Mission, Values, & Vision

Our Mission

To increase and preserve the supply of quality, affordable, accessible homes in Illinois for low-and moderate-income families and individuals.

Our Values

Housing is a human right. We believe in a society that promotes basic human needs such as decent and safe housing for all of its members. Public policy and government spending should ensure that the basic housing needs of all people are met. Housing Action Illinois is committed to work that focuses on advancing equitable community development and affirmatively furthering racial justice.

Our Vision

To create an environment where all Illinois residents, particularly people with the lowest incomes, have a voice in housing policy and community development. We seek to bring together community stakeholders such as residents, businesses, and government to work together to increase the supply and availability of affordable housing across the state.

Our Strategic Plan

During 2021 and 2022, Housing Action Illinois’ Board of Directors and staff undertook an in-depth strategic planning process facilitated by the National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA). We emerged with three main takeaways:

• First, that Housing Action’s mission remains as essential now as it was when the organization was established 35+ years ago;
• Second, that our previous strategic priorities and mission, values, and vision continue to provide the direction to advance that mission in constantly changing environments; and
• Finally, the need to articulate a general framework for the programs and initiatives that we undertake, with more specific internal annual work plans, so that our strategic plan would be a flexible and oft-referenced guide for our next four years and beyond. We affirmed and developed strategic priorities, pillars of work, and lenses that we apply throughout our programs.

We invite you to learn more by reading our strategic plan summary.