CHICAGO (WLS) -- Several organizations are teaming up in an effort that could change the financial future for generations.

The partnerships are reshaping the path to homeownership for families on Chicago's West Side.

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ABC7 Chicago got an exclusive early look at newly built homes that are becoming the start to lasting legacies in East Garfield Park.

Connecting Capital and Community brings together 20 different organizations to make affordable homes possible. In fact they are able to build and get a family in a home in nearly half the conventional time, opening up the doors to generational wealth.

"Probably over 50% of my money was going to rent," homeowner Sonia Adams said. "The house I'm in is affordable to me. My mortgage paymen

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