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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BEYOND HUNGER
Serving clients from 13 zip codes on the west side of Chicago and near-west suburbs, we harness the power of communities to end hunger. By providing food to people who are hungry, we meet immediate needs. But we also recognize that racial inequities underly social and economic disparities at the root of hunger & drive inequitable health outcomes. Thus, we utilize a health equity lens to address hunger as a social determinant of health, providing access to healthy food and nutrition education while also offering referrals to supportive services & advocating for stronger food safety-net policy. Hunger is solvable, but no one agency can do it alone, which is why we take a collaborative systems approach to build a more equitable region for all.
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LAKEVIEW PANTRY
Lakeview Pantry, Chicago’s largest food pantry, has more than 50 years of history as a trusted and reliable resource for our neighbors. We work to meet the needs of individuals and families facing financial instability through food distribution, social services, and community mental health programs. Through our food access programs, families are given a full allotment of fresh and nutritious groceries once per month and are encouraged to return weekly for supplemental bread and produce. All families are screened for additional needs during each visit and connected to a staff case manager as needed. At this time, Lakeview Pantry continues to see a 200% increase in demand across programs over pre-COVID service levels.
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University of Chicago Urban Labs
Evidence shows that community college students who complete gateway English and Math within the first year of enrolling are more likely to persist and complete their studies. City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) has made ensuring students are well positioned to achieve this early momentum a core district priority. The Inclusive Economy Lab was invited by the CCC developmental education community to conduct research that will provide timely and context-specific guidance to support entering students. In this initiative, we will both provide research evidence on how to use data to inform placement and evaluate a holistic program designed to catalyze students’ early momentum.
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ACCESS LIVING OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
Access Living has been responding to the urgent needs of the disability community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, which has included initiatives such as facilitating direct payments to those financially impacted by COVID-19, assisting individuals in booking vaccine appointments, and ensuring city and state COVID-19 response was equitable for people with disabilities. For this project we are proposing a comprehensive information campaign targeted to the disability community to reduce vaccine hesitancy and inaccessibility. This will include data analysis, informational town hall sessions for the disability community, and the creation of a PSA to be disseminated throughout Chicago.
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SGA Youth & Family Services
SGA Youth & Family Services seeks support to strengthen the programs of its Cycle of Opportunity provided to children, adolescents, and adults from Chicago neighborhoods with the fewest resources. Services related to the Promoting Wellbeing category include trauma-informed counseling, early childhood development, supporting youth impacted by violence, and youth employment. By design, the Cycle of Opportunity uses a family-centered approach because it is inclusive of extended family members across multiple stages of life and across multiple generations. We know that the effects of systemic violence which have challenged families for generations can be overcome through preventions and interventions at critical phases of one’s life.
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DEEPLY ROOTED PRODUCTIONS
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Fresh Taste
Fresh Taste, a collaborative funder initiative, is conceived as a catalytic process that systemically changes the way food is produced and consumed in the Chicago region to promote healthy land, healthy people, and healthy communities.
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Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly, Inc.
H.O.M.E., founded in 1982, pioneered an innovative intergenerational housing model for seniors with low incomes. H.O.M.E.’s affordable residences exemplify a normative goal of “aging in community” by intentionally bringing together seniors, younger adults living and working as Resident Assistants, and families with children under the same roof H.O.M.E. plans to expand its intergenerational model to Washington Park through a partnership with The Renaissance Collaborative for a new affordable building offering supportive services. In addition to housing, H.O.M.E. offers Community Programs for seniors with low incomes in disinvested neighborhoods across Chicago: an Upkeep and Repair program, a Shopping Bus program, and a Moving Program.