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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FAMILY SERVICE & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF CICERO
Family Service and MHC of Cicero is requesting general operating support for a comprehensive intervention program for caregivers and children. The program is designed to support the diverse needs of multi-generational families living in Cicero and surrounding communities and will utilize an attachment-based, trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach to strengthen protective factors within the family system. This will include workshops, groups, and family therapy to support entire family systems impacted by chronic stress, trauma, and financial instability. The program will be offered in English and Spanish and will include a needs assessment and case management to assist families impacted by food, housing, and financial insecurity.
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Forward Momentum Chicago NFP
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FAITH IN PLACE
Faith in Place engages people of faith to grow a just and resilient local food economy. This project provides technical assistance to Congregation-Supported Agriculture farms and advances a faith-based Community Incubator Kitchen pilot project.
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Chicago Community Foundation
Internal transfer grant from We Rise Together (FK64) to the Illinois Covid Response Fund (FK19) in support of grant commitments from the ICRF.
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HEARTLAND ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN NEEDS & HUMAN RIGHTS
Heartland Alliance (HA) is seeking support from the Chicago Community Trust to support and expand interventions that address trauma and disparities faced by people of color, ethnic minorities, and other particularly marginalized populations in Chicago. These interventions promote well-being and foster healing among children, youth, and adults, especially caregivers, that have faced historic (and still very present) injustices, as well as significant trauma.
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RESPOND NOW
As a trusted, low-barrier, wraparound social service provider with many local CBO and healthcare connections, Respond Now is poised to expand community outreach, street outreach, and vaccination event services. Respond Now will expand these services and host culturally competent block-party style vaccination events in the community garden. These events will be promoted via community health workers, hyper-local health communication campaigns, and trusted messengers. Our target population and goal is to vaccinate the community’s most vulnerable including the literally homeless, substance abusers, immigrant population, and those who experience social stigma.
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CHICAGO DANCE CRASH NFP
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South Suburban PADS
South Suburban PADS addresses racial inequality by empowering homeless and at-risk people, largely minority, to achieve greater self-sufficiency and ultimately escape homelessness. South Suburban PADS requests $75,000/year in general operating support to expand and improve our emergency shelter, affordable housing and supportive services. Increased support will enable South Suburban PADS to move an additional 50 households out of homelessness through Rapid Rehousing; provide a 60% increase in shelter nights and meals; and conduct predevelopment planning to secure a 10-unit apartment building to serve as a future family shelter.