CCWBE Report

Organization:
Chicago Community Loan Fund
Reporting Period:
Mar 2024
Submitted on:
April 11, 2024
Submitted By:
David Feinberg

TA Providers: General Questions

CWB Goals

Please provide a brief update on your progress toward your proposed CWB goals in the last reporting period:

Convened another workshop and gathering; solidified advanced cohort agreements with 2 sub-providers; worked with CLT to pen op-ed for publication; interviewed with a Crain's reporter for a CLT piece; organized a training with State Rep. Guzzardi for CLT's in April

What constraints or limitations, if any, did you experience in the last reporting period?

Still awaiting resolution on phase 2 grantee contract agreement and finalization

What opportunities, if any, did you take advantage of in the last reporting period?

We built off of existing relationships and new relationships to further CLT work, including establishing a relationship with the Cook County Assessor's Office

Chicago CWB Ecosystem

Did you establish new CWB relationships/partnerships in the last reporting period?

Yes

Please describe the relationships you established pertaining to your CWB work.

Cook County Assessor's Office State Rep. Guzzardi's office

Did you collaborate with other TA providers in the last reporting period?

Yes

Which TA provider(s) did you work with?

UIC; UHAB, DAWI;

Please share on behalf of whom / which projects you collaborated with the TA providers above:

All the CLT members; some of the residential co-op members

Did you attend the Working Group meeting last month?

Yes

How would you rate the usefulness of the working group to your project last month? (on a scale of 1-5)

5 extremely useful

Optional Space

Demographic Data

Community Area(s) (select all that apply)

Community Area Participants Served in this Community Area
Humboldt Park 3
Uptown 21
Logan Square 5
Hermosa 5
Englewood 3
Riverdale 3
Chicago Lawn 3

 

Race / Ethnicity of Participants (select all that apply)

Black
White
Latinx
Other

 

Other Race/Ethnicity (please specify)

Bi-racial; unknown

 

Gender identity of Participants (select all that apply)

Male
Nonbinary
Unknown

 

Age Range of Participants (select all that apply)

25 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64

 

Community Land Trusts Work

How many sessions of one-on-one consulting to Community Land Trusts (CLTs) did you conduct this reporting period? (e.g. one group or individual with one training provider)?

2

 

How many group workshops for CLTs did you conduct this reporting period? (e.g. convenings, workshops, events, etc.) 

1

 

How many hours of support to CWB Pre-Development Community Land Trusts did you provide this reporting period?

4

 

How many hours of support to existing Community Land Trusts did you provide this reporting period?

4

 

Please list the CLTs you worked with this reporting period.

BIG! Blacks in Green
Turning Red Lines Green - North Lawndale
Riverdale Community Land Trust
Here to Stay Community Land Trust
Dovie Thurman Affordable Housing Trust
First Community Land Trust of Chicago
Englewood Community Land Trust

 

What type(s) of Technical Assistance did you provide to CLTs this reporting period? Select all that apply.

 

Number of AFFORDABLE housing units preserved or developed this period

3

 

Number of AFFORDABLE housing units added to the pipeline this period

2

 

Did you provide education to any CLTs this reporting period?

Yes

 

How many hours of cohort education/training did you provide last month?

2

 

How many hours of popular education/outreach did you provide last month?

0

 

Number of curriculum material(s) created last month

2

 

How did you market your services and conduct outreach in the last reporting period? Select all that apply.

Other

 

Other marketing

Op-ed; interviews

 

What are the greatest needs that your CLT clients/partners expressed in this reporting period?

More staffing capacity; legal needs with corporate governance; business model planning

 

What are the greatest gaps in service or resources in Chicago's CWB ecosystem?

business model planning; ongoing site maintenance; a project manager for CLT's

 

Please share any direct testimonials from CLT clients or storytelling about the impact of your work this period:

 

Please upload media (document with testimonials, photos, or video links) from CLT workshops or events held.

 

Additional TA Support

Did your organization provide any additional TA support this reporting period that was NOT covered in the previous tabs?

No