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Spotlight: Virtual Housing Counseling and Accessibility during COVID-19

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...

Housing Action Illinois to Create New Data Standard for Housing Counseling Industry

by | Aug 3, 2020 | Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases

Initiative will help quantify & qualify program impacts, position agencies to better serve consumers For Immediate Release: August 3, 2020 Contact: Kristin Ginger, Communications Manager, Housing Action Illinois, kristin@housingactionil.org or 312-854-3333 CHICAGO...

Housing Action Awarded $1 Million in Housing Counseling Funds

by | Jul 23, 2020 | Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases

33 Agencies to Receive Subgrants to Help Families Rent or Buy Affordable Homes For Immediate Release: July 23, 2020 Contact: Kristin Ginger, Manager of Communications & Development, Housing Action Illinois, kristin@housingactionil.org or 312-854-3333 CHICAGO –...

Housing Action Awarded $1.2 Million in Housing Counseling Funds

by | Oct 8, 2019 | Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases

33 Agencies to Receive Sub-Grants to Help Families Rent or Buy Affordable Homes For Immediate Release: October 8, 2019 Contact: Kristin Ginger, Communications Manager, Housing Action Illinois, kristin@housingactionil.org or 312-854-3333 CHICAGO – HUD has awarded...

CMS Guide 2.0 Released to Help Housing Counseling Agencies Replace HCO

by | Mar 14, 2019 | CMS Guide, Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases

Housing Action Illinois has just published an updated version of its Guide to HUD-approved Client Management Systems (CMSs). The digital resource, which is available for free online, helps users assess their options through an at-a-glance comparison chart and detailed...

Diversifying Revenue through Social Enterprise

by | Feb 12, 2019 | Housing Counselor Updates, Housing Developer Updates, Public Education & Organizing

A social enterprise is a publicly responsible and innovative venture, driven by unmet community needs, that exists as a hybrid of the traditional nonprofit and business models. Broadly, these ventures can be classified into three categories defined by the Social...
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