McKinley Park Neighborhood Plan

Accion Chicago (Rec 3.4, 3.5)
Accion is an alternative lending organization providing credit and other business services to small business owners who do not have access to traditional sources of financing.
http://www.accionchicago.org/ 

Aquinas Literacy Center (Rec 3.3)
Through one-on-one tutoring, supported with conversation classes, writing workshops, book clubs, computer learning opportunities, and job assistance workshops, Aquinas Literacy Center helps learners improve their English-language literacy and achieve their personal goals.
http://aquinasliteracycenter.org/

Arturo Velasquez Institute (AVI) (Rec 3.4)
AVI is the satellite campus of Richard J. Daley College, a public post-secondary institution, which offers a variety of programs to enrich the personal and professional lives of the communities it serves. AVI provides advanced and basic certificates to assist individuals in gaining the skills necessary to obtain entry-level jobs in manufacturing, offices, and health care.
http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/daley/departments/Pages/Arturo-Velasquez-Institute.aspx

City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (Rec 3.4, 3.5)
The City of Chicago’s Small Business Center (SBC) is the business licensing division of the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) and the city’s “one-stop-shop” for business licensing, public way use permitting, and connecting entrepreneurs to business resources.
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bacp/sbc/contact_us.html

City of Chicago Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) Grant (Rec 3.5)
SBIF promotes economic development by providing small businesses with financial assistance for building improvement costs. SomerCor is the program administrator contracted by the city’s Department of Planning and Development for the SBIF program. The maximum grant assistance for an industrial property is $150K; for a single-tenant commercial property $100K; and for a multi-tenant commercial property,
$50K.
http://www.somercor.com/sbif/

ChiBizHub (Rec 3.4, 3.5)
An initiative of World Business Chicago, ChiBizHub’s mission is to help Chicago entrepreneurs grow and succeed. ChiBizHub provides small businesses with free, easy access to the help and information they need by connecting them to a large network of primarily nonprofit service providers. Their network resource partners provide a wide range of business-related services, including:

• Business planning
• Loans/financing
• Marketing/sales
• Licenses/permits
• Startups
• Product development
• Training classes
• Government contracts
• Operations

https://www.chibizhub.com/about-chibizhub

Chicago Innovation (Rec 3.5)
Chicago Innovation’s mission is to empower the Chicago innovation ecosystem by educating, connecting, and celebrating innovators. The nonprofit is united around a purpose to harness the power of innovation to grow organizations, boost the economy, create jobs, and change the Chicago narrative.
https://chicagoinnovation.com/

Communities United (Rec 3.1)
Communities United (CU) is a grassroots, intergenerational racial justice organization in Chicago. At the heart of CU’s organizing is the development of grassroots leadership to build collective power to achieve racial justice and transformative social change. With this approach, CU focuses on advancing health equity, affordable housing, education justice, youth investment, immigrant rights, police accountability, and shifting resources from the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems into restorative justice alternatives.
https://communitiesunited.org/

Greater Southwest Development Corporation (GSDC) (Rec 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5)
GSDC’s primary goal is to improve the quality of life in southwest Chicago through entrepreneurial, commercial, and residential real estate development, as well as a variety of business and residential resources. Since its establishment in 1974, GSDC’s initiatives have resulted in over $500 million in development activity in southwest Chicago.
https://greatersouthwest.org/

Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC) (Rec 3.5)
IHCC empowers entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses. IHCC contributes to the financial strength of the economy by helping businesses create jobs, increase their revenue, and be more profitable.
http://www.ihccbusiness.net

Instituto del Progreso Latino (Rec 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)
Instituto’s mission is to contribute to the fullest development of Latino immigrants and their families through education, training, and employment that fosters full participation in the changing US society while preserving cultural identity and dignity.
https://www.institutochicago.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=372458&type=d&pREC_ID=837880

LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois (Rec 3.4, 3.5)
The mission of the LGBT Chamber is to promote opportunities for the LGBT community by being an advocate and resource for all member businesses that encourage equality. The chamber works tirelessly to promote their members through marketing initiatives, public relations campaigns, and cooperative advertising that reach local, regional, and national markets. The chamber serves the community at large with educational projects and neighborhood initiatives that benefit everyone.
http://lgbtcc.com/

National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) (Rec 3.4, 3.5)
NAWBO propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social, and political spheres of power worldwide by strengthening the wealth-creating capacity of their members and promoting economic development within the entrepreneurial community. NAWBO propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social, and political spheres of power worldwide by strengthening the wealth-creating capacity of their members and promoting economic development within the entrepreneurial community; creating innovative and effective change in the business culture; building strategic alliances, coalitions, and affiliations; and transforming public policy and influencing opinion makers.
https://www.nawbo.org/about/about-nawbo-our-vision-and-mission

National Latino Education Institute (NLEI) (Rec 3.2, 3.3, 3.5)
NLEI’s ultimate goal is to provide quality workforce initiatives leading to economic independence for Latinos. NLEI provides comprehensive employment services and in-demand education training through a holistic-centered assessment inclusive of career, financial, and health and wellness mapping to create a pathway for sustained self-sufficiency.
https://nlei.org/

SomerCor (Rec 3.5)
SomerCor works with lenders and economic development organizations to help business owners access loan or grant opportunities.
http://www.somercor.com

The Resurrection Project (Rec 3.1)
For over 30 years, The Resurrection Project has been committed to its mission of creating community ownership, building community wealth, and serving as stewards of community assets in Chicago’s southwest neighborhoods. Since its founding, The Resurrection Project has grown to secure $537 million in community investments through homes for ownership, rental housing, and community services throughout Chicago’s southwest neighborhoods and the western suburbs.
https://resurrectionproject.org/