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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South Shore Drill Team & Performing Arts Ensemble
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Artists Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions Project
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FAR SOUTH CDC
The 103rd Street Redline Extension Plan creates a transit supportive project that includes retail and commercial development to complement the new Red Line Station line station to be placed at 103rd Street.
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NatureServe
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WIEBOLDT FOUNDATION
The 2024 Wieboldt Foundation Capacity-Building Cohort seeks to fill an unfortunate void that exists. Intensive capacity-building funds are hard to come by, yet essential to strengthen, stabilize and enhance the impact of community organizing nonprofits. In this regard, these entities would function like any business; better equipment, stronger skills, and streamlined operations contribute to an improved bottom line – measured here in overall impact rather than profit. Additionally, fostering collaboration among a cohort of community organizing groups is important to the sustainability of the ecosystem. Specifically, organizational capacity will be built in 4 areas: operations; organizing; resources; and collaborations.
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago
AIDS Foundation Chicago is requesting $119,943 from the Chicago Community Trust to support a two-year research and dissemination project on barriers to PrEP access in Illinois. AFC first launched the project in October 2023, and by the end of the year, will have engaged up to four community-based organizations to facilitate a focus group in their congressional district with members of AFC’s priority populations. By the end of summer 2024, AFC seeks to host focus groups in all 17 congressional districts across the state, recruiting five participants for each group. Using the findings from the 17 focus groups and a more widely distributed online survey, AFC will produce and distribute a final report in addition to one-page informational sheets tailored to each congressional district with recommendations for policymakers and healthcare providers.
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On the Road Lending
On the Road Lending provides affordable loans for reliable cars to help working families and individuals overcome transportation barriers so they can find and retain employment, live healthier lives, and avoid predatory lenders. Our clients have limited financial knowledge, poor credit, and lack of assets due to personal circumstances and structural barriers. We provide relationship-lending, financial education, and vehicle selection assistance as an alternative to subprime lending. Reliable transportation puts our clients on the road to economic mobility. On the Road Lending will bring its successful program to the Chicago metro market by the end of 2023. Today, our program serves 80% BIPOC populations. This will be a planning grant to pilot and deploy our program in the Chicago market.
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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, knowledge building around gig work and portable benefits, and community engagement.