2025 Illinois General Assembly Recap
I came to The Chicago Community Trust in March after spending years as chief of staff to Illinois State Rep. Kelly Cassidy. I…
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Trust Talks, The Podcast – Episode 19: Confronting Homeownership Barriers
While homeownership is often viewed as a pathway to building wealth, a range of challenges can hinder its effectiveness, particularly for specific groups.…
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Transforming the College Transfer Experience
In the Spring of 2006, my mother and I walked into a meeting with a public state university admissions counselor to discuss my…
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In the Wake of Violence, a Secondary Survivor Finds Her Power
“Being able to talk about it, when you can’t… oh, my God. It’s unbelievable. It’s the start of a new beginning.” [pullquote].@ALongWalkHome fights gender violence,…
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High-Risk Kids Race Towards STEM Careers
On a rainy spring evening, a group of young people are busily chopping vegetables, whisking olive oil and spices into salad dressing and cutting bread…
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Designing Tools for Urgent Community Conversations
E pluribus unum: One out of many. Our unofficial national motto until the mid-1950’s, it still appears on the Great Seal of the United States.…
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How Getting Kids Civically Engaged Builds Academic and Social Success
Being civically engaged is so much more than just exercising our right to vote. It is also about being committed to making a difference in…
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Healing LGBTQ Youth Homelessness by Connecting Across Generations
A trained psychotherapist and artist, Bonsai Bermudez fully integrates his time and talent to promote art as an agent for social change. Bermudez is the…
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Forget ‘Chi-Raq’: Morgan Park Teen Celebrates ‘The Go’
Violence in Chicago has shaped the city’s reputation around the world. It’s even inspired the title of director Spike Lee’s latest movie: Chi-Raq. [pullquote]Morgan Park…
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‘Invisible Privilege,’ Racism and Chicago’s Struggle for Reconciliation
When the Trust held its first On the Table, we heard loud and clear from the community that race and segregation is the biggest issue…
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Building Better Health by Bringing the Clinic Home
Stepping off an elevator, a young man with neatly cornrowed hair and dressed in a freshly pressed gray-striped polo shirt heads for the two rooms…
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Putting Philanthropic Dollars to Work for Chicago
For 100 years, The Chicago Community Trust has worked to infuse our region with the resources to build community vitality. We have partnered with donors…
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Launching Green Careers, Empowering Volunteers
Interconnectedness is truly at the heart of what it means to be a sustainable community. That means making smart, collaborative decisions about how we consume…
