The Monroe Foundation is a publicly-supported not-for-profit agency-community and enterprise development agency that seeks to educate, link and fund community development projects in the City of Chicago.
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. .was formed in 1991 to provide technical assistance in starting community and economic development projects within low-income communities, and provide emerging groups with seed grants through the PACT Project (Partnership For Assisting Community Transformation).
The Monroe Foundation provides small business start-up and entrepreneurship training through the small business "Boot Camp" Program
The Foundation supports small business start-up and financing through lending partnerships with Washington Mutual, Marquette Bank, Hemlock Bank and US Bank.
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