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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Chicago House and Social Service Agency
Last year, Chicago House received transformational funding from the Sylvia Fund of the Chicago Community Trust to partner with two researcher/trainers to examine the peer health navigation model for service delivery. The partnership has allowed us to establish a new organizational approach embedding peer navigators into our comprehensive care strategy. This will help serve our clients better in the long term by increasing trust and ensuring retention in comprehensive care. In collaboration with the two leading experts, Chicago House will continue to study the impact and expand upon the lessons learned through the pilot phase of our implementation to improve housing and health outcomes for populations living with or vulnerable to HIV.
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Casa Central Social Services Corporation
Casa Central was founded in 1954 - 70 years ago. So, we're celebrating the vibes of the '70s with a disco party!
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World Business Chicago
World Business Chicago and Chicago Sister Cities International will host the annual Chicago International Gala on November 7, 2024, at the Field Museum, celebrating diplomacy and raising funds to support their global initiatives and a scholarship program
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American Jewish Committee
AJC Chicago is pleased honor Martin Cabrera, Jr. with the prestigious 2024 AJC Chicago Civic Leadership Award in recognition of his exceptional professional accomplishments and dedication to many philanthropic and civic endeavors.
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The San Diego Foundation
Larger Community Foundations (LCF) members have contracted with the Brookings Institution to conduct a federal funding research project.
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United States Curling Association
USA Curling is the National Governing Body for the Olympic sport of Curling and the Paralympic sport of Wheelchair Curling. In addition to these responsibilities, we are focused on introducing more people to the sport as a recreational, community-building activity. The social nature of our sport turns curling facilities into places where people gather regularly—72% of participants cite socialization as a key reason why they curl. Our goal as a national organization is be programmatic in our outreach to people that have not been introduced to the sport, expanding overall participation and making curling facilities places that bring communities together in ways that few sports can. That outreach will require working closely with our Member Clubs to fund and facilitiate. While we have many new facilities, we also need to support infrastructure work at some of our aging locations to ensure they remain vital parts of the communities they serve.
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New America Foundation
CivicSpace will continue to develop community-informed solutions to build low income Chicagoans’ access to wealth, with a specific focus on EITC simplified filing expansion and community engagement in policy development through CivicSpace.
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CHICAGOLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION
The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce will host the 33rd Annual Daniel H. Burnham Award Dinner to honor President of Cambium LLC, Michelle Collins with the Award for Distinguished Leadership.