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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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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EVANSTON REBUILDING WAREHOUSE
The Rebuilding Exchange seeks to launch an Alumni Services Education Program, aimed at engaging and supporting graduates of our transitional employment and pre-apprenticeship programs as they advance their careers in the building trades. Trainees within our programs earn a range of middle-skills credentials that support placement and retention into living wage jobs. This includes the OSHA-10 Construction Certification; First Aid/CPR; the EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting credential (Transitional); Forklift (Transitional); and the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Core (Pre-Apprenticeship). Graduates are then placed into full-time employment in the building trades with average starting hourly wages ranging from $15 - $18.75 for our Transitional Employment program and $15 - $20 for our Pre-Apprenticeship. We currently provide retention-focused coaching for up to two years. Funding from Bridges to Brighter Futures we will pilot a broader range of alumni services, including continuing education, professional networking and development, supportive services, and more.
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Chicago Community Foundation
Funding request to support the development staff for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center as part of the Neighborhood Developers Initiative.
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Court Theatre Fund
Court is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization by identifying its structures and policies that are remnants of systemic white supremacy. Court is working to create pipelines of access to education and career opportunities in theatre for the South Side community. Integral to this are mechanisms for accountability to stakeholders and the reporting of progress. Key strategies to enable this transformation include: Establishing equitable hiring practices, workday structures, and training; Expanding community engagement programs to more South Side communities; Engaging local educational institutions to build theatre industry pipelines. The unique location of Court, part of a university and on the South Side, both requires and enables it to shift from being a predominantly white institution to a truly equitable organization that reflects its multiple constituents and creates a model for other theaters.
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Metropolitan Planning Council
For the past two years, MPC has provided support and guidance to the City of Chicago as it has conducted pre- and current planning activities for the We Will Chicago citywide plan. Now, in preparation for the next phase, MPC proposes a 12-month grant for $200,000 that advances solutions towards two very specific needs and opportunities: 1) creating inclusive and sustained community engagement in planning; and 2) meeting challenges presented with current implementation of the zoning code. Activities over the next year include: Meeting in a Box revision and rollout, Global Pillars Events Series, Historical Acknowledgement Planning Process, and the development of a research methodology and coalition building for a Zoning Assessment, which is a key tool to produce a more equitable, healthy, and resilient community.
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Chicago Rehabilitation Network
CRN with partner Chicago Community Loan Fund started the Center for Shared Ownership to provide leadership for the preservation and creation of shared ownership models (coops, affordable condos/townhomes). In addition to encouraging new coop development through training and education, many historically redlined communities are faced with troubled and aging shared ownership properties at risk of blight and speculation. These at-risk, collectively-owned properties need intense TA to strengthen governance, financial stability, and reconnections to community. Using collective impact frameworks, our approach is for community-wide engagement to improve overall housing options, create wealth, and to establish a foothold for shared ownership.
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NORTHWEST SIDE CDC
Northwest Side CDC (NWSCDC) will work with partnering agencies, Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) and Onward House to support newly established and emerging businesses through a series of workshops, trainings, and one-on-one advising sessions. Program participants will partake in a several month cohort. NWSCDC, WBDC, and Onward House will use internal and external resources to provide technical expertise to businesses in several subjects, including technological, budgetary, and social media support.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign