vitality of Chicago communities, and feel a greater sense of solidarity with those who live there. From this heightened level of awareness and understanding, the intended long-term goal is for participants to leverage their political, financial and institutional power to increase investments (both corporate and philanthropic) to impacted neighborhoods, thereby strengthening equity-driven policies, institutions and opportunities.
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SPANISH COMMUNITY CENTER
Despite the pandemic, demand for citizenship and DACA services has skyrocketed in Will County. With first time applicants being eligible to apply for DACA and people seeking all the benefits of being a citizen, our agency is seeking financial support towards our legal assistant so that she is covered to work full-time. Our legal assistant is bilingual, bicultural, and training towards becoming a Department of Justice accredited representative. Only 40% of her salary is covered by a state grant called New Americans Initiative. Without her full-time work, we are not able to assist the over 900 people that reach out for immigration legal services. She consults 33 clients monthly and fully services 18 monthly with either citizenship or DACA.
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One Million Degrees
One Million Degrees is thrilled to be a core evidence-based program working in Chicago advancing outcomes in the priority areas outlined by the Kinship Foundation, Searle Funds and The Chicago Community Trust’s multi-year collaboration, Bridges to Brighter Futures. OMD is proud to have demonstrated measurable results aligned with the core strategies and outcomes of Bridges to Brighter Futures. Like Bridges, OMD recognizing historic barriers and system inequities for Black, indigenous people of color (BIPOC). OMD serves nearly 90% BIPOC in Chicago and nearly 60% of first-generation college students. OMD’s innovative approach connects our scholars to career paths and a professional network enabling them to access a more inclusive economy.
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Nonviolenceworks
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TERRELL BOSLEY ANTI-VIOLENCE ASSOCIATION INC
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United Way of Lake County, Inc.
in support of the Connect Waukegan initiative to create a broadband master plan for the community of Waukegan and address barriers to the digital divide that were magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic.