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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Ignite
Ignite uses housing as a gateway to equity, advancement, and independence. Ignite’s nationally recognized Community Housing Program is like no other. Our team leverages 48 years of expertise in providing youth-centered, trauma informed, evidence-based, and culturally sensitive care to intervene in youth homelessness and prevent chronic, adult homelessness. Current public funding restrictions force youth to exit housing services within 18-21 months after arrival and before the age of 25. Ignite believes this is not a sufficient time to address the trauma associated with homelessness, nor is it long enough for a young person to transition from survival mode to resilience and long-term independence. The short timeline is both unrealistic and not age-appropriate, as it puts youth overcoming homelessness at a distinct disadvantage as compared to peers with adequate support systems, thus perpetuating a generational cycle of homelessness and poverty. Our Community Housing Program was developed to solve this complex problem that faces unaccompanied youth who lack a support system and safety net to successfully access and maintain long-term independent housing. We make this happen by using a blended funding model that leverages public and private supports. Ignite intends to gather data, learning, and outcomes to prove this model leads to a higher rate of stability for youth exiting homelessness.
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Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.
General Operating Support
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois
PPIL respectfully requests unrestricted operating support to continue delivering gender-affirming, patient-centered sexual and reproductive health care and education to the communities we serve, and to advocate for and increase access to these vital services.
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Illinois Partners for Human Service
Illinois Partners for Human Service is applying for a grant to support the Human Service Workforce Initiative as set out in the collaborative fund documentation we created in partnership with the Chicago Workforce Funder Alliance (CWFA). For this initiative we are developing and pursuing strategies to activate philanthropy and aligned sectors to elevate, support, and sustain a thriving human service workforce.
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HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER
Howard Brown Health respectfully requests $300,000 over two years from The Chicago Community Trust to support the agency’s critical affirming services. Funds from The Trust will support medical, social, and behavioral health services provided to some of the agency’s most vulnerable populations.
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The Chicago Community Trust
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AMPT Advancing Nonprofits
AMPT: Advancing Nonprofits is rooted in the belief that small, community-based nonprofits—especially those led by Black and Latine leaders—are critical to building thriving, equitable communities. Since our founding in 2020, AMPT has worked to ensure that these organizations have the resources, relationships, and infrastructure they need to succeed. As a BIPOC-led organization, we launched Crisis Management Consulting during the COVID-19 pandemic as a direct response to the urgent needs of nonprofits navigating an unprecedented crisis. AMPT saw first-hand how community-based Black and Latine-led organizations were the first to mobilize, showing up with resources, information, and direct services for those who were most impacted in our city, and we were prepared to support their work. Since 2020, AMPT has continued to respond to the real-time needs of our nonprofit partners. In 2025, we are implementing a strategic pivot to ensure our programming remains responsive and impactful. This includes reinstating free Crisis Management Consulting, restructuring our AMPT Up Your Org workshop series to focus on emerging financial, operational and policy issues, accelerating the distribution of general operating grants, and deepening our cohort model curricula on compliance, financial planning, and strategic communications. With this grant from the Chicago Community Trust, AMPT will be able to expand access to high-priority resources and remain nimble in evaluating and adjusting our support to nonprofit organizations on a quarterly basis. These iterations ensure that we steadfastly meet nonprofits where they are, with the right tools at the right time.
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The Chicago Community Trust