The Chicago Community Trust Outstanding Community Plan Award

The Chicago Community Trust Outstanding Community Plan Award recognizes the development and successful implementation of a community plan or strategy within Cook County that addresses the racial and ethnic wealth gap. Read more about the award »

Northwest Side Housing Center for the Belmont-Cragin Quality-of-Life Plan, a 2019 Community Plan Award winner

Project

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Neighborhood Name

Briefly describe the target community.

Describe the planning process and the community plan or strategy that resulted. Please focus on how the plan engaged community residents, local and citywide institutions and the public and private sectors.

If the plan is led by one organization, describe how it has partnered with other community organizations and community members to take ownership of various aspects of the plan. If the plan is led by multiple organizations, describe how the organizations worked as a group and with community members to develop and implement the plan.

Briefly explain the goals, objectives and outcomes of the plan.

Describe the impact of the plan or strategy on reducing the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the community.

Describe the impact of the plan or strategy on the built environment to date and how it is ensuring asset ownership that spurs growth for current and future residents.

Describe the impact of the plan or strategy on fostering neighborhood opportunities and partners that lead to economic development activity.

What have been the major obstacles or challenges to implementation and how have they been overcome?

Media

Your plan document is required. Up to 10 supporting materials or a video link can also be included but are optional.

Plan Document (required)

Only PDF files are accepted. Files must be a maximum of 5MB in size.

Supporting Materials

Only image files (.png, .jpg, etc.) and PDFs are accepted. Files must be a maximum of 5MB in size.

Video LinkLink to a video hosted on a video-sharing service like Dropbox or YouTube.

Contact

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Title

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