Housing Action Illinois is a statewide coalition formed to protect and expand the availability of quality, affordable housing throughout Illinois.
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Just Housing Amendment Passes, Protecting More Than 1 Million Cook County Residents from Housing Discrimination
We have spent years working with allies to pass fair housing protections for people with arrest and conviction records in Cook County, so we are very excited to announce that on April 25 the Cook County Board of Commissioners took a major step towards supporting justice, fairness, and families by passing the Just Housing Amendment, a measure that will ensure housing providers in Cook County do not discriminate against housing applicants with records.
Only 37 Available, Affordable Rental Units for Every 100 Extremely Low- Income Households in Illinois
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a national report recently co-released in Illinois by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and Housing Action Illinois, takes a look at the severe shortage of affordable rental homes available to financially-vulnerable families and individuals. We have the opportunity to reduce this shortage by investing $1 billion in affordable housing in the state’s capital budget.
CMS Guide 2.0 Released to Help Housing Counseling Agencies
Housing Action Illinois has published an updated version of its Guide to HUD-approved Client Management Systems (CMSs) to aid agencies as they replace Home Counselor Online (HCO), the most commonly used CMS. The digital resource, which is available for free online, helps users assess their options through an at-a-glance comparison chart and detailed individual system profiles.