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.
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ARAB AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES
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LATINOS PROGRESANDO
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Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
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Woodstock Institute
Woodstock Institute will: • Protect the Predatory Loan Prevention Act (PLPA) from attempts by predatory lenders to weaken it through carve-outs and loopholes, working especially to advocate for additional legislation to include coverage of pawnbrokers in the PLPA. • Educate, inform, and recruit Black, Brown, and lower income community members on safe and affordable credit options through social media outreach, media campaigns, promotion and dissemination of the We Prosper IL Resource Guide. Encourage impacted individuals to share their stories publicly. • Support the campaign to adopt a national 36% rate cap across the US to protect Illinoisans from out-of-state lenders trying to evade the Illinois PLPA and to create consistent nationwide consumer protections. • Organize and convene a Small Business Truth in Lending Act (SB-SB-TILA) coalition to support state and national legislation that requires small business lenders to disclose each loan’s annual percentage rate (APR).
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Centro De Trabajadores Unidos United Workers Center
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Center for Immigrant Progress
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Raised the Floor Alliance
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North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council
NLCCC is the non-profit applicant for a predevelopment grant to support the new construction of a proposed 68,700 sf community facility located at 3100 - 58 W. Ogden Avenue. This site is at the eastern gateway to the Invest SW commercial corridor on Ogden Avenue. The proposed uses include a 50,000 square foot, full-service grocery store and a 18,700 square foot, One Lawndale Children's Discovery Center. NLCCC's corporate office will be located on the same floor of the One Lawndale Children's Discovery Center. The project addresses two critical needs identified in the Quality-of-Life Plan for the North Lawndale community. First, it addresses food insecurity and equity through the development of a full-service grocery store. Second, it addresses the need for engagement of children from birth to eight through play and interactive exhibits focused on addressing the social determinants of health. NLCCC currently has an executed Letter of Intent with Sinai Community Health to purchase the property. NLCCC’s plan is to demolish the existing vacant 14,456 SF building and construct a new facility. NLCCC has also secured a Letter of Intent from Tony's Fine Foods, who has 19 full-service grocery stores in the Chicago region. Alderperson Scott, 24th ward has indicated her strong support for the project. In addition to addressing the food insecurity disparities, the grocery store will bring an estimated 150 – 180 jobs to the North Lawndale Community. The grocery store tenant has verbally committed to working with NLCCC and its workforce development members to hire locally from the community.