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We are excited to announce that the Christopher Family Foundation recently approved grants for 14 organizations in our Employment program area and 7 organizations in our Entrepreneurship program area. The Employment partners are working to create short pathways to family-sustaining careers for individuals with multiple barriers to employment. The Entrepreneurship partners are supporting emerging and existing small businesses. We are honored to be a philanthropic partner with these remarkable organizations.

Employment

• Breakthrough Urban Ministries
• Cara Collective
• Chicago Jobs Council
• Inspiration Corporation
• Jane Addams Resource Corp.
• MAAFA Redemption Project
• Manufacturing Renaissance
• New Moms
• Rebuilding Exchange
• Revolution Workshop
• St. Leonard’s Ministries
• Skills for Chicagoland’s Future
• Women Employed
• Women Initiating New Directions (WIND)

Entrepreneurship

• AAABNA
• Allies for Community Business
• Defy Ventures
• The Gray Matter Experience
• HIRE360
• mHUB
• Sunshine Enterprises