Communities across the country are in a state of flux, and Chicago’s are no different. Faced with steep challenges, longtime residents are establishing sustainable growth through housing development, community investment, and entrepreneurship opportunities—and...
Community Desk Chicago is a real estate development group that focuses on building wealth and investment in Black and brown communities on the city’s South and West sides. Reset learns more about the organization and how it’s shifting the city’s model of community...
Ja’Net Defell, director of Community Desk Chicago, talks about their mission and the importance of increasing access to capital for communities of color. Watch the segment on Fox 32’s website.
The Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Teamwork Englewood and the South Shore Chamber Community Development Corp. were selected through the Neighborhood Developers Initiative, run by Community Desk Chicago. Continue reading on Chicago Sun-Times.
SOUTH SHORE — A program offering money, knowledge and clout to three South and West Side community groups is aiming to help local leaders propel economic development in their neighborhoods. Continue reading on Block Club Chicago.
Community Desk Chicago lanzó una iniciativa en la que se invertirán $2,7 millones en organizaciones con proyectos de bienes raíces, con el fin de ofrecer viviendas accesibles. “El principal objetivo es la creación y desarrollo de vecindarios. Se ayudará a tres...
