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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Brilliant Brown Boys Book Club
BBBBC mission is to boost brown boys reading confidence, spark a passion for reading, and provide access to culturally relevant books with positive black characters. Prior to COVID, our sessions were held at Bessie Coleman Library but now our boys meet virtually. We choose books that highlight black people in a positive light and that are written by black authors. In an effort to reinforce positive representation, our sessions are led by two African American male educators. The last piece of the program is that we bring on Guest Storytellers to read the featured book and engage our boys. Guest Storytellers are accomplished black men from various industries. Our mission falls in line with the education component listed in the RFP.
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Chicago United, Inc.
The Bridge Awards Celebration is Chicago’s premier diversity and inclusion event, celebrating excellence in diversity within corporate governance and fostering multiracial leadership at the highest levels of corporate America.
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UNITED AFRICAN ORGANIZATION INC
United African Organization respectfully requests support from the African American Legacy to amplify the experience of black immigrants by mobilizing the most vulnerable, most impacted, and most energized; expand access to legal services and representation of Black immigrants; deepen work with national Black immigrant groups in addressing Black immigrant needs, as well as use research and data analysis to inform our policy advocacy work.
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Skills for Chicagoland's Future
Skills for Chicagoland's Future's (Skills) Employment Champions Breakfast (ECB) honors business and community partners working to support Skills' vision of eliminating the access gap to jobs for the Chicagoland area's unemployed and underemployed.
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Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy
In support of the Soul of Philanthropy Chicago.
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AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION
This event will be the public launch of the American Bar Foundation's Ruth Bader Ginsburg Endowed Fund for Research in Civil Rights and Gender Equality.
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ARISE CHICAGO
Arise Annual Breakfast brings together over 500 community, faith, labor, academic, legal, and elected leaders, and low-wage immigrant workers to honor leaders and celebrate Arise achievements in workplace justice.
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Social Good Fund
In support of an institutional sponsorship for Black Philanthropy Month 2021.