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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Center for Neighborhood Technology
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Fresh Taste
North Lawndale Fresh (NLF) is a collaborative grantmaking program to increase access to healthy affordable food; support community gardens and local food production; grow food enterprises; and protect and strengthen food assistance programs in the North Lawndale neighborhood. The vision is an equitable Chicagoland region where all people have knowledge of and access to healthy food. The funders involved with North Lawndale Fresh have committed to a minimum $1M for each of five years to support the neighborhood. 2024 is the third year of the five-year commitment to North Lawndale Fresh. This project aligns with the building supply-side skills and attracting capital strategies of Food:Land:Opportunity while also reducing fragmentation.
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Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund
The Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund (IECEF) will continue to engage coalition partners and educate decision-makers in an effort to create a stronger, more resilient local food economy in Chicagoland and throughout Illinois.
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Lawndale Christian Legal Center
LCLC is requesting support to maintain its full-time Grant Manager. This position was added as a new position to LCLC in 2023 and has proven to be an invaluable addition. The Grant Manager helps administer the grant process including contract implementation, compliance and reporting, and managing funder relationships. In order to sustain the advances we have made in grant administration and to maintain this same level of resourcing, we are fully committed to retaining this staff position and your grant will help make that a possibility. The addition of the Grant Manager role has better positioned LCLC to access and manage funds, particularly government funds, by having a dedicated person to assist in accessing the award and complying with all grant requirements. This continues to be a priority as ARPA funding sunsets and LCLC must find additional revenue sources to sustain its current level of services.
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Fresh Taste
Austin Fresh is a collaborative grantmaking five-year program started in 2020, to increase access to healthy affordable food, support community gardens and local food production, grow food enterprises, and protect and strengthen food assistance programs in the Austin neighborhood. The vision is an equitable Chicagoland region where all people have knowledge of and access to healthy food. The funders involved with Austin Fresh have committed to a minimum $1M for each of five years to support the neighborhood. This renewal request is for the fifth year of this neighborhood focused funder collaborative. This project aligns with the building supply-side skills and attracting capital strategies of Food:Land:Opportunity while also reducing fragmentation.
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PLANT CHICAGO NFP
Plant Chicago is requesting support for our food access, markets, and indoor victory garden project. Collectively these activities support small food producers while at the same time ensure that low income residents have access to locally and sustainably produced food.
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Resurrection Project
The Resurrection Project (TRP) requests support from The Chicago Community Trust to support its capacity managing government grants. Specifically, with the continued support of The Chicago Community Trust, TRP will assess and improve its subgrantee invoice processing and payout systems. As a result, TRP will be able to deploy funds faster and more efficiently, helping subgrantees meet the urgent needs of the vulnerable individuals and families they serve.