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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Community Services of Englewood Inc
COMMUNITY SERVICE OF ENGLEWOOD plans to extend our existing summer camp program from August 6, 2023 through August 21, 2023 with the following activities: Extend our existing GROW GIRL GROW SUMMER camp on Monday-Wednesday-Friday and act as a DROP-IN recreation center for an additional 20+ youths from AUGUST 6, 2023 through AUGUST 21, 2023, 10a-3p, 5643 S Hermitage street, Chicago, IL 60636 LABOR DAY WEEKEND - Coordinate a Community BBQ event for community residents and youth for Labor day on SUNDAY September 3, 2023, for approx 50+ residents, location 5643 S Hermitage street, Chicago, IL 60636
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Mujeres Latinas En Accion, Inc.
Helping Chicago’s Immigrant Community Heal & Thrive Mujeres Latinas en Acción requests a total of $25,000 for the following grant cycle: funds will support the Community Engagement & Mobilization Program—which houses the Promotoras de Salud (Community Health Workers)—and engages community members on immigrant justice, economic justice, women’s health, and confronting gender-based violence. As well, this grant will partially support Mujeres’ Bilingual Advocacy Coordinator, who works with the Promotoras and Lideres to build up community members’ tools for advocacy on immigrant justice.
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CROSSROADS FUND
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TUESDAYS CHILD
We are submitting an application on the behalf of Tuesday's Child, a Chicago-based nonprofit that works with children with disruptive and maladaptive behaviors as well as their families through positive parenting. We are seeking $25,000 to help fund the program and continue our evidence-based and life-changing services for families who need it most.
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HOME OF THE CHILD EL HOGAR DEL NINO
El Hogar del Niño proudly serves a significantly under-resourced and at-risk population in Pilsen. In addition to early learning, our team has always been responsive to the needs of the community, providing mental health support, helping families access public benefits, and providing food assistance. Mental health needs have risen sharply with the COVID-19 pandemic, and continues to be a priority for the El Hogar del Niño community. We proudly ensure access to all basic services available, and we take seriously our role in reducing obstacles and expanding access to quality early learning for Latinx students, ultimately helping close the achievement & wealth gap between Latinx students and their peers. In partnership with Nuestro Future, we hope to bring to life our new Music & Movement Initiative. Our goal is to address defiant behavior among our 0-5 students with music and exercise programs that will allow our students to expend energy, sharpen their focus, develop their gross motor skills, and hone their self-regulation skills. We aim to offer dynamic and fun programming that will engage 180 of our students and supplement the critical mental health support provided by our Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
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PODER
PODER's Four-Phase Pathway provides Integrated English instruction and Workforce Development to Spanish-Speaking adult immigrants on Chicago's Southwest Side and, via online classes, throughout Chicagoland. Our newly opened PODER HQ building has heightened interest in our programs throughout the Gage Park neighborhood and surrounding communities, and in this time of growth we are adding additional classes each trimester, along with ever more workshops, conversation events, resource fairs, and other in-person opportunities. We are also expanding our partnerships with diverse, BIPOC-led non-profit organizations and community-based programs to help our student members with job placement, mental health, and other wraparound services. PODER welcomes and appreciates Nuestro Futuro support for our PODER Pathway.
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TELPOCHCALLI COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROJECT INC
Telpochcalli Community Education Project provides support, resources, and assistance to marginalized and vulnerable populations in Chicago’s little Village neighborhood. More than 5000 adults, youth, and young children are helped annually. Through both virtual and in-person programs and resource connections, house/phone calls, texts, newsletters, workshops/presentations, mental/physical health support and other resources, Tcep works to serve and improve the community for its residents. Opportunities also include securing needed supplies – baby formula, food boxes, PPE, and economic assistance. Tcep is proud of the work it does to help residents develop skills and ensure their active participation in decisions directly affecting their well-being and that of their community. Tcep has a strong and committed base of community leaders who operate the agency on a daily basis. Staff maintain a communications network that reaches out to over 400 families. Each staff member is in direct contact with more that 50 families on a monthly basis.
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SPANISH COMMUNITY CENTER
Spanish Community Center is applying for $25,000 in funding to partially cover salaries, malpractice, and errors and omissions insurance costs within our Access to Justice and New Americans Initiative programs. The services these programs provide include Adjustment of Status, DACA renewals, N-400 and N-600 applications and FOIA requests for Immigration cases.