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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CHICAGO ADVOCATE LEGAL NFP
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Fertile Ground Factory, LLC
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WEST CHESTERFIELD COMMUNITY ASSN INC
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The Monroe Foundation
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GREATER ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
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YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS
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Children First Fund: The Chicago Public Schools Foundation
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GRAY MATTER EXPERIENCE
We are at a significant growth inflection point and require more general operating funds to continue expanding our team to impact more youth both in and outside of Chicago. We have identified that we must offer competitive salaries and compensation packages (including healthcare benefits and incentives), in order to receive job applicants that are equipped to lead and develop our programs in the ways that are needed to keep the organization growing and strong. We are seeking general operating funds to be able to increase the salaries for current staff members and those that will join our team in the future. We aim to create a work environment where we can offer our majority Black and Brown staff members competitive salaries and growth opportunities commiserate with other entrepreneurial development organizations. We believe that doing so will allow us to hire high caliber talent that is able to successfully lead and manage the program strategy for the organization, allowing the founder and operations manager to focus on infrastructure, growth and sustainability for the organization.