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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CHICAGO IMPROV PRODUCTIONS NFP
Chicago Improv Productions seeks to launch a new program, the High School Improv Tournament, to provide after school programming to Noble Charter Schools while simultaneously providing job opportunities for BIPOC teaching artists. CIP is seeking a grant in order to provide funds to hire new teachers, provide DEI training to existing teachers, and to provide an after school improv education to 8 pilot high schools in the Noble Charter Network
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Street Vendors Association of Chicago
The Street Vendors Association of Chicago (SVAC) is in need of a young, bilingual professional to execute the roles and responsibilities of an Executive Director. An Executive Director is needed to oversee projects such as outreach, the onboarding of new members into the organization, working with current members to create, implement, and organize programming for the community. In order to aid in generating revenue to carry out these operations, SVAC has identified a tamale machine that will lessen the labor intensive process of our members' main selling item. Finally, a location to house and rent out the machine has been identified and a designated space needs to be constructed to secure the rental agreement.
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THE RECYCLERY COLLECTIVE
We will create a Mobile Open Shop program in which Recyclery volunteers travel the city teaching patrons to fix their own bikes. Funds will be used to build and support six user-friendly stations, enabling us to serve hundreds of people who rely on their bicycles. To date, nearly all of our programs required individuals and groups to come to our shop. This project allows us to bring quality mechanics education programs beyond Rogers Park. It will also help us strengthen partnerships with organizations that serve women, girls, and communities of color--groups often excluded from cycling culture. We will expand our reach, working toward our vision of a future of diverse, resilient communities filled with knowledgeable, self-reliant cyclists.
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GATEWAY TO THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Gateway to the Great Outdoors (GGO) requests $4,988 from the Young Leaders Fund to fund the purchase of 200 sleeping bags to be used on GGO overnight camping trips. In the 2020-2021 school year, GGO expanded to four new partner schools through the Go & Grow program, which provided students with take-home STEAM learning kits, and through virtual programming. Support from the Young Leaders Fund will go directly towards the transition to in-person programming, which includes classroom and outdoor learning, with these new partner schools in the fall 2021 semester. GGO provides all of the necessary equipment for field and camping trips to ensure an equitable experience for students who might not otherwise have access to outdoor engagement.
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INGENUITY INCORPORATED CHICAGO
Ingenuity@10: Igniting Equity in Arts Education will celebrate 10 years of transformational impact on arts education in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) with a virtual event that recognizes arts education champions and the achievements of CPS students.
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COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY FOR MCHENRY COUNTY
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FAMILY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP CLINIC
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO