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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Will County Habitat for Humanity
Will County Habitat for Humanity (WCHFH) improves the quality of life for low income and/ or at-risk residents by providing affordable housing. At a time when the connection between health and housing has never been clearer, we are requesting a $15,000 grant to support our Veteran’s Build. We have partnered with local veteran agencies to identify veterans in need. We are breaking ground on 1919 Cora St., in honor of Veteran Ray Holloway. This home, built for a veteran and their family, is a long-term solution to their housing needs. If children don’t live in decent homes, their odds of staying healthy plummet. In turn, they miss school and don’t receive an education and struggle with employment - unable to break the cycle of poverty.
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CHICAGO CARES INC
AMPT:Advancing Nonprofits supports West and South side community organizations in building organizational health and sustainability through capacity building. Programming includes the full range of organizational development support services, such as: assessments to determine organizational needs: a navigator to help nonprofits access consultants and other resources; grants to support capacity building priorities; and opportunities for training, peer learning, connection and collaboration.
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Garfield Park Community Council
The Garfield Park Community Council (GPCC) requests a renewal grant for the Garfield Park Neighborhood Development Initiative, which will support increased community engagement around several catalyzing development projects in Garfield Park. GPCC will engage new and ongoing developments that are located in Opportunity Zones and along the Pulaski and Kedzie commercial corridors, make connections to the Kinzie Industrial Corridor, and engage a housing development along Fifth Avenue, designated a “Resilient Corridor” by the City of Chicago. GPCC will also build its capacity to communicate and reach residents, building local leadership in Garfield Park to engage new investments and cooperative ownership opportunities through new developments.
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Urantia Association International
In support of general operations, funded by the closeout of endowment funds Urantia Admin (FA67) and Urantia Endowment (FA09).
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Cicero Independiente
General operating support to ensure that Cicero Independiente 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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SOUTHEAST ENVIRONMENTAL TASK FORCE
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ONE HOPE UNITED
OHU’s Joliet Early Learning Center offers program support to not only the children enrolled in our academic program, but to the families of our children by offering enrichment activities, mental health services, nutritional planning, and budgeting training that help improve the quality of life of our families. OHU is requesting $15,000 to support our family engagement program. The focus will be Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles Education. These funds will elevate our existing program by providing supplies for activities, classroom materials, literature for families, food for meal planning, and take-home activities for the families. Increasing parent involvement will cause direct impact to the wellbeing of every child enrolled in our program.