Growing Home
Loan Category:
Enterprise
Loan Amount:
$250,000
Loan Type:
Mini-Permenant Mortgage
Community Area:
West Englewood
Description:
CCLF provided a minipermanent mortgage loan to Growing Home, a transitional employment program, for the construction of the Wood Street Urban Farm. This facility includes 3 hoop houses for the cultivation of edible plants, and a two-story building for offices and cleaning and processing of vegetables. The farm will be utilized as a site to provide further employment skills, as well as providing fresh produce to an underserved area of Chicago.
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