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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Chicago Torture Justice Center
The Chicago Torture Justice Center (CTJC) offers politicized healing and wellness services to individuals, families, and communities impacted by police violence. We work closely with survivors tortured by Jon Burge and others within the Chicago Police Department, an organization that continues to inflict violence on Black and Brown people. We are also the home of Justice for Families, a group of family members whose loved ones have been murdered by the police. Our work responds to trauma experienced across the lifespan, as survivors who were tortured in the Burge era as teenagers and young adults are now in their 50s and 60s. As the violence of policing continues to create and exacerbate trauma, we are growing to meet evolving needs.
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GREATER AUBURN GRESHAM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
GAGDC, is working to address the impact of the Covid-19 virus and long term health disparities residents are facing in the Auburn Gresham community. The primary objective includes utilizing community engagement task forces (housing, education, seniors, health and wellness and faith-based institutions), block clubs, and GAGDC school staff working with parent councils that make up our neighborhood network partners infrastructure. We will use already trusted staff and partners by hosting virtual community conversations, campaigns, and other organized events where we can share the value and importance to our community, as well as providing vaccination location resources, and available technology and transportation to those with limited access.
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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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Gary Comer Youth Center Inc.
GCYC's wide scope of services addresses the needs of youth and their families through youth employment programs, enrichment programming, family counseling, meal service, and academic supports. We also host a range of community programs and partner with other CBOs to offer events and workshops to support advancement of our community. Funding for our work would allow us to leverage our youth membership to reach their caregivers and other adults in the community. All of our work is designed and delivered through the lens of trauma-informed care and curriculum. Working with youth and their families in a holistic fashion, we promote family resiliency and stability to address our community's needs.
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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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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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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.