CCWBE Report

Organization:
Chicago Community Loan Fund
Reporting Period:
Dec 2024
Submitted on:
January 6, 2025
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:

We held a CLT presentation panel with external stakeholders where the COLT Federation members presented their action plans to prospective investees and partners.

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

The decision to not extend the work period up and through 2025 was a serious constraint on future planning and T.A. support for COLT members.

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

We participated in UIC's final culmination of the ecosystem participants.

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.

Huntington Bank Fifth Third Federal Reserve Bank Burlington Partners

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

Yes

Which TA provider(s) did you work with?

Grounded Solutions; UHAB; UIC; DAWI

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

All the COLT 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

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Demographic Data

Community Area(s) (select all that apply)

Community Area Participants Served in this Community Area
Austin 2
Uptown 1
Logan Square 1
Englewood 1
Riverdale 2
Humboldt Park 1
North Lawndale 1
Woodlawn 1

 

Race / Ethnicity of Participants (select all that apply)

Black
Asian
Latinx
White

 

Gender identity of Participants (select all that apply)

Male
Female
Unknown

 

Age Range of Participants (select all that apply)

18 to 24
25 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
Over 65

 

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)?

7

 

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

2

 

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

14

 

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

14

 

Please list the CLTs you worked with this reporting period.

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

 

Other organization (please specify):

Austin Coming Together; Oak Park Regional Housing Center

 

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

28

 

Number of AFFORDABLE housing units added to the pipeline this period

5

 

Did you provide education to any CLTs this reporting period?

Yes

 

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

6

 

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

0

 

Number of curriculum material(s) created last month

5

 

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

Word-of-mouth marketing

 

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

Additional operating support; additional project management; capacity to manage acquisitions and holdings; transactional support

 

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

Transactional service providers; project managers

 

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