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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OPERATION WARM INC
Operation Warm's Chicago Area Virtual Coat Closet (VCC) provides heavily subsidized new winter coats to scores of Chicago area organizations serving low-income families. Grant funding provides most of the funding for this program, and the beneficiary organizations fund $10 or $5 per coat, depending on the time of year and their resources. CCT has been a crucial funding partner for this program since it began in 2012 and our 2020-21 Closet supported 37 organizations and nearly 10,000 coats for children and adults living in need. We are seeking continued and expanded support for our Virtual Coat Closet for 2022. The proposed expansion, described in our application, will be to include our brand-new athletic style shoes in addition to coats.
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Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council NFP
With FLO’s support, the project team will deepen and expand Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP) implementation, support equitable local food supply chain development, and increase engagement of public stakeholders.
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Scholarship America, Inc.
To support the distribution of the Eleanor L. Swartz scholarship fund.
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Unity Parenting and Counseling Inc
Unity is requesting funds to implement and enhance its homeless youth housing programs . All youth programs serve homeless 18-24 years olds . Ujima Village is an overnight shelter for youth , serving dinner and breakfast. Harmony Village and Project Ignite serve individuals and youth headed families including intact young families in transitional housing . Ignite serves homeless youth living with HIV/AIDS, Ujima STARS provides shorter term project based transitional housing for young singles and families and then moves them into Rapid Rehousing with intensive services and tenant based housing subsidies . Umoja Village provides permanent housing for disabled youth. Funds will support program enhancement through targeted fund development.
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EQUAL HOPE
Equal Hope (EH) aims to disrupt structural racism in Chicago's healthcare system by engaging in critical health system's quality assessment & improvement to identify barriers to the highest quality healthcare. EH developed evidence based interventions to overcome barriers, including direct services assisting women of color & women with less resources access free women's healthcare services. Building upon its award winning, breast cancer racial mortality disparities reduction project and its newest initiative to make Chicago the first US city to eradicate cervical cancer, EH is expanding to create a medical homes project to tackle health equity more holistic. Lessons learned from launch will facilitate more future placements.
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CORAZON COMMUNITY SERVICES
Corazón Community Services is requesting $60,000 to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among youth in Cicero and the surrounding communities through the purchase of a mobile testing van, promotional materials, and stipends for health ambassadors. Cicero's residents are largely Latinx and low-income and have a high incidence of health conditions, as well as lower COVID-19 vaccination rates than the state average. This funding will allow us to offer COVID-19 vaccinations throughout the area to address the current public health crisis, as well as equip us to offer mobile testing in the future for other health outreach activities that will benefit the public, including HIV/STIs testing and counseling, cholesterol screening, and flu vaccinations.
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Center for Independence Through Conductive Education Inc
Center for Independence is requesting a grant to support Motor Training and Workforce Development Programs for people with disabilities. Funding will support therapy and job placement programs for children and young adults with disabilities delivered throughout the Chicagoland area with a focus on underserved Latinx families. The objective is to reduce the significant disparities children and young adults with disabilities face in accessing inclusive education and employment by linking them to the services they need to grow up healthy, happy and able to reach their full potential.
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BEDS, Inc.
BEDS Plus Care is a leading homeless services agency in Southwest Suburban Cook County. Its mission is to help vulnerable individuals stabilize their lives through housing and supportive services. BEDS offers evidence-based Prevention and Stabilization, Emergency, and Supportive Housing Services; all clients partner with professional case managers and receive wraparound care to manage the causes and effects of homelessness. BEDS programs follow CDC recommendations to protect clients and communities from COVID-19. Last year, it served 1800 people, including veterans; domestic violence survivors; transition aged youth; and people with chronic health, behavioral health, and disabling conditions. Eighty percent exited with sustainable housing.