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March 4, 2013 -
Video
"NU law center, SW Side community group win MacArthur grants"
From the Chicago Tribune
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February 28, 2013 -
Video
"MacArthur Grants Go to Nonprofits in 5 Countries"
From the Associate Press
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February 28, 2013 -
Video
"MacArthur Foundation awards millions to 13 organizations for ‘creativity and effectiveness’"
From The Washington Post
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June 24, 2011 -
From the field
Increasing Digital Access in Chicago Neighborhoods
The MacArthur-supported Smart Communities program works to increase digital access and use by families, businesses, and other institutions in five moderate- and low-income Chicago neighborhoods. Read More
May 10, 2011 -
From the field
LISC Expands Centers To Aid Low-Income Families
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation is expanding its Financial Opportunity Centers by bringing them to new cities, new neighborhoods in cities with existing Centers, and expanding some Centers. Read More
May 1, 2011 -
Publication
New Program for Youth Seeks to Prevent Summer Violence in Chicago
The City of Chicago and Cook County launched One Summer Chicago, an initiative to provide kids an expanded array of summer programs, keep them off the streets, and prevent youth violence. Read More
April 30, 2010 -
From the field
A Comprehensive Approach to Transforming Communities
The Institute for Comprehensive Community Development will offer training, build capacity, and document what is working or not in community development efforts across the country. Read More
April 20, 2010 -
Speech
Remarks by Julia Stasch, Inauguration of the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development
MacArthur's Vice President of U.S. Programs discusses how the Institute can become a leader in the field of community development. Read More
March 2, 2010 -
From the field
Interim Report Examines First Years of New Communities Program
MacArthur grantee MDRC released interim findings from its seven-year evaluation of LISC/Chicago's New Communities Program, a $50 million comprehensive neighborhood improvement initiative. The report focuses on the early development, roll-out, and first years of ... Read More
February 1, 2010 -
Publication
Creating a Platform for Sustained Neighborhood Improvement: Interim Findings from Chicago’s New Communities Program
Distressed urban neighborhoods face challenges on multiple fronts, but most efforts to confront these problems work in isolation of one another. Read More
January 28, 2010 -
From the field
Federal Funds for Chicago Foreclosure Prevention and Mitigation
The City of Chicago received $98 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to expand a MacArthur-supported initiative launched last year to prevent and reduce foreclosures. Read More
December 31, 2009 -
Info sheet
Window of Opportunity Investment Summary
The MacArthur Foundation is investing $150 million to preserve and improve affordable rental homes across the U.S. Read More
November 5, 2009 -
From the field
White House Looks to Chicago's New Communities Program
The White House sees Chicago’s New Communities Program as a source for ideas on urban revitalization for the nation. Read More
October 1, 2009 -
Press release
International Connections Fund Past Grants
List of grantees from the MacArthur Foundation's Chicago International Connections Fund. Read More
May 4, 2009 -
Speech
“Migration in a Changing World,” Remarks by Jonathan Fanton
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton describes the Foundation's efforts to better understand migration patterns and support better migration governance. Read More
October 15, 2008 -
Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the Announcement of the Foreclosure Prevention & Mitigation Project
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton details the Foundation's commitment of at least $68 million dollars to keep homeowners in homes, assist renters displaced by foreclosure, and help the City of Chicago return foreclosed homes to the ... Read More
May 13, 2008 -
From the field
New Milwaukee Initiative Modeled on New Communities Program
Philanthropist Joseph Zilber announced a new 10-year, $50 million initiative in Milwaukee that is explicitly modeled on the New Communities Program (NCP) in Chicago, which is supported by the Foundation through LISC. The new initiative will ... Read More
March 26, 2008 -
Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the Announcement of the Integrated Services in Schools Program
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton discusses the Foundation's partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to help foster positive change in Chicago's poor but promising neighborhoods. Read More
March 26, 2008 -
Speech
“Getting it Done: New Tools for Communities,” Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the LISC National Conference
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton discusses how to tap the significant economic and human potential of urban neighborhoods. Read More
October 3, 2007 -
Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) National Leadership Conference
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton discusses the Foundation's partnership with LISC in Chicago and identifies core principles of that partnership that may prove useful to other cities' community development efforts. Read More