Over a dozen community activists participated in an April 7th Question and Answer and technical assistance session with Anna Lee of the Chicago Community Trust and Jessica Dudley of the Joyce Foundation, to learn about applying for grants up to $10,000 from the Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities. Continue Reading
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, 1st District, collaborates with the Stable Project of the Monroe Foundation to urge JP Morgan Chase to invest in community stabilizing projects in 1st District and Chicago. Continue Reading
The Monroe Foundation & PLCCA collaborate to convene community-based organizations, stakeholders of the Greater Westside for a “Funders Roundtable” with US Bank & PNC. Continue Reading
On Wednesday, October 11th, fifteen organizational partners of the Monroe Foundation’s P.A.C.T. Project (Partnership Assisting Community Transformation), convened at Marquette Bank, 56316 S. Westerns; to discuss the funding needs of Black activism in the area of justice, arts, and leadership… Continue Reading
On Saturday, July 29th, over several dozen youths and young adults representing a diversity of races, culture, religion, and communities from across Chicago, convened at the Englewood Plaza… Continue Reading