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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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    TALLER DE JOSE

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $10,000

    Taller de José serves Chicago’s Hispanic/Latinx and immigrant communities through our Accompaniment Program and case management services, which connect and advocate for individuals seeking access to immigration, legal, financial, healthcare, and other essential services. We respectfully submit this proposal requesting funding from Nuestro Futuro to ensure long-term organizational sustainability by focusing on staff retention, professional development, and building a pipeline of future social service professionals.

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    CENTRO ROMERO

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $10,000

    Centro Romero is seeking $50,000 in grant funds for our Community Navigator program. Our community navigators have been at the forefront in serving our immigrant community. From long-standing immigrants to the most recent asylum seekers, all have received a service and or referral to the resources they need. Some of these services include legal immigration services, KYR, access to healthcare, including mental health workshops, becoming a US citizen, and how to be engaged and advocate for themselves.

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    Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $15,000

    Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP) is applying for a $15,000 grant from Nuestro Futuro to extend its comprehensive support programs over a 12-month period. This funding will enhance FLAP's ongoing efforts to empower Latine immigrants across the Chicago metropolitan area, including the substantial communities in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties. FLAP's initiatives are especially designed to address the systemic disparities faced by Latine immigrants who transition from their professional careers in their home countries to often underappreciated and underpaid roles in the U.S., thereby reinforcing their critical role in local economies and communities.

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    Expanded Mental Health Services of Chicago NFP

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $10,000

    Expanded Mental Health Services of Chicago NFP (EMHS) is an organization dedicated to community centered mental health care that is culturally responsive, equitable, and accessible. First establishing The Kedzie Center in 2014 and LoSAH Center of Hope in 2024, these organizations are TWO of Chicago’s first community funded mental health organizations. Each center provides mental health programming for people of all ages in Albany Park, Irving Park, and Sauganash, North Park; and Avondale, Hermosa, and Logan Square - some of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Chicago and historic points of entry for immigrant families. Equity is at the forefront of what we do – each of our centers is staffed with bilingual therapists. We offer trauma-informed therapy and early childhood programming—such as Abriendo Puertas, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, our Lil' Explorers playgroup, and culturally attuned parent workshops. These services center the needs of families navigating all types of trauma including migration trauma, parent-child attachment, and systemic barriers to care - regardless of a family’s insurance status or ability to pay. In FY23, 57% of our clients had Medicaid, 19% had private insurance, 18% were uninsured, and 6% had Medicare. We are noting a trend of more uninsured and underinsured residents in our communities. We continue to proactively seek families who are most likely to benefit from our services but least likely to engage through routine channels—particularly newly arrived, undocumented, or under-resourced families. Our families appreciate programming: at the end of a cycle, one parent shared, “El programa fue muy bonito. Realmente lo vamos a extrañar” (“The program was very beautiful. We will truly miss it.”). For many families, this begins their participation in multiple activities at our centers. As anxiety about deportation, housing instability, and separation continues to rise—especially among undocumented and asylum-seeking families—the need for safe, healing spaces for young children grows. EMHS remains steadfast in our mission: to reduce barriers, expand care, and nurture emotional wellbeing from the very beginning of life.

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    Northside College Preparatory High School

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000