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Personal Stories from the Trust’s Grant Making

Community Connections Center

The Village of Mount Prospect creates new opportunity for its growing immigrant populations.

MAGIC

What happens to a neighborhood when its young people lose their dreams for the future? MAGIC is revitalizing Chicago’s Woodlawn community, by inspiring teens to believe that anything really is possible.

Cabrini Green Legal Aid

Medical debt, bankruptcy, foreclosure—legal actions often push struggling families further into poverty. CGLA is knocking down legal barriers, thanks to your donations to the Unity Challenge.

Kids Off The Block

Diane Latiker was determined to save her children from a future of violence. With the help of the African American Legacy, she built a safe place for an entire generation.

Irving Park Community Food Pantry

As hunger increases, this community pantry and 168 others received 180,000 pounds of food to feed 700,000 people, thanks to your donations to the Unity Challenge.

‘Keep Your Home’ Event

Hundreds line up for help from attorneys and loan officers, hoping to save their homes from foreclosure. The event in Cicero was funded by your donations to the Unity Challenge.