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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Chicago Sun-Times
The Sun-Times, Illinois' second-largest newspaper, is seeking continued financial support to fund salaries and benefits for two reporters. One of these journalists, Elvia Malagón, will keep on reporting on social justice issues, with a focus on the economic disparities between Black and Brown residents and whites in our city and region. The second reporter, Brett Chase, will continue covering environmental, planning and development issues, with a focus on environmental racism. The Sun-Times' reporting will shine a spotlight on these issues, which have traditionally lacked coverage. The reporters' work will note their content is made possible through a grant from the Community Trust and will be free to access for online readers.
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Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council
The Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council, in partnership with Park Row Development LLC is developing 1.2 acres in the 4600 block of South Ashland Avenue, the heart of the retail corridor. We have done this in anticipation of bringing much needed housing and commerce for the retail strip and community. We envision this development to include commercial space on the first floor, office space for the BYNC, and a cultural/performing arts theater. There are exorbitant costs to apply for the necessary subsidies such as TIF, LIHTC, and other sources of revenue. We are hopeful that CCT will give consideration to our requested grant amount of $100,000 to help jumpstart this neighborhood development project.
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Healthcare Alternative Systems Inc
HAS supports those disproportionately hit by behavioral health issues and least equipped for recovery. The agency has increased the number of uninsured and underinsured clients we treat for mental health programs, including those with co-occurring substance use disorder, since the onset of the pandemic. Support from CCT would allow us to continue directly seeing more patients that would not otherwise be able to address their mental health issues, especially the ones that have completed outpatient substance use programs at HAS who are more vulnerable to relapse. HAS will continue to improve the quality of care with referrals for additional needs.
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REVOLUTION WORKSHOP
Revolution Workshop (RW) is seeking a grant of $150,000 to deliver expanded Alumni Services programming that advances the careers of those who graduate from our Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Job Training Program. Through our Pre-Apprenticeship program, trainees receive middle-skills certifications and are placed into entry-level jobs, union and non-union, with an average starting wage of $17-18/hour. The expansion of our recently launched Alumni Services initiative will provide multi-pronged programming aimed at engaging graduates and providing ongoing educational and network-building opportunities that will help advance their careers in the construction field.
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NORTHWEST SIDE HOUSING CENTER
Our hyperlocal rapid response work was born out of responding to the Belmont Cragin community's needs around COVID-19. Our hyperlocal work is rooted in racial and health equity that leads to improved access to COVID-19 vaccinations and testing, health education, and holistic wraparound support services for community members. To date we have vaccinated over 11,000 community residents and through this work we aim to continue vaccinating residents through a Rapid Response Street Outreach Team.
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The Chicago Lighthouse
The Lighthouse provides Chicagoland’s most vulnerable populations and people with disabilities with evidence-based, family-centered services that increase independence and dignity. Our 40 programs address the critical needs of our community by providing at-risk clients with strategically-designed education, employment, and rehabilitation wraparound support. Our comprehensive services directly address the systemic and racial inequities and societal barriers our clients face. Through this inter-generational, targeted approach, we are creating a more equitable, inclusive Chicago, where all can prosper. We are respectfully requesting a CCT grant, so that we can partner together by further implementing these community-based solutions.
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CHICAGO PERIOD PROJECT
Chicago Period Project is a 501c3 organization established in 2016 by Ashley Novoa and a group of moms she met online. Harnessed by frustration towards the election and defunding talks of Planned Parenthood, Ashley and team launched Chicago Period Project to help and support Chicago's marganized menstruators. Chicago Period Project is a community based organization whose mission is to help every menstruating person in Chicago experience their periods with dignity. Menstrual hygiene products for a period lifetime cost about $1700, our mission is to aid those living below the poverty line to experience healthy periods. In our almost 5 years of existence, we have donated over 600,000 period products throughout our most needed communities.
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HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Housing Action Illinois requests general operating support for our work to increase homeownership among people of color and to reduce the racial wealth gap. Our partnerships with stakeholders throughout the housing ecosystem are key to developing our goals and implementing our strategies. During the past year, we have increased public awareness of racial disparities in mortgage lending and secured public resources to advance equitable homeownership. We look forward to building on these successes by developing and advocating for new public policies at the federal, state, and local levels to benefit low-income people of color in both higher- and lower-cost markets, including increasing access to safe and affordable financing for homebuyers.