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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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    Seven Generations Ahead

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $80,000

    The project drives policy, infrastructure and collaboration to reduce wasted food and build a market for food scrap composting to advance a local, sustainable food shed in Illinois and protect the health of Illinois residents and natural resources.

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    Metropolitan Planning Council

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $25,000

    To unpack the legacy of structural racism and causes and consequences of segregation and its impact on the homeownership gap, it is essential to start with shared understanding of the issues. MPC proposes Change Lab, which will explore ways to create innovative solutions and transformational impacts based on emergent research from Inequity for Sale and Urban Institute. MPC will facilitate three ‘conversations’ associated with this effort. MPC will work closely with CCT Program Staff to invite thirty (30) housing leaders representing developers, CBOs, residents, philanthropists, policy makers and banks to participate in the forum. Conversations include: Conversation #1 - Homeownership Gap, Conversation #2 - Solutions in Development, and Conversation #3 - Call to Action.

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    Carole Robertson Center for Learning

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $100,000

    The Carole Robertson Center’s Grow Your Own, GYO, apprenticeship model allows us to recruit, train, and provide educational and credentialing opportunities to individuals from the communities we serve, addressing both a need for qualified employees within the early childhood sector, and a need for employment and education opportunities for Chicago residents. By addressing the needs of families and the workforce in tandem, the Carole Robertson Center promotes socioeconomic mobility across multiple generations within our communities, while also providing our youngest learners with high-quality, culturally responsive teachers and support staff.

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    McHenry County College

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $200,000

    MCC's Center for Agrarian Learning and its Entrepreneurial Agriculture degree program will support the local food economy through increased focus on innovative land access models, farm product mix, and intern/mentor relationships. Curriculum enhancements and stand-alone educational intensives will be developed and delivered along these three focus areas.

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    JANE ADDAMS RESOURCE CORPORATION

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $150,000

    The Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC) humbly requests $150,000 from Bridges to Brighter Futures to fund our Careers in Manufacturing programs and wrap-around services. JARC provides free job training in manufacturing careers that provide sustainable wages, such as welding, CNC machine operation, and more. JARC also provides wrap-around services for a holistic approach to combating poverty.

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    Center for Neighborhood Technology

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $110,000

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    Center for Native Futures

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $15,000

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    SNOW CITY ARTS FOUNDATION

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $25,000