Housing Action Illinois is a statewide coalition formed to protect and expand the availability of quality, affordable housing throughout Illinois.
Policy Advocacy
Education & Organizing
We build awareness and activate change by sharing information and real-life stories with policymakers, nonprofit service providers, and the media.
Capacity Building
We help housing counseling agencies and housing developers build their capacity and expand their resources. Together, our impact is greater.
VISTA Network
Information & Resources on COVID-19 for Housing & Homelessness Professionals
There is a wide variety of information available about the current public health emergency, but you don’t have to navigate it on your own. Housing Action has compiled vital resources to help those working in homelessness and affordable housing address the COVID-19 virus. Visit our hub to locate guidance for homeless service providers, housing counseling agencies, housing providers and managers, and others. You will also find information about the court system, including evictions and foreclosures, and how to access mortgage and utility assistance.
Housing Action will update this resource list regularly as the situation develops.
Serve Your Community as an AmeriCorps VISTA Member
AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to end poverty. VISTA Members can serve through a wide variety of roles, and projects through Housing Action’s VISTA Network focus on expanding and improving the availability of good, affordable, accessible housing in Illinois. Serve your community and gain valuable professional experience at a non-profit organization as a full year VISTA Member or as a VISTA Summer Associate.
Report: Affordable Rental Housing Scarce in Illinois
A new report released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and Housing Action Illinois finds that there are only 36 available and affordable homes for low-income renters in Illinois. The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes reports on the severe shortage of affordable rental homes available to financially-vulnerable families and individuals.
Countdown to Certification for Housing Counselors
Housing counselors at 27 Illinois agencies have passed the HUD certification exam so far. Is your agency on the list? If you still need to take the test, we can help you prepare. Housing Action’s Wanda Collins will be hosting another session of our online study group in February. Wanda will help teach you vital test information, quiz you on what you’ve learned, and answer your most pressing questions about the exam.