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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Latino Policy Forum
Within the ecosystem of Latino- and immigrant-serving organizations in the Chicagoland area, the Latino Policy Forum is uniquely qualified to provide essential services and support for responding to the plans, policies, actions, and rhetoric of the incoming federal administration. The Forum would apply its distinctive capabilities and experience to (1) monitor and analyze current information as it emerges; (2) serve as an information hub for immigrant-serving organizations, including regularly convening a coalition of more than 200 member organizations where information will be shared, activities coordinated, and advocacy planned; (3) share information and advice with other groups with which the Forum has strong existing relationships, often in hard-to-reach locations or with hard-to-reach populations; (4) produce and disseminate digital and print bilingual materials and information relevant to immigrants and immigrant-serving organizations; (5) make in-person and online presentations to affected groups; and (6) lead and participate in advocacy activities. These services provided by the Forum are not only vital in themselves; they will also make the participating organizations more efficient and effective, by among other things, providing a regular forum for sharing information and coordinating activities, avoiding duplication of effort in creating and disseminating informational materials, and reducing the time that those organizations’ staffs might use to track and analyze the policies and practices of the new administration.
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SGA Youth & Family Services
SGA seeks a match for state Reimagine Youth Development Services serving youth at highest risk of perpetrating gun violence or becoming victims. Services are offered in three community areas - Harvey (Calumet City Cluster) and Cicero in the south suburbs and West Pullman in Chicago. Services are school-based and focus on Civics learning and other meaningful enrichment and engagement. SGA collaborated with each school principal to develop a program model that fills gaps in service and will serve the highest risk youth, such as those with gang involvement. We believe that Reimagine Youth Development services align well with the Trust's priority of Community Safety.
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Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation
The ILBCF is seeking general operating funding to support its overarching operations and programmatic efforts for this fiscal year. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF) established in 2002 has been at the forefront of addressing the needs of the Illinois' African American population. The mission of the I LBCF is to provide a forum for non-partisan educational research, public policy development, and analysis of various issues of social and economic importance for Illinois African-American communities. and to provide students throughout Illinois with scholarships and internship opportunities to advance their educational goals. Please note that in 2024 the ILBCF reached a goal of giving away 1.5 million dollars in scholarship with doubling its recipients of the scholarships to 150 deserving scholars from across the state of Illinois. Funding is necessary to ensure the sustainability of the ILBCF's mission via general operations. programming. events. and tangible services for the community. Serving as 1 of 20 Black Caucus foundations throughout the United States of America; the ILBCF functions as the advocacy, research. and philanthropic nonprofit 501 (c )3 arm of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus established in 1967 is one of the oldest and largest standing black caucuses in the United States even predating the foundation of the Congressional Black Caucus. The primary mission of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is "to assure that the interests of African American citizens are given equitable representation in the General Assembly and that legislative action is directed to address those interests." The ILBCF seeks to continue with the current annual activities while strengthening its programmatic initiatives and projects: • Annual Black History Month Soiree • Education & Advocacy Town Halls • Annual Scholarship Golf Outing & Banquet (Awards $100,000 Annually) • Civic Youth Engagement Day • Internship & Fellowship Program • ILBCF Annual Legislative Conference/Policy Summit • Restoration. Revitalization. & Representation Matters (Medical Field and more) • Pandemic Recovery & Equity Response • Education & Literacy • Social Justice & Public Policy Institute • Africa Programming • Juneteenth Freedom Brunch/Economic Parity • Food Access Disparities/Insecurities/Black Farmers' Project • HBCU Fellowship Program The above initiatives and programmatic objectives assist the ILBCF in achieving the mission.
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The Chicago Community Trust
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MAAFA REDEMPTION PROJECT
Capital Project funding request: The MAAFA Center for Arts & Activism (The “MAC”), will continue to be the heart and headquarters of the MAAFA Redemption Project, a faith-based residential institute for Black and Brown young men and women. The MAC has created a safe and secure space in West Garfield Park, allowing for individual and communal healing and empowerment. After the renovation, the building will meet the identified need for community-based arts, education, organizing and neighborhood activation. Its inter-generational arts-programming will nurture and amplify the artistic genius of neighborhood residents, cultivating a sense of communal pride, efficacy and renewal.
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University of Chicago
Successfully transferring property to an heir is an essential step in creating and maintaining generational wealth. This research projects seeks to measure intergenerational wealth transfer, specifically residential property, in Chicago. We will measure the variation in intergenerational wealth transfer across neighborhoods, identify barriers to successful transmission, suggest potential policy reforms, and design interventions to promote successful transfer of homes across generations. Our analysis will cover all Chicago neighborhoods, and we will pay special attention to low-income owners and communities of color.
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Local Initiatives Support Corp.
This request to CCT is for continued partnership with Local Initiatives Support Corporation on the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards (CNDA). LISC respectfully requests the Chicago Community Trust’s renewed support of $25,000 to sponsor “The Chicago Community Trust Outstanding Community Plan Award” to be presented at CNDA. The winner of the award in 2025 will be selected through a competitive application process led by cross-sector representatives from the region's community development industry. The CNDA event where the award will be presented along with other sponsored awards will be held in June 2025.