by | Jan 13, 2026 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Public Education & Organizing
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...
by | Jul 31, 2025 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Better Than the Alternatives, Still Not Good Enough: What’s in the Senate HUD Budget On July 24, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its FY2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) budget proposal—offering a much better alternative to...
by | Jul 15, 2025 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
In the aftermath of the reconciliation bill, which was signed into law on July 4—and which includes deep, harmful cuts to health care, food assistance, and more to pay for tax cuts for the most affluent in our society—Congress has turned its attention to creating next...
by | May 8, 2025 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
President Trump’s high-level budget proposal, released on May 2, proposes combining five rental assistance programs—Housing Choice Vouchers, public housing, project-based rental assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Housing for Persons with...
by | May 1, 2025 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Public Education & Organizing
In October 2023, after years of advocacy, long-overdue updates were made to the federal Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)—a critical law designed to ensure banks meet the credit needs of low- and moderate-income communities. These rule changes reflected the realities...
by | Apr 23, 2025 | Advocacy Alerts
In the past few weeks, we have seen a sharp escalation in attacks on the nonprofit sector, deep federal staff and funding cuts, and serious threats to the programs that help build strong, thriving communities. Now more than ever, your voice is needed. Stand with us to...
