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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Woodlawn Restorative Justice Hub
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LATINO UNION INC
Latino Union seeks general support for our efforts to organize immigrant day laborers and domestic workers. For twenty years, we have been gradually increasing our ability to serve one of Chicago’s most vulnerable labor communities. With the rise of anti-labor movements across several levels of government, entrenched nativist structures, and increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric in both the public and private sectors, our communities face more challenges than ever before.
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No Matter What
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Arthur Lockhart Resource Institute
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WILD YAMS
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4900 W Race Ave Block Club
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Alianza Leadership Institute
This request helps us increase our organizational &staff capacity to expand our campaigns &ASE’s presence in the public arena. Our campaigns have grown, &we are working to increase our organizational and staff capacity to further support leader-identified priorities. This grant will support increased capacity by supporting: * Citywide organizer on equitable development (FTE), * Youth organizer (FTE) to help with outreach/recruitment &social media presence, &mentor them to develop the next generation of community leaders/organizers. This would support moving one of our part-times youth organizers to full-time. * Dedicated organizer to work with Germano Millgate tenants &anti-violence campaign (FTE). Currently, the Executive Director (ED) works with tenants part-time.
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Fathers Families Healthy Communities