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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Haitian American Museum of Chicago
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3Arts, Inc.
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Still Point Theatre Collective
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Fly Black Girl Education & Theatre
Founded by Sydney Chatman, a theater director, educator and playwright, Fly Black Girl Education and Theatre (FBG) creates and supports intergenerational theater for Black women and girls, with performances open to all community members. We use theater as a medium to conjure hope, justice, freedom and joy. We are asking for technical support to bridge the local community to an international one.
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Son Monarcas
> Overview: Son Monarcas-led Summer Arts Camp at McCutcheon Elementary. > Goals: Provide cultural arts programming for students at McCutcheon Elementary who might otherwise not have this opportunity. Introduce students to the unique history and fusion of music and dance from Latin America, particularly Mexico. This funding would support youth programming in cultural arts education through a summer camp at McCutcheon Elementary, where we would be working predominantly with Latinx and African American students coming from low-income backgrounds. > Primary Project Activities: - Son Monarcas led Cultural Arts Education Programming in Music, Visual Art, and Theatre at McCutcheon Elementary School and possibly other youth organizations - Field trip to National Museum of Mexican Art which includes an interactive museum tour, Aztec drum and dance workshops, printmaking workshops at the studio of Hector Duarte, and "Butterfly Fandango" educational performance. The grant would help to fund youth programming in cultural arts education with a specialization in music from Latin America, the music and dance from Latin America, and even more specialization to music from Mexico. The youth that we would be focused on working with would be Latinx and African American, low-income populations throughout the Chicagoland area. We may also be using it to supplement teacher instruction and field trips for McCutcheon Elementary and possibly other youth organizations in Chicago.
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Chicago Undersea Explorers Society
The Chicago Undersea Explorers Society is applying for funding to be used toward purchasing scuba equipment and maintaining the equipment we already have. CUES partners with local organizations to offer low- and no-cost scuba dives and certifications to people from historically excluded communities. We have been using donated gear since our launch two years ago. However, much of this equipment needs to be repaired or replaced. Our events and classes are currently limited to 6 participants due to a lack of gear, and these funds would allow us to double the number of people we could serve at any given event. This grant would help us ensure that our equipment receives proper maintenance and servicing, to keep our students and members safe.
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Save Abandoned Babies Foundation
To increase bus shelter signage throughout the Chicago public bus transportation system to further educate everyone on the Safe Haven Law.