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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The Chicago Community Foundation/Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance
The Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance seeks additional resources for the Progressive Pathways for Post-Secondary Success Fund (Pro Path Fund). The mission of the Fund is to expand the universe of transparent and accessible Progressive Pathways to Post-Secondary Success. Progressive Pathways allow individuals to alternate between and combine periods of education/training and employment, and thereby progressively build toward college and career success over an extended period of time. Building on the selected accomplishments of the past year, and the financial support of 20+ workforce development and education funders, the Pro Path Fund looks forward to advancing the work of the Fund and progressive pathways ecosystem. Additionally, support is requested for an upcoming Career Readiness Framework cohort of funders and workforce development organizations to advance the workforce development field and increase coordination and standardization of career readiness. More information about the framework can be found here: https://cjc.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Career-Readiness-Framework.pdf
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Chicago Community Foundation
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The Chicago Community Trust
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Hire360
HIRE360 proposes continued support for its Training & Mentoring Together initiative to improve retention in construction industry, living wage unionized apprenticeships for residents of under-represented communities. We will partner with leading labor and industry organizations, and community-based service providers to transition 85 individuals to registered apprenticeship programs and conduct group based mentoring support throughout the year for up to 50 individuals per session. We will dedicate 2.35 FTE staff to this initiative. New apprentices will generally be ages 18-29: 34% Black or African American, 37% Latinx. Members of the mentoring program will be 47% Black or African American, 41% Latinx, and 41% Female.
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Chicago Community Foundation
Funding request to support the development staff for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center as part of the Neighborhood Developers Initiative.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
BPNC is requesting general operating support for the agency’s Financial Services Department to serve a predominantly low-income Latinx community for families who reside within the Brighton Park area and the surrounding neighborhoods on the southwest side of Chicago. We aim to grow the number of clients receiving pre-purchase homebuyer counseling, increase the number of individuals who leverage our financial literacy services, expand and establish partnerships with new lenders, real estate agents, real estate attorneys, and insurance agents, and help improve the success rate of foreclosure clients eligible for modification services. To support individuals who are seeking homeownership, we plan on hosting 15 homebuyer workshops during this grant period and hope to serve 120 clients to participate in these workshops. The requested funds will contribute to the staff salaries of the Financial Services Department - the Director of Housing and Financial Services, our two HUD-certified counselors, and two case managers.
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Community Foundation of Will County