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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Employee Connections Inc.
Our agency was established as a 501 (C) (3) organization in 2008. We have operated 17 workforce development programs & serviced over 2,000 youth/adults with barriers & those incarcerated. The issues of unrest in our community with law enforcement , high dropout rates, unemployment & high incarceration rates with African-Americans & Hispanics in our community is the reason for our proposal. We are proposing a project called “UNI’FORUM” – A Community Outreach Initiative to Rebuild Trust. Our Mission is to bring residents, law enforcement and government officials together to resolve these issues. We are seeking $30,000 to support our development/hosting of a series of forums, workshops, and events to bring healing to our community.
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THE IMMIGRATION PROJECT INC
TIP will collaborate with trained facilitators on two series of racial and restorative justice workshops for the Latinx and AAPI communities and host a book club for local non-profits. These series and book clubs will focus on racial healing and equity-informed practices so that attendees are given resources on how best to affirm BIPOC identities and serve the BIPOC immigrant community. We will also partner with local counselors to offer free mental health sessions to the local Latinx community in need of a safe space to talk through the hurt and discrimination they have faced. Additionally, children’s books on racial identity and affirmation will be purchased for the YWCA daycare and our office waiting area where children visit.
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JCFS Chicago
JCFS Chicago (JCFS) requests an FY22 grant of $30,000 from Healing Illinois to fund our Equity Audit. Funding will offset the costs of our audit, led by a qualified consultant (with a search currently in place). Identifying the needs across our agency is the first step towards creating anti-racist policies and procedures and an organization that fully embodies our value of equity for all clients and staff.
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THE RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE INC
Restorative and racial justice is of the utmost importance in an organization that has many black and brown faces. The people we serve go out into the world every day with burdens that can't easily be erased and so programming around how to heal are needed and The Renaissance Collaborative's (TRC) service staff are just the people to help them learn how to do that healing. TRC have a wealth of experience working with this specific population and come to know the residents intimately over time. This program will train the TRC service staff in the areas of racial and restorative justice and provide residents with the incentive to attend racial and restorative justice group sessions to begin this healing process.
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THE THRESHOLDS
Thresholds respectfully requests a $35,537 Healing Illinois grant to support the agency's DEI Initiative, which seeks to educate staff, clients, and policymakers on racial justice, diversity, equity and inclusion as it relates to Thresholds' mission. The grant will support racial and restorative justice trainings for staff, staff committee activities that promote diversity and racial justice advocacy, and the creation of the agency's DEI plan with the support of an external consultant.
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Annie B. Jones Civic Arts Center
Annie B. Jones Community Services, Inc. will expand its current community engagement
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DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
DePaul University’s Center for Community Health Equity (a collaboration with Rush Univ) requests $50,000 for The Healing Justice Dialogue Series and Resource Center, launched this September in response to the ongoing health and human rights crisis in the country and Chicago. A collaboration with The Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health, and DePaul’s Center for Black Diaspora; Women’s Center; and the Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies program, this series of speakers and dialogues will engage the broader community. Funds will support honoraria for up to 10 speakers; the commissioning of 2-3 films; website, technological support and materials to make these films and dialogues accessible; and stipend support for student researchers.
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ANGEL OF GOD RESOURCE CENTER
Our effort will harness the transformative power of authentic relationships to find emotional healing and pragmatic solutions to discard the hierarchy of human value that has inflicted pain and suffering in communities of color for centuries. New neuroscience research reveals that individuals should seek healing for grief, pain, trauma and anger. Provide a solid roadmap for Roseland: Self-Determination is the process of knowing what is best for our communities and acting upon. Holistic Approaches mean that community are strengthened through addressing the whole person: mind, body, spirit and emotions.