Cultivate envisions a world where women of color wield their innate and collective leadership to free society from structural racism and all systems of oppression, aiming for a world where women of color are fully accepted, celebrated, respected, and valued.
The Crossroad Fund Grants program focuses on advancing racial, social, and economic justice through supporting grassroots initiatives within the Chicago metropolitan area and certain Indiana regions. It specifically backs organizations striving for systemic change, which is evident through their emphasis on social change activism, cross-issue organizing, grassroots leadership, well-defined action plans, and operations within the designated Chicago areas. Organizations eligible for these grants should have annual expenses under $500,000 and work on issues like community inequalities, education, health, environment, incarceration, media, racism, discrimination, voting, and more.
The Youth Fund for Social Change, a subset of their grantmaking, emerged from a legacy grant and targets youth-led advocacy and activism focused on social justice issues. This initiative aims to empower young activists to challenge existing policies and structures hindering equality in their communities, covering a wide range of concerns such as community issues, education inequalities, health access, environmental activism, violence prevention, and media accountability.
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