3C Community Profile: Humboldt Park
Take a stroll down the Paseo Boricua corridor on Division Street and it’s easy to see why Humboldt Park is one of Chicago’s most vibrant…
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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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Hispanic American Community Education and Services Inc
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Metropolitan Planning Council
Over the next 12-18 months, MPC, in partnership with Urban Institute is advancing original research that quantifies impacts of the Chicago zoning code on equity, sustainability, and health – which will be assessed through the application of the Phase One derived methodology. Assessment results will be informed by neighborhood-level conversations that help connect the citywide assessment to on-the-ground realities. Steering Committee members and other partners will remain active and engaged in assessment and willing to use the results to advocate for zoning and land use policy and practice changes.
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FREE STREET PROGRAMS INC
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South Side Jazz Coalition
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Chicago Latino Theater Alliance
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NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO INC
In response to CCT’s requests for a combined submission, this request covers the following items: 1) $80,000 – The Housing Policy Task Force The Housing Policy Task Force pursues equitable access to the wealth-building opportunities of homeownership for all Chicagoans. Its two Working Groups actively pursue policy solutions and programs focused on racial lending disparities and appraisal inequity. As its convener, NHS seeks to create change through advocacy and action, supported by the thought-leadership of our 30 contributing members. NHS requests broad support of the Task Force and our continued administration of it as lead facilitator/convener, and specific support for the Task Force’s Appraisal Equity Working Group, which is led by Chicago Rehab Network. 2) $60,000 – The Housing Policy Task Force – CRN Pass-Through Funding In support of the Chicago Rehab Network’s continued engagement as the lead for our Appraisal Equity Working Group, this funding will be directly distributed to CRN.
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Prison+ Neighborhood Arts/Education Project
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CARA PROGRAM
By providing disinvested communities with access to quality employment, Cara Collective opens the door to economic progress. Our flagship social enterprise Cleanslate is a neighborhood beautification business that gives adults with the heaviest barriers to employment a real second chance. In September 2023, Cleanslate opened its f newly purchased 11,000-square-foot center located in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. In addition to bringing its exterior maintenance services to the surrounding corridors, Cleanslate seeks to utilize its positive, intentional, and collaborative presence in its new neighborhood. Support from We Rise Together will help us ensure that Cleanslate workers will not only have access to quality employment through jobs that pay a living wage; they will also receive training and comprehensive wraparound coaching support to ensure long-term success. These programmatic innovations will enable us to turn our space in Englewood into a hub for true transformations, while allowing us to provide more training workshops and supportive services directly to residents on the Southside of Chicago.