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 J David Gladstone Institutes
For the support of research to be conducted by Dr. Isha H. Jain. This grant is subject to the 'Terms of Award' dated April 2021.
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Gads Hill Center
Gads Hill Center (GHC), a social service organization established in 1898, creates opportunities for children and their families to build a better life through education, access to resources, and community engagement. GHC’s array of offerings includes high quality, flexible, responsive, and culturally-competent services for children, youth, and their families. GHC respectfully seeks general operating funding from the Chicago Community Trust to support our programs which continue to evolve to support families during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, our Home Visiting Program teaches parents how to foster a stimulating environment for their young children using socialization opportunities and an ideal interaction to evaluate family needs.
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Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors
NIJFON's vision is a world where all immigrants are welcomed, supported and able to live without fear. NIJFON gets closer this vision by providing free legal immigration services and education and advocacy. Racist systems perpetuate the advancement of immigrants by keeping them in poverty, silent and vulnerable. NIJFON works on uplifting immigrants and integrating them into society by providing them their day in court and building a quality of life through just policy and challenging and dismantling racist systems. We fight against harmful legislation that threatens to permanently separate their families, educate and train on the challenges faced with the immigration system, and advocate to increase political will to make needed reforms.
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Logan Square Neighborhood Association
Amidst a global pandemic and generations of racialized oppression, LSNA has committed itself to mutual aid (not charity). This has manifested through our parent leaders providing almost 2,000 instances of individual support; providing grants to largely immigrant micro restaurants so they could provide thousands of free meals; and connecting 673 people to $615,500 to date to help with necessities. A Nuestro Futuro COVID-19 Relief grant would provide an additional $17,000 toward our Community Solidarity Fund, enabling us to distribute 34 $500 emergency mini-grants to those impacted by the pandemic (mostly undocumented immigrants who don’t otherwise qualify for support). Another $3,000 would support overhead and management of the Fund.
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Regents of the University of California, San Diego
For the support of research to be conducted by Dr. Matthew Lovett-Barron. This grant is subject to the 'Terms of Award' dated April 2021.
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
For the support of research to be conducted by Dr. Sam Light. This grant is subject to the 'Terms of Award' dated April 2021.
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NORTHWEST SIDE HOUSING CENTER
During the global pandemic, the work of our parent mentors changed to first and foremost provide support to parents to not only bridge a digital divide but to respond to the critical mutual aid needs such as resource provision to provide diapers, food, cash assistance and referrals to mental health providers. The first two months our parent coordinators and the parents who had an understanding of using online platforms such as Google Meets and Zooms help acclimate parents to turn on a computer and learn how to navigate a seemingly new space. We were in a train the trainer space and provide support in academic areas such as mathematics and reading literacy, a large learning curve for both parents and parent coordinators.
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The Regents of the University of California, Santa Barbara
For the support of research to be conducted by Dr. Brooke Meghan Gardner. This grant is subject to the 'Terms of Award' dated April 2021.