Community Coalitions

In the fall of 2012, ECF and Evanston Township High School (ETHS) convened a wide array of nonprofit, education, and government organizations to discuss establishing a collective impact effort to move the needle on a specific but complex community problem — mobilizing our community’s assets to ensure that all Evanston children will be ready to have productive, healthy lives by the age of 23. This effort became Evanston Cradle to Career (EC2C), a coalition of over 40 nonprofits and other organizations, as well as community residents. 

Connections for the Homeless leads an advocacy coalition aimed at improving access to safe, stable, and affordable housing. ECF, a key member of this coalition of over 30 organizations called Joining Forces for Affordable Housing, plays an integral role in driving initiatives to increase the number of affordable housing units. Our collaborative efforts focus on ensuring community members have sufficient income, access to education and training, and affordable healthcare, all essential for sustaining available housin