It is encouraging to discover other entities with similar objectives as URB’s Helping Hands Network like Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives.
About Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives
Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives was formed in 2010 to coordinate resources, economic development, and neighborhood revitalization efforts in Chicagoland’s low-to-moderate income neighborhoods. CNI seeks to revitalize neighborhoods and create jobs by developing high-impact projects, providing financial resources to entrepreneurs, and sustaining long-term community partnerships.
Similar to URB’s recently started Helping Hands Network, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives strives to revitalize underserved and distressed neighborhoods in Chicago’s southside. CNI leverages resources through place-based strategies to drive economic activity and transform these communities into places where more people want to live, work, recreate, and do business.
Community Renewal
In concert with its belief that every community can and should be one of opportunity, CNI initiates and undertakes large scale, residential, commercial, and industrial real estate projects in under-resourced, asset rich but under-invested communities in Chicago and the near suburbs in partnership with and driven by the goals of residents and other community stakeholders.
Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
While local entrepreneurs are critical to growing community wealth, access to capital has long been a challenge in under-resourced communities, with traditional lenders too often unwilling to invest or lend.
Long Term Community Partnerships
CNI partners with community residents and stakeholders to create a vision for the future and how to achieve it.
To learn more about Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives please visit their website cnigroup.orghttps://cnigroup.org