Building a Network of Diverse Developers
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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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Cicero Independiente
Cicero Independiente requests renewed general operating support to ensure that we can continue to meet the information needs of a bilingual, immigrant community and provide paid opportunities for people of color to acquire journalism skills and increase civic engagement.
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Gyrls In The H O O D Foundation
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The Triibe, Inc.
The TRiiBE requests capacity-building funding to support THE SCENE web application and related web design and editorial work. Renewal funds will bring the app’s design to completion, while supporting community outreach initiatives and community investment reporting in Chicago’s most underserved neighborhoods. All of these elements will work interconnectedly in building a more informed and connected Chicago through tech innovation and journalism.
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Sacred Ground Ministries
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NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO INC
The NHS-led Housing Policy Task Force seeks to effect change, reform and a more equitable future for people of color through access to affordable homeownership and other wealth-building opportunities. This Task Force convenes over thirty of Chicago’s most prominent stakeholders, pulling in thought-leaders from a diverse selection of nonprofit, for-profit, academic, regulatory, and governmental sectors. Our activities unite advocacy with research, planning, coalition building, and more to achieve our wide aims of making owner-occupied housing more affordable, sustainable, and accessible. While we focus on that core mission, we will concentrate our activities this year on addressing equitable mortgage access, equitable homeownership, appraisal gap advocacy, and property tax repayment advocacy.
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Just for You Girlfriend Organization
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Goodkids Madcity - Englewood
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Local Initiatives Support Corp.
The creation of a Community Centered Economic Inclusion Agenda in Back of the Yards will identify top line economic development priorities for the neighborhood and assemble the partners and resources to invest and move these priorities forward, ensuring equitable development in years to come.