by | Sep 6, 2024 | Member Spotlights
South Suburban PADS is a nonprofit based in Chicago Heights with the mission of preventing and ending homelessness in the South Suburbs of Chicago. The organization offers emergency shelter, support services, and affordable housing for people experiencing...
by | Jun 28, 2024 | Housing Action Corps, Member Spotlights
Since 2010, Housing Action Corps has placed hundreds of AmeriCorps VISTA members with organizations across Illinois. AmeriCorps VISTA members in our network dedicate a year of full-time service to projects that build organizational capacity, advance housing...
by | Feb 8, 2024 | Member Spotlights
In Decatur, a new initiative is shaping a positive change for community investment and homeownership access. Community Investment Corporation of Decatur (CICD), a nonprofit focused on small business development and lending, as well as housing counseling, has been...
by | Jan 16, 2024 | Member Spotlights, Public Education & Organizing
Fair housing laws to prevent discrimination “have existed for 55 years, but when we look at the current trends, we don’t see the instances of discrimination going down. That’s because how discrimination manifests continues to evolve; we win one fight and then a new...
by | Dec 5, 2023 | Housing Counselor Updates, Member Spotlights
Léelo en español: Educando a dueños de casa e arrendadores en español en Erie Neighborhood House Monica Marquez is a housing counselor at Erie Neighborhood House, where she is dedicated to providing services to Spanish-speaking clients. Monica began working at Erie...
by | Nov 30, 2023 | Housing Action Corps, Member Spotlights
By Marshall Goldsmith “Home isn’t where you’re from, it’s where you find light when all grows dark.”― Pierce Brown, Golden Son Before serving as an AmeriCorps member with Housing Action Illinois, I served as an AmeriCorps member for a year as a...
