Applications Open for 2026-2027 Housing Action Corps Positions

by | Jun 5, 2026 | Employment, Housing Action Corps

Priority deadline to apply: July 15, 2026

Start date: September 8, 2028

Each year, Housing Action Corps matches AmeriCorps members with community-based organizations across Illinois. AmeriCorps is a national service program that connects people and organizations to help end poverty and strengthen communities.

AmeriCorps members take on a variety of roles at their host organizations, all aimed at helping our communities thrive. They expand the scale of programs and services, implement new projects, and build capacity to further the long-term sustainability of anti-poverty programs at their host organizations.

Since 2010, Housing Action Illinois has managed a network of AmeriCorps members in the VISTA program. Housing Action Corps members serve full-time with their organizations for a year-long term. Most of our positions are located in Illinois, but AmeriCorps members in our Housing Counseling Corps can serve with housing counseling agencies nationwide.

If you’re passionate about housing and interested in serving as an AmeriCorps member, or if you know someone who might be, take a look at the various host sites and their postings below. We will update this page and the embedded map as positions open or are filled. If you have questions or need assistance with your application, please email our AmeriCorps team.

To apply, click on the position links below and submit an application through the My AmeriCorps portal. For assistance using the AmeriCorps portal, read detailed instructions on how to apply.

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2026-2027 Housing Action Corps Positions

Updated June 2026

Housing Action Corps  |  Housing Counseling Corps

Key Info:

  • Priority applications are due by July 15, 2025.
  • All positions are full-time (35-40 hrs/week) for a 12 month term.
  • Housing Action Corps members start on September 8, 2026.

Housing Action Corps

BEDS Plus, Inc. Summit, IL

Chicago Rehab Network, Chicago, IL

CJE SeniorLife, Chicago, IL

Claretian Associates, Chicago, IL

Community Partners for Affordable Housing, Libertyville, IL

DuPage and Chicago South Suburbs Habitat for Humanity, Wheaton, IL

Full Circle Communities, Chicago, IL

Garfield Park Community Council, Chicago, IL

Genesis Garden, Macomb, IL

Greater Alton Community Development Corporation, Alton, IL

HOPE Fair Housing Center, Wheaton, IL

Housing Action Illinois – Communications & Development, Chicago, IL

Housing Forward, IL

Lake-McHenry Habitat for Humanity, McHenry, IL

LUCHA, Chicago, IL

NeighborScapes, Homewood & Tinley Park, IL

Northwest Center, Chicago, IL

Open Communities, Evanston, IL

PLATForm Group, Rockford, IL

Preservation of Affordable Housing, Chicago, IL

The Neighbor Project, Aurora, IL

The Resurrection Project, Chicago, IL

Housing Counseling Corps

Housing Counseling Corps is an initiative of Housing Action Corps. Housing Counseling Corps members may be placed with housing counseling agencies nationwide and receive customized training and professional development in housing counseling. 

Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Genesis Garden, Macomb, IL

Housing Options & Planning Enterprises, Inc. (H.O.P.E.), Oxon Hill, MD

Housing Authority of the County of Jackson, IL, Murphysboro, IL

Miles College Community Development Corporation, Fairfield, AL

National Housing Resource Center, Philadelphia, PA