Check out #TrustTalks, a #podcast by The Chicago Community Trust highlighting the different strands of the Trust’s strategic priority to close the #Chicago region's racial and ethnic #wealthgap. Browse our current episodes: cct.org/trusttalks

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans, or more than 1-in-7 state residents, received SNAP benefits in March 2024 — up 13.5% since 2019. Illinois had the seventh-highest share of residents using federal SNAP benefits and the highest share in the Midwest. Learn more: bit.ly/4dr5uNR

Gertie, a The Chicago Community Trust grant recipient, is a civic + cultural agency working to amplify orgs revitalizing communal spaces. Via public art activations during the DNC last week, they highlighted orgs addressing #Chicago's post-pandemic infrastructure inequity. bit.ly/3SWMVJ6

The Gautreaux case is a landmark example of legal advocacy creating equitable policies. Today, The Chicago Community Trust advances many efforts to reform public housing authority homeownership programs that have potential to unlock longterm wealth building opportunities. cct.org/stories/from-t…

"Where news used to be available for free, consumers are now reluctant to pay for news online... #Philanthropy has stepped up, notably through #PressForward, a $500 million, five-year national initiative to invest in local news." #Chicago bit.ly/4g3bnmc

The Union League Boys & Girls Club, a The Chicago Community Trust grant recipient, debuted its community fridge to encourage healthy eating habits and close the food desert gap. The fridge is part of a national initiative to increase access to nourishing food for youth. bit.ly/4dOBGuV

After School Matters will transform an old school building into a collaborative space that offers teens a black box theater, gymnasium, state-of-the-art culinary kitchen, art studios, STEM labs, wood shop and outdoor spaces for urban gardening. #Chicago bit.ly/3YZg4ao

Check out #TrustTalks, a #podcast by The Chicago Community Trust highlighting the different strands of the Trust’s strategic priority to close the #Chicago region's racial and ethnic #wealthgap. Browse our current episodes: cct.org/trusttalks

Mass #homeownership changed the definition, perception and value of race, according to the new book "The Residential is Racial." UChicago scholar Adrienne Brown documents the unexplored history of mass homeownership and how it still plays out today. Read: bit.ly/3yWl5pC

Housed at The Chicago Community Trust, #PressForward #Chicago is raising unprecedented resources to revitalize local news, supercharge proven solutions to the local news crises, and close longstanding inequities in journalism coverage and practice. More via Windy City Times: bit.ly/3AEalN8

.The Chicago Community Trust's Disabilities Fund is excited for its new cohort of advisory board members. They will engage in participatory grantmaking, centering lived experiences and funding orgs addressing the needs of #Chicago's disability community. #Philanthropy cct.org/disabilities-f…

Since August 2022, more than 47,000 migrants have passed through #Chicago and many have settled here. Organizations like New Life Centers (a The Chicago Community Trust grant recipient) are creating long-term community connections for migrant families. Learn more: bit.ly/3TgAdoW

Urban Growers Collective, a The Chicago Community Trust grant recipient, is leading Green Era Campus—a $35 million project turning food waste into compost to grow food for disinvested communities on the South Side. #Chicago Learn more: bit.ly/3Zc1UCL

Less than a quarter of the developers building multifamily housing in #Chicago are led or managed by a person of color, a newly released analysis from the Urban Institute found. Learn more: bit.ly/3XrOrWh

Check out #TrustTalks, a #podcast by The Chicago Community Trust highlighting the different strands of the Trust’s strategic priority to close the #Chicago region's racial and ethnic #wealthgap. Browse our current episodes: cct.org/trusttalks

Tune in to WTTW Chicago Voices this month for a segment designed to mobilize and empower the next generation by spotlighting organizations driving meaningful change in student and youth involvement in local policy and political action. #Chicago RSVP: bit.ly/3ZbDjhy

Nuestro Futuro (NF), an initiative of The Chicago Community Trust is the largest affinity fund in the nation dedicated to Latine #philanthropy. In 2024, NF granted $370,000 to 34 organizations working in the #Chicago region in immigration and early childhood. Learn more: cct.org/stories/nuestr…

Join us Oct. 9 to discuss the newest Women & Girls Index research regarding giving to women and girls from Women's Philanthropy. Meet colleagues from across the sector for a presentation and roundtable discussion. The Chicago Community Trust IU Alumni Association Learn more and register: ow.ly/IiKQ50Tkvqh

Next week, The Chicago Community Trust President & CEO Andrea Sáenz will join The Executives' Club of Chicago for a conversation with BMO Bank N.A. President & CEO Darrel Hackett on the evolving landscape of purpose-driven corporate leadership. #Chicago For details + registration: bit.ly/4dJKQsp

Organizers of Leaders Network Financial hope the nonprofit financial institution will increase access to capital and wealth in the predominantly Black and underserved neighborhood of Austin. It targets the more than 20% of Austin residents. #Chicago bit.ly/4dVp3On