Hyper-local Information
The Chicago Community Trust
- Date Awarded
- 12/24/08
- Amount
- $250,000
- Grant Period
- 12/24/08 to 12/23/10
- Focus Area
- Engaged Communities
- Initiative
- Knight Community Information Challenge
Grantee Contact
- Terry Mazany
- Chicago, IL
- www.cct.org
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Starting a conversation on local information needs from Knight Foundation on Vimeo.
To provide a digital platform that links neighborhood residents to a wide-range of civic services and activities. This pilot will further test the viability of a digital network to provide services and link residents
Chicago residents have access to a wide-range of services, but they often aren’t aware that they exist or are challenged to access them. This project would bring all these activities online in an easily accessible format tailored to neighborhood needs. The site, focused on two to four communities in Chicago’s South Side, would compile data, news reports and user-generated content to provide information such as where they can buy fresh produce, find a food pantry or enroll in a food stamp program.
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