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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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    Mothers Ona Mission28

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $10,000

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    TAPROOTS INC

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $10,000

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    Vega Family Foundation

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

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    AWOFINC

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $2,500

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    Nehemiah Trinity Rising

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $10,000

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    STEMulating Stars

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

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    NORTHWEST SIDE HOUSING CENTER

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $270,000

    The Northwest Center's Belmont Cragin Organizing Initiative, focuses on on three main goals of resident leadership development, policy/systems change focused on race equity, and the re-claiming of community space, specifically focused on mental health. Goal #1: Build community power through organizing resident leadership on issues that matter to them to specifically around property taxes, equitable modes of community transportation, the creation of additional mental health resources, and issues impacting parents and youth. 2) Work with NWC and NWSCDC on policy and systems change that advance race equity, specifically focusing on black and brown communities and increase the quality of life of communities of color through financial well-being, homeownership, access to transportation, and other community resources. 3) Increase the resilience of the community through working collectively to dismantle systems and cycles of stress and trauma impacting our community through the increase of accessible community mental health resources

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    Commonwealth Foundation Collective

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000