by | Mar 2, 2017 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases
CHICAGO – The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a new report co-released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and Housing Action Illinois, finds a shortage of 324,178 affordable and available rental homes in Illinois for extremely low income...
by | Feb 16, 2017 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
Funding for affordable housing, community development, and transportation programs is under attack. We’re asking your organizations to join Housing Action Illinois and advocates from around the country in signing a letter urging Congress to lift harmful spending caps...
by | Feb 6, 2017 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Events, Advocacy Updates
On February 6, Housing Action Illinois held a webinar focusing on how housing advocates can best mobilize in response to policy and budget proposals that we are likely to see from the administration of President Donald Trump and/or members of Congress in 2017. During...
by | Dec 12, 2016 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
We know that this update comes at a time when people who care about affordable housing and homeless services are concerned and anxious about the coming year, given the aftermath of the November election and the impending end of the state “stopgap” budget at the end...
by | Nov 14, 2016 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Events, Advocacy Updates
Diane Yentel, President & CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, wrote this very helpful and insightful evaluation of where we stand after the federal election. Regardless of what we all personally think of the outcome, there is no denying that the...
by | Aug 16, 2016 | Advocacy Updates
Housing Action Illinois recently submitted comments on the HUD’s proposed rule regarding the use of small area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) to determine maximum allowable rents for households using Housing Choice Vouchers. The goal of the rule is to provide...
