by | Jun 19, 2021 | Housing Action Corps, Housing Counselor Updates, Organization Updates
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...
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...
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 –...
