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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Casa Central Social Services Corporation
Hope for Homes Day is a collaborative fundraising effort powered by Illinois nonprofits committed to ending homelessness.
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A Just Harvest
This concert is a collective celebration and affirmation of the diversity and creativity of A Just Harvest's community, the people of our Rogers Park neighborhood and the surrounding Chicago area, and our shared work to address systemic injustice.
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FRANCISCAN OUTREACH
Hope for Homes Day is a collaborative fundraising effort powered by Illinois nonprofits committed to ending homelessness.
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John Howard Association
This event educates/informs guests on the need for prison reform and JHA’s role; this year, speaker Arne Duncan of Chicago CRED will share his knowledge and experience in defining and achieving social equity.
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Court Theatre Fund
A gala to support the work of Court Theatre and fundraise for Court's Charles Newell Production Fund.
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Focus Fairies Mentoring
Focus Fairies’ proposed BEE Girls program is a trauma-informed therapeutic service that will provide young African American girls ages 12-18 with a safe and supportive environment for healing, self-care, personal growth, and empowerment. By recognizing and addressing the impacts of trauma, racism, and other systemic and environmental factors, this program will promote positive mental health and wellness, emotional intelligence, self-love, belonging, healthy coping strategies, and positive identity development among the fairies. Along the way, the BEE Girls experience will evoke feelings, challenge social constructions, and drive forward the curriculum values of self-awareness, self-esteem, self-advocacy, leadership, and empathy with a Fairy life.
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Black Girls Dance
To support programs of Black Girls Dance (BGD), whose mission is to champion and elevate dancers of color by providing a transformative journey that encompasses training, exposure, and performance opportunities. Dance is not only an art form but a powerful avenue for personal growth and empowerment, our mission transcends the stage to impact lives and communities. We provide excellent training, mentorship, and career guidance to dancers of color through: • Dance instruction for ages 3 to 18 in Beginner (ages 3 to 8), Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Acrobatics/dance, and Contemporary plus a STEM from Dance specialty program • Black Girls Dance Ensemble for girls envisioning a career in dance. Senior ensemble members also act as youth leadership, mentors, and peer support. • Performance, including concerts presented by our dancers, and exposure through field trips to important dance events
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ILA Creative Studio
AT ILA, we empower Black artists to thrive in their creative journeys, fostering a multigenerational community where talent meets opportunity. Our commitment to advancing Black artists through comprehensive educational workshops, groundbreaking events, and targeted programming ensures that every artist we touch is equipped to build a sustainable career in the arts. We don’t just create spaces; we build bridges to resources, exposure and a supportive network that artists might not find elsewhere. During FY2023 we saw the most growth and engagement with our evergreen program, G-To-G (Getting to Our Goals). We hosted 5 very important educational workshops to help strengthen the knowledge for artists connected to our community. These workshops focused on maintaining balance with creative projects, learning how to write grants for individual artistic practice, filing taxes as an independent artist, and learning how to strengthen and build relationships. The intentionality with the types of workshops we presented led to an attendance increase of 30% across the board. Another one of our big milestones from the past year was the development of our 3-year strategic plan. Hiring a consultant to steer that project and keep the stewardship of our work mission-aligned and within the needs of our community adequately helped us prepare for the way we implement our work for the future. In this grant proposal, we're requesting General Operating support that will allow us to effectively implement the strategies that have been mapped out in our plan. Vital investment needs to be made in the way that we market and collect data for our program and service offerings so that we're able to intentionally grow + expand our reach.