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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Beyond Hunger
This May we are rolling out our 4th Annual Healthy Chef Challenge. This culinary competition is Iron Chef meets Food Pantry where local chefs go head-to-head cooking only with ingredients we provide at our Pantry.
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The Chicago Tool Library
The Chicago Tool Library is requesting $5,000 to support our mission of providing equitable access to tools, equipment, and information to allow all Chicagoans to learn, share, and create. In pursuit of this mission, we provide programs for: individual Chicagoans to borrow tools via sliding-scale memberships; community groups to borrow tools via low-cost memberships; free seed distribution to the community; and Repair Fairs which are community events where community members can have their broken and beloved items repaired for free. This funding will support our amazing staff who run these programs and ensure our programs are sustainable and that the Chicago Tool Library is a stable and desirable workplace.
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HUG A CHILD
This event is a celebration of community love and support to bend the arc of what is possible for youth in public housing and lacking resources.
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Duo Development
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Leadership Greater Chicago
Each year, about 500 LGC Fellows, business, and civic leaders come together for Leadership Greater Chicago's annual Celebrate Leaders benefit that recognizes and celebrates the passion, commitment, accomplishments, and impact of civic leadership.
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Wellness with Bella
The Black Youth Leadership Summit will unite the most talented and promising young Black students from across the city to tackle current challenges and collaboratively devise concrete solutions to enhance safety, education, and career opportunities.
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SpaceShift Collective
SpaceShift Collective is requesting $4,000 in support of our placemaking work on Devon Avenue. This funding will support a series of summer and fall programs at Shamiana - our interactive public art installation and gathering space.
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SERVING PEOPLE WITH A MISSION
Serving People with a Mission proudly celebrates the graduation of our 5th cohort from the Hand-n-Hand Leadership Program, bringing together our students, families, school officials, and community members in a unified ceremony to honor their achievements.