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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CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY
This proposal supports the involvement of three organizations – the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), the Active Transportation Alliance, and Equiticity – to participate in coalitions regarding transportation equity and mobility justice. Our three groups are the co-chairs of the Transportation Equity Network (TEN), a recently-formed coalition that includes 30 community groups, civic organizations, equitable transportation advocates, academics, and other stakeholders. This grant will be used in large part to support the continued involvement and leadership of our three organizations in this coalition, and will also support our involvement in other related coalitions.
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THE HARBOUR INC
The Harbour provides emergency housing and services to youth experiencing homelessness to promote safety, stability, and personal growth. We empower young people to self-sufficiency through safe housing and support services to prevent homelessness. Three programs define our care: Safe Harbour Emergency Shelter provides emergency shelter and crisis intervention for homeless female and transgender youth ages 12-20; Youth in Transition provides supervised group housing and scattered-site housing for female and transgender youth ages 16-23; Successful Teens/Effective Parents (“STEPs”) provides transitional living and specialized services for homeless pregnant and parenting youth ages 16-22 to foster positive family stability.
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Chicago Youth Programs, Inc.
CYP’s Path to Wellness provides mental health services for families who need more to overcome trauma which is now compounded by COVID-19, police brutality, and racial tensions. Path to Wellness will help heal generational and historical traumas that have long been neglected by providing education, support, and services tailored for the whole family: 1. Establish a Mental Health Pipeline by partnering with Phoenix Rising, a Black led, full-service mental health provider located within the service area. 2. Lead psycho-educational workshops to help destigmatize mental health. 3. Increase Social Emotional Learning using Overcoming Obstacles, an evidence-based restorative justice program covering critical SEL skills for Grades K-12.
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SAVING LIVES INC
In an effort to holistically, creatively, and effectively address social determinants that have left the precious lives of youth and families struggling to survive in the marginalized forgotten neighborhood of Roseland in Chicago, Saving Lives, Inc working with IMPACT Family Center will continue to create avenues to address a lack in equity of resources and supports vital to transforming lives and communities. Utilizing the synergy of two productive organizations Saving Lives Mental and IMPACT Family Center we intend to create a multi-faceted program that creates concrete solutions.
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Latin United Community Housing Association (LUCHA)
LUCHA advances housing as a human right by empowering communities - particularly immigrant, Latinx, and Black populations - through advocacy, affordable housing development, and community building to close the racial and ethnic wealth gap. Operating support from the Trust will 1) further access to comprehensive education, financial assistance, and legal representation during closing for first-time LMI homebuyers of color; 2) sustain homeownership for said homebuyers via post-purchase counseling, affordable repair/renovation financing, and estate planning; 3) advance policies to preserve and create affordable housing; and 4) address housing affordability and the threat of displacement by preserving 1-4 unit buildings via shared equity.
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COLLABORACTION THEATRE COMPANY
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ALEXIAN BROTHERS HOUSING AND HEALTH ALLIANCE
The AMITA Housing and Health Alliance is requesting a $100,000 renewal grant ($50,000 over two years) to provide general operating support for our continuum of supportive housing, a proven effective solution to chronic homelessness. Through our continuum of transitional and permanent supportive housing ( both site-based and scattered site units), we provide stable housing, case management and other supportive services to more than 300 formerly homeless adults annually. Continued funding will help us provide more intensive support services to our clients, the majority of whom are living with HIV or chronic illness, and struggling with mental illness and substance use. The stress and trauma of Covid has intensified need for client support.
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Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
Access Living has been responding to the urgent needs of the disability community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, which has included initiatives such as facilitating direct payments to those financially impacted by COVID-19, assisting individuals in booking vaccine appointments, and ensuring city and state COVID-19 response was equitable for people with disabilities. For this project we are proposing a comprehensive information campaign targeted to the disability community to reduce vaccine hesitancy and inaccessibility. This will include data analysis, informational town hall sessions for the disability community, and the creation of a PSA to be disseminated throughout Chicago.