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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CLARETIAN ASSOCIATES INC
Since 1991, Claretian Associates has remained dedicated in its mission of responding to the needs of South Chicago and surrounding communities by providing affordable housing and vital services that benefit the safety and wellbeing of residents and families. With the arrival of COVID-19 followed shortly by racial unrest, South Chicago, a community already heavy with critical needs became inundated with people needing housing, rental assistance, and food security. In response, Claretian Associates did what it does best; organized, fundraised, and met the needs of the community through a trauma-informed lens. This grant request will assist in improving the well-being of the over 5000 residents who receive services from Claretian annually.
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Chicago Rehabilitation Network
CRN with partner Chicago Community Loan Fund started the Center for Shared Ownership to provide leadership for the preservation and creation of shared ownership models (coops, affordable condos/townhomes). In addition to encouraging new coop development through training and education, many historically redlined communities are faced with troubled and aging shared ownership properties at risk of blight and speculation. These at-risk, collectively-owned properties need intense TA to strengthen governance, financial stability, and reconnections to community. Using collective impact frameworks, our approach is for community-wide engagement to improve overall housing options, create wealth, and to establish a foothold for shared ownership.
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CHICAGO INDEPENDENT RADIO PROJECT
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River City Community Development Center
A place-based organization in West Humboldt Park, R CITY seeks to build a path from kindergarten to career, engaging the whole family in their children's success. The path begins with trauma-informed youth programs for ages 4-14 that provide safe spaces and social-emotional learning. As youth age, the path expands into employment, providing income-earning opportunities for ages 12-18. Facing the challenge of work, "Citybuilders" apprentices tuckpoint the homes of local low-income seniors in a six-year tiered program that increases responsibilities as apprentices grow. Since high school graduation is a key pivot point, R CITY provides scholarship funds and young adult internships through age 24, helping graduates reach their career goals.
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ARAB AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES
The Southwestern Suburbs has seen a dramatic increase in Arab Americans and other immigrants, yet it struggles with the appropriate capacity to engage these new residents. Arab American Family Services has served as a trusted organization and partnered with community institutions to ensure immigrant families have access to COVID-19 information, testing, vaccinations, and a full range of resources, including housing, utility, food, health, and cash assistance. Through this project, AAFS will continue expanding and intensifying its efforts to improve vaccination rates by tackling myths, addressing barriers (such as transportation and language), utilizing health navigators, cultural messaging and education, and incentivizing participation.
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Northern Illinois University
In the second year of this project, Education Systems Center at NIU (EdSystems) will continue the deep landscape analysis of postsecondary middle-skills and transfer programs for Chicago students. We will map the full range of programs that support attainment of degrees and credentials with high economic value in the industry sectors of Finance and Business Services; Architecture, Construction, and Energy; Arts and Communications; Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources; Culinary Arts; and Human and Public Services (excluding Education). We will address how to support students in moving from basic credentials into higher-skilled pathways and how partners in the system can collaborate to improve career pathway options for Chicago students.
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Chicago Urban League
The Chicago Urban League name seeks continued support to address the pressing needs of underserved small businesses in the wake of COVID-19. In order to help these businesses recover and thrive, a collaborative group of organizations, including Chicago Urban League, the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, The Women’s Business Development Center, Allies for Community Business (formerly known as Accion), Chicago TREND, Next Street, and more, are coming together to deliver critical technical assistance / guidance to small businesses. The collaboration across these organizations will ensure we serve more small businesses with greater resources than any organization could on its own.
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ARISE CHICAGO
Arise Chicago is focusing on pushing for government agency action. Rather than organizing for new legislation, we are pushing for agencies to utilize their full power, and/or increase their ability to create and enact policies, executive orders, improve inter-agency coordination, etc. We are at a critical juncture as all levels of government are working to improve systems going forward. Arise Chicago seeks to ensure low-wage worker voices are driving the decision-making regarding policies that impact their lives. Action at each level of government will decrease COVID’s impact on low-wage immigrants and communities of color in the short term, and improve the agencies’ practices for building the collective power of workers in the long term.