2023 Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Impact Report - Report - Page 26
SPOTLIGHT
$374,000
In scholarships awarded to
187 CHA college students
CHA Filmmakers travel
to Cannes
267
Students enrolled in classes at City
Colleges of Chicago at no cost
$300,000
In tuition, books and materials
granted to CHA residents at City
Colleges of Chicago
26
Three CHA students participating in DePaul’s
“Become a Filmmaker” program got the chance of
a lifetime in 2023 - traveling to the Cannes (France)
Film Festival - thanks to the generosity of Chicago
businesswoman Chaz Ebert, who funded the trip.
But before students Isis Gullette, Unique Moore
and Christal Westmoreland walked the red carpet,
they appeared on NBC5, were fitted for dresses by
renowned Chicago designer Barbara Bates, and
showed their short film, “I Am Not Your Token,”
at the Springboard to Success (S2S) fundraising
event.
“I really hope that when Black girls see us, they
smile and see these kids going to France, being
able to do things they probably didn’t think were
possible,” Westmoreland said. “Especially coming
from a low-income neighborhood. So it’s really
refreshing to be a part of this journey.”
