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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Thrive Chicago NFP
Thrive Chicago will identify specific communities of focus and will train Community Based Organizations (CBOs) across a variety of sectors to be action researchers. CBOs will learn about how students’ experiences within their communities are affecting their educational outcomes. The objective is empower CBOs with data to utilize community-driven research as a tool to develop strategies and support policy changes that addresses the underlying inequities that contribute to educational disparities in the communities where students live.
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Erie Family Health Centers
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ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
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YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
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Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community
This is an application to request support to fund the extension of We Will Chicago activities through June 2022 and also to participate in the Fall 2022 We Will Chicago convening.
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CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO FOUNDATION
CCC seeks funding to ensure continuity of leadership in the next phase of Championing Equity, an ambitious effort to achieve a universal 4-Year Outcomes Measure success rate of 55% by 2032. With an investment of $2,000,000 over 3 years, CCC will retain the skills and leadership necessary for driving equity work across the seven colleges and district office, putting CCC on-track to be a third of the way to this universal goal of 55% by 2025, by focusing on the significant equity gaps in outcomes for Black and Brown students. This team will increase stakeholder engagement in the Championing Equity efforts to ensure an Anti-Racist and Equity-focused culture, momentum, sustainability, and unprecedented and equitable student outcomes. In collaboration with colleges and district office colleagues, they will improve existing and develop new dashboards and tools to harness equity data, expand the reach of the Equity Partners and Microgrants Program, elevate student voice and feedback, and promote the dissemination of scalable equity solutions across the district and beyond.
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Big NFP
Background and Purpose The City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) launched “We Will Chicago,” the City’s first citywide planning initiative in more than 50 years. BIG, NFP (termed “Community Partner” through this MOU) is among the groups selected to assist with the citywide planning process and contribute to one of the plan’s seven pillar research reports or the initiative’s Advisory Committee. The We Will Chicago Phase II timeline has been extended to June 2022 and includes five (5) additional pillar research team meetings and three (3) additional Advisory Committee meetings, two (2) reconvenings in the fall of 2022 and two (2) Community Partner-led engagement events.
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CIVIC CONSULTING ALLIANCE
Civic Consulting Alliance requests general operating support from the Chicago Community Trust to advance our mission – to make the Chicago region a great place for everyone to live in and work.