The Chicago Community Trust Provides Consultation and Financial Support to Arts Organizations We are very excited to announce that ITA is one of 30 recipients of The Chicago Community Trust (CCT) SMART Growth grant. A signature program of the Trust, SMART Growth helps small arts organizations like ITA “engage their board and staff in strengthening […]
ITA Gets Loud: New Trauma Workshop Caters to Young Poets
ITA Lead to Young Chicago Authors through Mutual Link Amongst the crowd at a Chicago Community Trust-supported Art Educator workshop, Kesha Daniels listened to Dr. Marni Rosen, ITA’s Practice Director, speak about trauma-informed therapy approaches. As the Director of Programs at Young Chicago Authors, Daniels, struck by the presentation content, sought an opportunity to bring Dr. […]
ITA Receives Support for Further Expansion
New Capacity-Building Endeavors Green-Lighted Thanks to the Chicago Community Trust This past spring, ITA was formally approved for two grants from the Chicago Community Trust. The grants, aptly named GO and Inspiring Philanthropy, are on ITA’s financial docket to contribute to the organization’s most recent endeavors of capacity-building, which promise that ITA will be nurtured […]