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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Woodstock Institute
Woodstock seeks support to collaboratively: (1) Convene / lead the Community Reinvestment Act Coalition; (2) Convene / lead the IL Payday Lending Coalition; (3) Participate in the IL Asset Building Group; (4) Support the policy and research agenda of the Transit Table; and (5) Participate in the Housing Policy Roundtable. We play three primary roles in each: (1) Conduct applied research that helps stakeholders understand impediments to creating more equitable economic systems; (2) Develop policy recommendations to address racial and economic disparities; and (3) Advocate for policy changes in collaboration with community partners that encourage investment and protects consumers in racially and economically segregated neighborhoods.
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WE ARE ABLE
The mission of the Chicago Youth Council For Police Accountability is to empower young people from across Chicago to engage in the work of the Chicago Police Board. By holding officers accountable for their conduct, increasing the accessibility of Board meetings and fostering a more positive relationship between CPD and young people in Chicago, this council will amplify young people’s voices that have been historically underrepresented and underutilized The roles of the council members will include: • Attend all police board meetings • Research, explore, draft, and present policy recommendations to the board • Facilitate community building events that bring together young people • Train and educate peers on policing policies and issues
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University of Chicago Urban Labs
Honoraria for participating in Bridges to Brighter Futures Learning Convenings
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One Million Degrees
Honoraria for participating in Bridges to Brighter Futures Learning Convenings
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Interfaith America
One of the most pressing challenges of the vaccination process is the lack of trust for and access to the vaccine among certain subsets of the American population. While Black, Native American, and Latino/a/x communities are particularly ravaged by the pandemic, they are also less likely to trust the vaccine and have disproportionately lower vaccination rates due to a variety of factors, including the prevalence of historical wrongdoings. Chicago faith-based and faith-inspired organizations have considerable social capital to combat these issues on a regional level. IFYC proposes a partnership to equip leaders of these grassroots organizations with the information and skillset needed to serve as effective vaccine advocates and ambassadors.
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Angelic Organics Learning Center Inc
This project facilitates collaboration between farmers and farmer training organizations to cultivate diverse farmer leadership and increase access to training, resources, connections and markets that beginning farmers need to grow their business.
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Urban Equities, Inc.
In support of the Space5815 development in Austin.
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Chicago Jobs Council
The Chicago Jobs Council seeks a grant to support the cost of an Executive Search consultant to assist the Jobs Council’s Board Transition Committee to hire the next Executive Director.