Rooted and Rising is a reimagining of the Back of the Yards community that will redevelop an abandoned building into a mixed-used community hub. The one-stop shop hub will include affordable housing, a new performing arts center, three community-based service providers, and a new Chicago Public Library branch. The initiative is led by Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council in partnership with Park Row Development, JGMA, Wallin/Gomez Architects, and ALL Construction Group.

The Bringing Communities Back Initiative is a bold initiative that will repurpose nearly 1 million square feet of blighted community areas into thriving community anchors in Greater Roseland. The initiative includes five projects focused on housing, health, and entertainment. It will also invest in minority contractors, homeownership programs, and make small grants to residents and businesses. The initiative is led by Far South CDC.

Creating a Solidarity Economy plans to renovate a building on W 31st Street into a new community hub in Little Village. The hub will create a solidarity economy through programming in food production, environmental justice, and cultural education. It is led by the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization.

Cultivate Collective consists of five projects designed to catalyze economic development and general local wealth through durable green economy pathways for job training, business incubation, homeownership assistance, employment, and prosperity in Garfield Ridge. It is led by Cultivate Collective and partner organizations Academy for Global Citizenship and Greater Southwest Development Corporation.

Go Green On Racine consists of three projects that will activate the 63rd Street corridor in Englewood. Projects include a Fresh Market that opened in March 2022; The Regenerator, a repurposing of former Chicago Public School as a hub providing housing, reentry services, and green enterprise; and the Racine Village, which is a mixed-use development with housing, a business incubator, and a fine-dining restaurant. It is led by Inner-City Muslim Action Network, Teamwork Englewood, Resident Association of Greater Englewood, and E.G. Woode. Pritzker Traubert Foundation supported the development of the Fresh Market.

Now is the Time envisions a healthy, vibrant North Lawndale with a diversified and innovative economy, competitive workforce, engaged residents, and a civic infrastructure that supports long-term, sustainable growth. The initiative consists of six projects designed to provide medical services, housing, workforce and financial programs, and creative placemaking. It is led by the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council. Pritzker Traubert Foundation supported both the development of the North Lawndale Employment Network’s Workforce Campus and the Lazarus Apartments.

The Aspire Initiative consists of four projects that seek to create a high-quality cradle-to-career educational system and a revitalized economy by and for residents in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. It is led by Austin Coming Together and Westside Health Authority. Pritzker Traubert Foundation supported the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, which is a repurposing of the former Emmet Elementary School into an anchor for commercial revitalization and workforce training.

The Xchange is a workforce strategy that will bring community health, digital innovation, workforce development, and drug discovery initiatives under one roof to connect the Greater Grand Crossing community to transformational health and economic opportunities. It is led by Comer Education Campus, Bitwise Industries, Millennial Beacon, and leading local organizations.

Thrive Exchange is a multi-faceted development initiative that is focused on improving public health outcomes in South Shore and South Chicago through workforce development a strategic placemaking. It consists of three capital projects and the formation of a new CDC. The initiative is led by DL3 Realty Advisors, Chicago Family Health Center, Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, and Revere Properties.

We’re Steel Here is an initiative to rehabilitate and increase housing and homeownership, create public spaces for recreation and healthy activity, and increase commercial and retail activity. It has nine projects that together they hope will turn South Chicago into a culturally vibrant and cohesive community of choice that offers residents a safe, affordable, and opportunity-rich neighborhood. The initiative is led by Claretian Associates. Pritzker Traubert Foundation supported the New Homes Project, which renovated vacant single-family homes into affordable two-flat multi-family homes.