Paving the Path to Homeownership for Housing Choice Voucher Holders
Since the mid-20th century, homeownership has been one of the most important vehicles for building wealth in the United States. According to research from the…
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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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Illinois Stewardship Alliance
The Alliance will raise the visibility of local food and help foster a policy environment that is more favorable to farms and local food businesses by organizing farmers and eaters, developing their leadership and participation in Alliance caucus, working in coalition with allies on issues, and educating policymakers.
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Zumwalt Acres
Zumwalt Acres (ZA) is a regenerative educational farm, community hub, and research center. ZA is grounded in Jewish values and centers queer identities. A three-month long fellowship for beginning growers to develop skills, build community, and learn about the landscape of farming in the Chicago foodshed is hosted at ZA. In addition, ZA hosts workshops, festivals, and community gatherings on the farm to offer more people the opportunity to learn about growing food regeneratively and mitigating climate change through farming, and to connect with the environment. On a weekly basis, ZA distributes fresh vegetables and fruit to communities throughout Chicago and downstate Illinois.
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Seven Generations Ahead
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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Metropolis Strategies NFP
General operating grant to support the Illinois Justice Project's criminal legal reform initiatives, including the Illinois Reentry Council and associated reentry work, the Justice 20/20 Network, and the SAFE-T Act Policing Implementation Workgroup.
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Chicago Community Foundation
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Chicago Community Foundation
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Basils Harvest
Basil’s Harvest seeks a grant to promote regional agriculture by integrating locally sourced produce into National Guard units in Illinois and Minnesota. BH will also create a service for designing medically tailored meals using local ingredients.
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Chicago Community Foundation