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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Latino Policy Forum
In support of participation in the Color of Wealth Advisory Committee.
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DISABILITY LEAD
With generous support from The Chicago Community Trust as our founding sponsor, ADA 25 Advancing Leadership (AL) has established itself in the last year as an independent nonprofit organization running the nation’s first and only leadership development and civic engagement program for leaders with disabilities. This successful nonprofit start-up grew from a program in incubation at the Trust to a growing regional network of nearly 170 diverse positive disruptors with disabilities leading and serving with power and influence in their communities. A three-year grant from the Trust – now in its second year of general operating support – will allow AL to continue to scale its programs and impact while centering racial and disability justice.
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Southland Development Authority NFP
The Southland Development Authority (SDA) was launched in 2019 to drive inclusive economic growth in southern Cook County and re-establish it as a major hub of economic activity, revitalizing the area as a unique set of communities that celebrates and engages its rich history and diversity. Since its inception the SDA has well surpassed its goals including growing a nearly $2M budget, against its intended $800K budget, developing an influential and effective board and staff, establishing a model stimulus relief program, and serving as a valued partner in the Southland. Funds from the Trust will allow the SDA to continue to build organizational capacity and further its growth as a national model for inclusive economic growth organizations.
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Support from The Chicago Community Trust will support AIDS Foundation Chicago’s (AFC) work to protect and advance access to high-quality health care for people living with or vulnerable to HIV and other chronic conditions, particularly centering Black and Latinx communities who are disproportionately impacted by chronic conditions. AFC staff will: 1) monitor and respond to threats to health reform and access to care; 2) advocate for a state budget that ensures sufficient and equitable resources for HIV; 3) monitor discriminatory practices among health insurance plans and advocate as needed; and 4) advocate for policies within the Illinois Healthcare Feasibility Study that increase affordability and accessibility for AFC’s focus populations.
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Illinois Partners for Human Service
Illinois Partner’s current priorities are to: - Advocate for robust, sustainable, and equitable state funding of human services; - Advance systems that center equity in policy making and funding, and secure access for service providers and clients with lived experience to decision making forums; - Address systemic racism within our sector and empower our coalition to challenge established policies that perpetuate white supremacy. Our priorities are rooted in community informed initiatives built through engagement with our coalition partners. This year, we will add a new Grassroots Partnership Director who will focus on our Chicago area partners and amplify the work of grassroots leaders in Black and Latinx communities.
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Chapin Hall Center for Children
In support of participation in the Color of Wealth Advisory Committee.
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FINANCIAL HEALTH NETWORK INC
In support of participation in the Color of Wealth Advisory Committee.
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Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County
The Alliance leads a network of stakeholders dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in suburban Cook County. We operate a housing system that provides a coordinated continuum of interventions for people experiencing housing instability. Interventions include preventing homelessness when possible, providing crisis housing when needed, and prioritizing permanent housing. Each of these housing interventions is informed by our systemwide approach that is rooted in cross-sector collaboration, data-driven decision making, and removing structural barriers to housing. The Alliance provides the infrastructure to advance systems and policy change to connect people experiencing homelessness with the housing and services that meet their needs.