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Stories & Spotlights
Expanding Homeowner Support through a New HUD Program: Spotlight on H.O.M.E. DuPage
“I always thought that I wanted to help people,” explains Maria Luengas, Executive Director of H.O.M.E. DuPage, when asked how she ended up in the field of housing counseling. But in her prior work, “I wasn't necessarily helping people with their goals. So I looked...
2026 Policy Agenda
For nearly forty years, Housing Action Illinois has led the movement to expand affordable housing and end homelessness across our state. Our year-round collaboration with other advocates, our members and allies, direct service providers, and people with lived...
From Service Year to Staff Member: Catching Up with Housing Action Corps Alumni
Kadasha Hershey served not just one but two year-long terms as a Systems Change AmeriCorps VISTA at Community Opportunity Alliance before joining their staff as a Program Associate. She helps coordinate capacity building programs and membership operations, including...
Continuing our Cairo Initiative: 2025 Update
July 2025 marked the third year of Housing Action Illinois’ work in the City of Cairo, IL, a collaboration focused on addressing longstanding housing challenges and how to create the conditions for future development. After completing a plan to identify strategies to...
Building Community Across Counties at Senior Services Plus
AmeriCorps VISTA Sandra Lee-Reams at Senior Services Plus’ annual open house
New Data Standards Open Doors for Housing Counselors & Clients
Most people have never heard of the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) or thought much about data sets—but for the past eight years, David Young, Director of Capacity Building at Housing Action, has been working to show why both matter for...
Housing Advocates Urge HUD to Avoid Forcing Thousands of Illinoisans into Homelessness
In a letter to Secretary Scott Turner, advocates outline importance of maintaining funding for housing programsFor Immediate Release: November 14, 2025Contact: Kristin Ginger, Director of Communications & Development, Housing Action Illinois...
Member Spotlight: Chicago Furniture Bank
Chicago Furniture Bank (CFB) centers itself in a simple yet powerful belief: that furniture is more than just objects—it’s stability, and a crucial building block of a home. Since 2018, the organization has worked to provide gently used furniture to individuals and...
New Report on Illinois’ Housing Voucher Crisis: Not Even a Place in Line
A new report by Housing Action Illinois, Not Even a Place in Line: Shortage of Housing Choice Vouchers and Closed Waitlists in Illinois, details the strained capacity of the Housing Choice Voucher program in Illinois. The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program is the...
Member Spotlight: Community Partners for Affordable Housing
At the heart of all programming provided by Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) is their commitment to providing safe, secure housing to individuals and families in Lake and Northern Cook Counties. Through a combination of new construction and...