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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
May 13, 2008 - From the field
Chicago Receives $153 Million to Fight Traffic Congestion
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Chicago $153 million to fund a new approach for transportation improvements that had been recommended by MacArthur grantees Metropolis 2020 and Metropolitan Planning Council. Read More
April 29, 2008 - Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton to the Finalists of the Award for State and Local Housing Preservation Leaders
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton discusses how a renewed national interest in housing, coupled with research like that produced by the Foundation's How Housing Matters initiative, present an opportunity to reform American housing. Read More
March 26, 2008 - Press release
Bolstering Success of Chicago Middle-School Students
A program to increase the success of middle-school students in Chicago and bolster their chances of graduating high school was announced at an event at the Orozco Community Academy. 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
February 28, 2008 - Press release
Increased Support for Chicago Arts and Culture: International Connections Fund
MacArthur is increasing the number of Chicago area arts and culture organizations it supports from 180 to 200 and creating a new $1 million fund to enable its Chicago grantees to increase their international connections. Read More
February 28, 2008 - Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton, 30th Anniversary Grantee Reception, Museum of Contemporary Art
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton announces the creation of a $1 million fund to encourage international exchanges between Foundation grantees and other countries. Read More
February 11, 2008 - Press release
Fund to Help Neighborhoods Benefit from 2016 Olympics
MacArthur, The Chicago Community Trust, the McCormick Tribune Foundation, and the Polk Bros. Foundation announced that they are establishing a fund to ensure the 2016 Chicago olympics would provide lasting benefits to neighborhoods and residents. Read More
November 27, 2007 - Press release
Preserving Affordable Rental Housing Across the Country
MacArthur will invest $150 million to preserve and improve at least 300,000 units of affordable rental housing across the country, tripling a commitment announced four years ago. Read More
October 31, 2007 - Publication
New Directions in Community Change
Contents
President's Message: New Directions in Community Change
Vice President’s Message: Applying Market Dynamics to Community Change
New Communities Program: Improving Chicago’s neighborhoods
The NCP Approach At-a-Glance
Supporting Neighborhood Organizations: Grants to Community ... Read More
October 11, 2007 - Press release
New Exhibit Highlights Architecture, History of Chicago's Marquette Building
A new exhibit on the history and architecture of the Marquette Building, a Chicago landmark and one of the city’s earliest skyscrapers, opens on October 16 in the building’s arcade.
The free exhibit is ... 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
August 8, 2007 - Press release
Virtual World Residents to Gather in Chicago
The Second Life Community Convention on August 24-26 will feature a series of events examining the increasing presence of social justice organizations with support from MacArthur. Read More
July 27, 2007 - From the field
Largest LGBT Community Center in Midwest Opens in Chicago
The most comprehensive LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community center in the Midwest opened on Chicago's north side on June 5th. The three-story, 185,000-square-foot Center on Halsted includes an auditorium, a café, more ... Read More