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Model homes developed by Lawndale Christian Development Corporation as part of a community revitalization strategy designed to build generational wealth through homeownership
February 16, 2022
Virtual Tour: Two model homes on Chicago’s West Side demonstrate proof of concept for a bold community revitalization strategy
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A headshot of baso Founder and President Claudette Soto
February 16, 2022
Building a Dream Incubator: 5 Questions for baso Founder and President Claudette Soto
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February 11, 2022
Crain’s Chicago Business: We need to hack appraisal-based lending
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A group of staff and volunteers from Star Farm Chicago standing in front a van the nonprofit uses to distribute locally grown organic produce in and around Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood
January 31, 2022
January 2022 Loan Round-up
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January 18, 2022
Photo Tour: North Lawndale Employment Network’s First Permanent Campus
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December 31, 2021
December 2021 Loan Round-up
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December 14, 2021
Full Circle Communities and Christian Community Health Center Take on Link Between Health and Housing in South Suburban Chicago
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Headshot of Dr. Nicole Howell-Scott, Founder of the American Association of Single Parents
December 14, 2021
“If you want better, you have to change your narrative”: A Q&A with Dr. Nicole Howell-Scott, Founder and CEO of the American Association of Single Parents
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December 01, 2021
November 2021 Loan Round-up
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A multi-purpose room at the Chatham Workforce Education & Workforce Center
November 16, 2021
Understanding that we are a collective: How vision became reality for the Chatham Education & Workforce Center
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October 31, 2021
October 2021 Loan Round-up
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Ribbon Cutting for Family Christian Health Center's Maternal Health Clinic
October 13, 2021
Family Christian Health Center Responds to Pandemic by Leaning Further into Its Mission
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October 13, 2021
The Night Ministry’s “The Crib” Designed with Both Its Clients and Community in Mind
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Nicole Robinson Greater Chicago Food Depository
October 13, 2021
Transforming the Emergency Food System with an Eye on Equity: A Q&A with Greater Chicago Food Depository’s Nicole Robinson
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XS Tennis' facility with the Chicago skyline in the background
October 13, 2021
XS Tennis Hosts Venus Williams, WTA for Chicago Tennis Festival – A Historic First
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October 05, 2021
Block Club Chicago: Little Black Pearl Will Open A Coworking Lounge, Launch Workshops For Adult Creatives This Month
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RecycleForce Groundbreaking
October 01, 2021
September 2021 Loan Round-up
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September 21, 2021
Next City: These Street Vendors Needed a Kitchen, So They Bought One
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Neal Math and Science Academy External Rendering
September 15, 2021
Equitable Community Development in Action: The Redevelopment of North Chicago’s Neal Math and Science Academy
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A table reading at the Remy Bumppo Theatre Company in Chicago, IL
August 31, 2021
August 2021 Loan Round-up
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July 14, 2021
Red Clay Dance Company Brings “Artivism” to Chicago’s Woodlawn Community
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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June 14, 2021
Long-term Relationships and Trust Underpin COVID-19 Vaccination Success in Homan Square
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May 31, 2021
May 2021 Loan Round-up
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April 30, 2021
April 2021 Loan Round-up
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April 28, 2021
IFF and Children’s Home & Aid Bolster East St. Louis Child Care Providers with COVID-19 Relief Grants
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April 28, 2021
Covenant House Illinois Doubles Down on Ending Youth Homelessness with More Beds and Services in East Garfield Park
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April 05, 2021
Chicago Architect Magazine: Home First
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January 22, 2021
The News-Gazette: With homes filled and park open, Bristol Place ‘a really great community’
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December 17, 2020
Media Advisory: $16.5 million Initiative for BIPOC Arts & Culture Organizations Launched in Chicago
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