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/Illinois Immigration Funders Collaborative
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United States Curling Association
The United States Curling Association membership is currently comprised of almost 20,000 members and 180 clubs across the country with representation in almost every state. As one of the fastest growing sports in the country due in large part to accessibility, USA Curling must stay relevant with its membership and continue to provide the necessary resources for clubs to grow and recruit members. This includes providing clubs and members with the resources they need to not only play the game and maintain ice, but also provide help them educational information and awareness about the sport within their respective communities through youth programming, hosted Bonspiels, corporate events and Learn to Curls, just to name a few. The Spirit of Curling has been a long standing tradition since the 16th century. It embodies skill and precision on and off the ice. Curling clubs across the country are embodying the spirt of curling and with the help of USA Curling by ensuring that everyone feels welcomed to the sport and has accessibility. We kindly request $50,000 to help with general operating funds that will in turn promote membership growth and national participation.
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Public Narrative
The underrepresentation and misrepresentation of people of color in the media particularly for boys and young men of color (BYMOC) are persisting problems threatening our efforts for equity and social justice. Through the generous support of CCT, Public Narrative has begun to cultivate a network of BYMOC and other allies committed to leading social justice efforts in their communities through media engagement. Public Narrative seeks $165,000 to implement a twofold expansion of its narrative change framework: 1. Public Narrative will leverage research to illustrate the prevailing narratives about people of color and marginalized groups across Chicago’s 77 communities to uproot and dismantle oppressive narratives; 2. The organization will be integrating its interventions across the public health, public safety, and public education sectors to take a comprehensive approach to advancing equity and narrative change for BYMOC across Chicago.
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Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy
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THE HANA CENTER
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Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Chicago Human Rhythm Project respectfully requests a grant of $99,750 to fund pre-development expenses for its arts education center and business-career development incubator, the Mayfair Arts Center, serving children, teens, adults, elders, independent artists and other small to medium sized nonprofits in Calumet Heights and surrounding neighborhoods. The pre-development expenses include fees for architectural services, pre-construction services, owner’s representation, community engagement, market analysis, development consultant, legal fees, and an additional environmental survey (potential remediation plan).
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Urban Equities, Inc.
An additional $6,000 in Grant funds is requested in order to supplement a previously-awarded $94,000 grant, all of which has been and will continue to be used to absorb a portion of predevelopment costs required to launch Soul City Kitchens, a shared commercial kitchen incubator.
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New America Foundation
CivicSpace will continue to develop community-informed solutions to build low income Chicagoan’s access to wealth, with a specific focus on EITC simplified filing expansion, predatory lending, and knowledge building around portable benefits.