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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EXPERIMENTAL SOUND STUDIO
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LIBERTY PRAIRIE FOUNDATION
The Foundation will foster farmland access by helping farmers and landowners connect and build skills while supporting landowners in farmland stewardship. The Foundation will also help launch a collaborative statewide land access program.
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Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
BPNC is requesting general operating support for the agency’s Financial Services Department to sustain and grow pre-purchase, financial capability, and foreclosure prevention counseling in addition to providing case management services to low-income Latinx families. Brighton Park is experiencing a rise in unemployment and a decrease in homeownership. To reverse this trend, BPNC strives to provide one-on-one counseling to 210 families and host 28 workshops in FY21. The requested funds will contribute to the staff salaries of the Financial Services Department - Director of Financial Services, two HUD-certified counselors, and two case managers.
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CASA CENTRAL SOCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Since 1954, Casa Central has provided family-centered, cross-generational services that support and empower low-income individuals and families throughout the City of Chicago. With place-based programming that spans from early childhood to older age, Casa Central supports individuals throughout their lifespan with bilingual and culturally responsive services. Our programming, which includes clinical services for children impacted by violence and trauma, social-emotional learning for pre-school and school-age children, and home- and center-based care for aging adults, provides a robust infrastructure of care that serves the target populations and advances our shared objectives with the Addressing Critical Needs initiative.
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FAMILY RESCUE
Family Rescue is dedicated to eliminating domestic violence in the Chicago community by providing comprehensive support services and shelter to victims of domestic violence, particularly women and children; engaging in advocacy to promote future system change; and encouraging prevention through community education. We envision a world where safety and well-being is a shared responsibility within and among families and communities, achieved only when the most vulnerable among us is safe, and a society free of violence is a reality for all.
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BEYOND HUNGER
Serving clients from 13 zip codes on the west side of Chicago and near-west suburbs, we harness the power of communities to end hunger. By providing food to people who are hungry, we meet immediate needs. But we also recognize that racial inequities underly social and economic disparities at the root of hunger & drive inequitable health outcomes. Thus, we utilize a health equity lens to address hunger as a social determinant of health, providing access to healthy food and nutrition education while also offering referrals to supportive services & advocating for stronger food safety-net policy. Hunger is solvable, but no one agency can do it alone, which is why we take a collaborative systems approach to build a more equitable region for all.
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YOUNG INVINCIBLES
Young Invincibles (YI) co-leads the Illinois Higher Education Network (IHEN) to create a more equitable higher education system. We address the impacts of institutionalized racism and classism on the success of Black and Latinx students, and students from low-income households. The coalition consists of advocacy organizations, college access and success organizations, college and university faculty and staff, and students. Working with these stakeholders, YI builds momentum for policies to create fair institutional funding models, meet students’ basic needs, increase financial aid, and address student mental health in a culturally competent manner. YI also leads the Student Advocacy Board, IHEN’s student committee.
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Blair Thomas & Company