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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Chicago Community Justice Foundation
This project, located at 3845 W. North Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60647, will allow Chicago Community Justice Foundation (“CCJF”), the Alliance of Local Service Organizations (“ALSO”) and other community-based social service agencies to co-locate under one roof to provide violence prevention, legal, mental health, educational and workforce development services to residents of Humboldt Park and surrounding communities. The co-location model which is envisioned for this project is unique in Humboldt Park and will allow the various agencies to seamlessly refer individuals between providers, allowing those obtaining services to do so under one roof which significantly reduces participant attrition due to issues such as transportation and scheduling conflicts. Further, this model reduces wait times for services and allows the agencies to share back-office support which reduces the costs associated with the provision of services. The services will help community members by reducing barriers to employment and housing, reducing community violence and directly addressing issues faced by the most at-risk youth population. The project will also provide much needed community space for meetings, creative arts, and both indoor and outdoor physical activity.
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Borealis Philanthropy
Disability Inclusion Fund: DIF was launched in 2019 by a group of philanthropic leaders seeking to advance inclusion of people with disabilities both internally at their institutions and in their grantmaking. Our priorities are as follows: 1. Strengthen the disability movement by building the power of representative organizations and elevating the voices of people with disabilities within public life 2. Boost the capacity of disability justice groups to fundraise, communicate a more unified narrative, and other priorities as determined by the grantmaking committee and grantee partners 3. Build bridges between disability justice groups to learn from one another, complement and strengthen advocacy and mobilization approaches We meet these objectives through a disability-led strategy including grantmaking, relationship building, peer engagement and support, capacity building, and collaborative learning. The DIF is aligned with the legacy of disability rights and justice movement principles that understands the liberation of disabled people is interconnected with all social justice movement struggles. Disability justice is about justice for all people—it offers a better way forward; one which centers collective care and mutual aid, ensuring equitable access to all we need to experience and live into our joy, freedom, and humanity. To that end, we are continuing to expand grassroots infrastructure, and to strengthen relationships between disability communities and funders to achieve this.