by | Mar 26, 2020 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Homeless Service Provider Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Federal Coronavirus Response Package Includes Funding for Homelessness & Housing After long days of advocacy and negotiation, Congress has reached a bipartisan agreement on a $2 trillion direct spending bill to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate...
by | Mar 21, 2020 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
How do you stay home when you’re homeless? How do you practice social distancing or self-isolate when you live in close quarters with others? What if you’re can’t work because of the pandemic—but can’t pay rent without your paycheck? People...
by | Mar 10, 2020 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases, Public Education & Organizing
Illinois has only 36 available, affordable rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income households; the 2020 census will determine funding for federal programs that alleviate shortage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2020 CONTACT: Kristin Ginger, Manager of...
by | Mar 4, 2020 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
We need your voice. The Trump Administration is working to roll back basic civil rights protections and open the door for housing discrimination. A series of recent attacks makes this clear, including a proposal to weaken the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The...
by | Mar 3, 2020 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
We need your voice. The Trump Administration is working to roll back basic civil rights protections and open the door for housing discrimination. A series of recent attacks makes this clear, including a proposal to gut Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. The Fair...
by | Jan 14, 2020 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Each year, Housing Action Illinois works on a broad range of issues aligned with our core mission of creating an Illinois where everyone has a good, affordable place to call home. Below are some of our priorities for the 2020 Illinois General Assembly session, as well...
