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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AFFINITY COMMUNITY SERVICES
Affinity Community Services seeks funding through the African American Legacy Initiative to maintain and build services for Black LGBTQ+ women and gender nonconforming individuals on Chicago’s South Side. The Chicago Community Trust’s emphasis on addressing financial and health disparities of older adults of color closely aligns with our work and Affinity has become an invaluable resource for those ages 50 plus in our community. For 25 years, we have served tens of thousands through programming, support groups, HIV prevention services, and community resources, and your support is crucial to helping us continue programming that counteracts oppression and isolation and reflects both our community’s needs and possibilities.
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Ladies of Virtue NFP
Ladies of Virtue (LOV), a mentoring and leadership development program for girls aged 9-18 on Chicago’s South and West Sides would provide small group and individual mental health counseling to girls as well as workshops to their parents and the 75 leaders and mentors in our program. Counseling would support emotional well-being and social-emotional learning. Adult workshops would cover trauma-informed care, adolescent mental health, social-emotional development in young people, and other topics requested by parents. All counseling and workshops would be delivered via in-person or videoconference by a licensed mental health professional.
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Brilliant Brown Boys Book Club
BBBBC mission is to boost brown boys reading confidence, spark a passion for reading, and provide access to culturally relevant books with positive black characters. Prior to COVID, our sessions were held at Bessie Coleman Library but now our boys meet virtually. We choose books that highlight black people in a positive light and that are written by black authors. In an effort to reinforce positive representation, our sessions are led by two African American male educators. The last piece of the program is that we bring on Guest Storytellers to read the featured book and engage our boys. Guest Storytellers are accomplished black men from various industries. Our mission falls in line with the education component listed in the RFP.
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Chicago United, Inc.
The Bridge Awards Celebration is Chicago’s premier diversity and inclusion event, celebrating excellence in diversity within corporate governance and fostering multiracial leadership at the highest levels of corporate America.
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Love Unity & Values Institute
Our mission is to inspire hope and empower underserved youth with economic opportunities, while helping them build resiliency and social-emotional competencies. LUV Institute was founded in 2012 to support the aspirations of youth and young adults living in high burden communities impacted by trauma and violence. LUV Institute’s programs were built on the premise that social-emotional competencies, coupled with practical life skills, can fuel academic success and sustained employment while preparing youth for brighter futures. With a staff of 9, LUV Institute provides academic support, training in restorative practice, job-readiness development, internships, and job placement for nearly 200 youth annually in Cook County.
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UNITED AFRICAN ORGANIZATION INC
United African Organization respectfully requests support from the African American Legacy to amplify the experience of black immigrants by mobilizing the most vulnerable, most impacted, and most energized; expand access to legal services and representation of Black immigrants; deepen work with national Black immigrant groups in addressing Black immigrant needs, as well as use research and data analysis to inform our policy advocacy work.
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Skills for Chicagoland's Future
Skills for Chicagoland's Future's (Skills) Employment Champions Breakfast (ECB) honors business and community partners working to support Skills' vision of eliminating the access gap to jobs for the Chicagoland area's unemployed and underemployed.
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Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy
In support of the Soul of Philanthropy Chicago.