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On
February 3rd the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards honored
Interfaith Housing Development Corporation of Chicago (IHDCC) as the
Non-Profit Neighborhood Development Group of the Year.
The award is given to a community development corporation in
recognition of a superlative body of work in neighborhood development,
primarily through comprehensive real estate-focused activity.
IHDCC was cited for its “courageous and successful vision for the
most vulnerable in our society.”
The
CNDA honored designers, developers, architects and organizations for
“creating spaces that allow Chicagoans to get the best out of life,”
said Theodore Phillips President and CEO of the Chicago Bears and this
year’s Chair of the Awards.
“This
award is so special because it comes from friends.
We could not do any of this without this community of supporters,
colleagues and partners,” said Gladys Jordan, President of IHDCC in
accepting the award.
The
CNDA Awards were selected using several panels of judges and specific
criteria.
More than 30 community groups and development organizations
submitted applications for the awards, which were evaluated by the judges
for organizational effectiveness, community impact and organizational
challenge.
Since 1992, IHDCC has created more than 300 units
of permanent supportive housing serving more than 400 men, women and
children in Chicago’s most impoverished neighborhoods.
These units are home to families overcoming chronic substance use,
women who were formerly incarcerated, individuals and families living with
HIV/AIDS, homeless veterans and the elderly. IHDCC has worked with more
than a dozen faith- and community-based organizations, acting as partner
and pathfinder in the ever-changing and complicated world of urban housing
development. IHDCC provides
implementation planning tools, expertise and the long-term commitment
necessary to create permanent solutions to homelessness in Chicago.
IHDCC is continuing to fulfill our mission with planned
developments for youth and grandfamilies in Chicago’s Grand Boulevard
and North Lawndale neighborhoods.
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