by | Jan 31, 2022 | Housing Counselor Updates, Organization Updates, Press Releases
Housing Action will distribute subgrants to 35 housing counseling organizations and facilitate national trainings for agencies For Immediate Release: January 31, 2022Contact: Kristin Ginger, Manager of Communications & Development, Housing Action Illinois,...
by | Oct 22, 2021 | Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases
23 Organizations to Receive Subgrants to Support Housing Counseling for Households Facing Housing Instability For Immediate Release: November 16, 2021Contact: Amina Farha, Development Associate, at amina@housingactionil.org or 312-939-6074 x. 109 CHICAGO –...
by | Jul 19, 2021 | Housing Counselor Updates, Organization Updates, VISTA
Housing Action Illinois is excited to bring together two of our programs—supporting housing counseling agencies and managing a network of AmeriCorps VISTA Members—for a new initiative: the Housing Counseling Corps. We plan to launch this initiative in the fall of...
by | Mar 1, 2021 | Housing Counselor Updates
In December 2016, HUD issued a Final Rule for the Housing Counseling program that requires that all individuals who provide housing counseling in connection with a HUD program must take and pass a HUD-administered certification exam. HUD Certification Exam Online...
by | Dec 3, 2020 | Accomplishments, Advocacy Updates, Homeless Service Provider Updates, Housing Counselor Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Silver Linings in 2020 2020 has been a difficult year—marked by the COVID-19 public health crisis, related economic downturn, and widespread social unrest in response to systemic racism. A heartbreaking number of people are facing housing insecurity at a time when it...
by | Nov 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Housing Counselor Updates, Member Spotlights
When Wanda met Michael, he was staying at the Pacific Garden Mission shelter. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic meant he was doing an apartment search virtually, which was a challenge compounded by his disability. He wasn’t sure if he could trust that photos would line up...
