CCWBE Report

Organization:
Chicago Community Loan Fund
Reporting Period:
Sep 2024
Submitted on:
October 8, 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:

Attended Grounded Solutions conference and sponsored conference registration for multiple COLT Federation members to attend the Midwest CLT and RVP conferences; delivered 3rd affordable housing workshop for COLT members and added recorded workshop to COLT Federation shared resource database; expanded partnerships with CLT task force and members of CLT task force; updated COLT Federation resource guide for prospective grants and funding; continued to develop CLT members action and work plans with consultant

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

None

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

Grounded Solutions conference; additional planning

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.

Palenque LSNA CLT Task Force Grounded Solutions staff

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

Yes

Which TA provider(s) did you work with?

UHAB; DAWI; Grounded Solutions; UIC; Capital Advisors

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

All COLT Federation 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
Humboldt Park 1
Logan Square 1
Riverdale 1
Uptown 1
Austin 2
North Lawndale 1
Woodlawn 1

 

Race / Ethnicity of Participants (select all that apply)

Black
White
Latinx

 

Gender identity of Participants (select all that apply)

Male
Female
Unknown

 

Age Range of Participants (select all that apply)

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)?

5

 

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?

12

 

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

12

 

Please list the CLTs you worked with this reporting period.

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

 

Other organization (please specify):

Newly forming group in Oak Park; newly forming group in Austin; newly forming group in Little Village

 

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

9

 

Number of AFFORDABLE housing units added to the pipeline this period

0

 

Did you provide education to any CLTs this reporting period?

Yes

 

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

10

 

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.

Word-of-mouth marketing

 

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

More operational dollars and project equity

 

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

Project equity; capacity building grants; lack of staff

 

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