by | Jan 29, 2025 | Advocacy Updates, Housing Developer Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Housing Action Illinois, in partnership with local leaders, residents, and government officials, has published a Cairo Housing Needs Action Plan that explores the pressing housing challenges faced by the City of Cairo, Illinois and shares actionable steps to address...
by | Dec 19, 2023 | Advocacy Updates, Housing Developer Updates
Overview of Key Provisions As part of the omnibus legislation to create and preserve affordable rental homes across Illinois that was signed into law on July 29, 2021, HB 2621, there are provisions establishing a new property tax incentive, the Affordable Housing...
by | Jul 15, 2022 | Housing Developer Updates, Public Education & Organizing
While many seniors have difficulty finding affordable housing, LGBTQ+ elders face barriers that are both common and unique. As queer and transgender people age, they are less likely to have children or family that can support them as they age in place. Traditional...
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...
by | Jan 16, 2019 | Accomplishments, Advocacy Updates, Homeless Service Provider Updates, Housing Counselor Updates, Housing Developer Updates, Organization Updates
1. We were awarded $1.26 million by HUD to support housing counseling programs in the Midwest The funds will be distributed across our growing Intermediary network of 33 agencies in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri to support programs that help...
by | Aug 29, 2018 | Housing Developer Updates
Housing Action is thrilled to announce the addition of four new agencies to our Housing Counseling Intermediary network: Latin United Community Housing Association, Open Communities, Total Resource Community Development Corporation, and Community Investment...
