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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Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative
Vacancy to Vibrancy will develop a neighborhood scale Community Investment Vehicle (CIV) in the mid-South Side of Chicago that centers the equity participation of local and Black residents and businesses through ownership, governance, and engagement at all stages of planning. The development process of the CIV will include a neighborhood real estate assessment, a socio-cultural-economic neighborhood assessment, financial modeling, neighbor and investor engagement, and an inclusive economic development and impact assessment. The process will include the examination of the vacant land and underutilized civic assets for repurposing. The engagement, planning, and execution processes developed through this initiative will be documented to serve as a model that is scalable and transferable to similar communities within Chicago and beyond.
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Real Men Charities, Inc.
For over 30 years, Real Men Charities, Inc. (RMC) has been a force and advocate for minority males (particularly African Americans) to help debunk the myth that men are not standing up for their families, our children, and communities. Real Men Charities, Inc. has presented many community forums to support father engagement, restorative justice, health and wellness, and Peace & Possibility pavilions and discussions. Additionally, it runs and operates the Quarry Event Center of Chicago to bring arts and live entertainment to the communities we serve. Additionally, RMC designs, edits, and publishes The South Side Drive magazine, which reaches over 34,000 people through its distributorship. The organization’s mission is Building Healthy Families & Communities. The magazine is designed to be a catalyst for economic development, reflecting a truthful image and examples that demonstrate the art of living. We seek to share the good news about Chicago’s south side and Black culture while serving as the "Guide to the Good Life" in our city. We are 'keepers of the culture' by presenting the voices of the people who are often disenfranchised, marginalized, and undervalued. This magazine captures the essence of the beauty of Black culture, business, health, and lifestyles. RMC seeks a grant award to build capacity, circulation, and a strong digital platform.
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The Triibe, Inc.
The TRiiBE requests operational funding to invest in web/mobile technology and coders to build and maintain a web application and community directory that maps community businesses, resources and public health information. We believe that this app, along with The TRiiBE's community outreach, will drive dollars to local businesses, make civic engagement more accessible, grow our community presence and become a new stream of sustainable revenue for thetriibe.com.
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Metropolitan Family Services
The fellowship will allow MFS to deepen its commitment to fully recognize its goal of racial equity, inclusion and justice by supporting our implementation of the action plan. By MFS being able to participate in individual coaching, receiving technical support, grant funding to further implement our project, and the chance to connect with other organizations to learn and build collaborations will enable us to reach our goals. With the knowledge gain from the fellowship, it will be able to further support MFS’s established REIJ work.
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Elevate Energy
The Lightbulb team - Elevate, in partnership with Business Services Collective (BSC), and Sustainable Options for Urban Living (S.O.U.L.) - provides a tailored approach to serving diverse construction businesses in order to increase their participation in the growing clean energy economy in Chicago and Illinois.
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Per Scholas, Inc.
Per Scholas advances economic equity through rigorous tech training and connections to local employers. We prepare individuals traditionally underrepresented in tech—women, people of color, and those with at most a high school diploma—for high-growth careers in the industry, and place them on a path to achieving a thriving wage salary. We respectfully request a $200,000 Bridges to Brighter Futures grant in support of our work to provide technology training to individuals from the City of Chicago and surrounding counties over a 12-month period, leading to middle-skills employment and thriving-wage careers in tech.
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DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
DePaul University and the Institute for Housing Studies develop applied research products and deliver technical assistance to support the development, prioritization, and implementation of policies and programs that advance and protect equitable homeownership. With this funding, IHS will 1) continue to directly engage housing and community development stakeholders to understand key questions and policy applications, 2) identify and refine data needs around this issue, 3) develop new or update existing data indicators to best respond to these data needs and highlight challenges and opportunities in different neighborhood contexts, and 4) provide direct technical assistance to stakeholders supporting the use of this information in their work.
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Growing Home, Inc.
This grant application is to support the early stage development of the Wood Street North lot. These funds will be used to conduct the activities necessary to fulfill the vision of Growing Home for the expansion of facilities that will support further growing and availability of local food and social enterprise opportunities in Englewood.