If you would like to perform at the 79th Street Renaissance Festival Crawl, please send a video or sound recording of you or your choir to info@gagdc.org with “#79RenFest Gospel Showcase” in the subject line. More information to come. Continue Reading
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September 15th, 2021 – Legal Structure and Contract Negotiation for Small Businesses Webinar
Selecting the right legal structure for your business is one of the first and most important decisions entrepreneurs must make. The legal entity an entrepreneur selects will impact many critical aspects of the business such as its ability to raise capital, how the company will be managed, its tax treatment, and liability protection for its… Continue Reading
THE NEIGHBORHOOD OPPORTUNITY FUND IS NOW OPEN! – DEADLINE, SEPTEMBER 24th, 2021
The Neighborhood Opportunity Fund is now open for grant applications, with more than$4 MILLION in funding available for small businesses, non-profits and cultural institutions across Chicago’s West, Southwest and South sides.The deadline for applications is Friday, Sept. 24. View Post Continue Reading
October 22 & 29, 2021 – Breakin’ It Down Conference
2021 Breakin’ It Down ConferenceSAVE THE DATE!October 22 & 29, 2021 About the Conference:The 2021 Breakin’ It Down Conference will be held virtually. This year, we take up the question of going beyond “back to normal.” Join us in exploring the theme “Resilience and Re-Imagining Tomorrow.” Together with nonprofit, philanthropy, and fundraising industry and community… Continue Reading
New Initiative: Introducing the Housing Counseling Corps
Housing Action Illinois is excited to bring together two of our programs—supporting housing counseling agencies and managing a network of AmeriCorps VISTA members—for a new initiative: the Housing Counseling Corps. We will place AmeriCorps VISTA members with agencies in need of new talent and HUD-certified housing counselors. After a year of service, these AmeriCorps members… Continue Reading
Tell Your U.S. Senators: Support $100 Million for Housing Counseling
The U.S. House of Representatives supports $100 million for housing counseling in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget—now we need the U.S. Senate to do the same. We need to tell our U.S. Senators to support $100 million in funding for the HUD Housing Counseling Assistance program in the FY22 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and… Continue Reading