by | Jul 15, 2026 | Housing Counselor Updates, Member Spotlights
“If anyone comes to Far South and they say ‘I need help with housing’, they’re going to get service somehow, some way,” Director of Housing Services Cornelius Sams, Sr. says. “We don’t deny anyone that uses the word housing, because it’s foundational to...
by | Mar 16, 2026 | Member Spotlights
One of the first things that Sarah Leys did after joining the City of Rockford as Director of Community and Economic Development was engage in a 15-month-long stakeholder engagement process in partnership with HUD consultants. “We wrote and adopted the city’s...
by | Mar 11, 2026 | Housing Counselor Updates, Member Spotlights
RoxAnne Witte, a housing counselor with Jefferson County at Home, Housing Action’s newest subgrantee, has noticed the gap between those who pursue housing counseling services and those who don’t widen over her 19-year career. “It’s changed a lot. When we first started...
by | Jan 16, 2026 | Housing Counselor Updates, Member Spotlights
“I always thought that I wanted to help people,” explains Maria Luengas, Executive Director of H.O.M.E. DuPage, when asked how she ended up in the field of housing counseling. But in her prior work, “I wasn’t necessarily helping people with their goals. So I...
by | Dec 12, 2025 | Housing Action Corps, Member Spotlights
Kadasha Hershey served not just one but two year-long terms as a Systems Change AmeriCorps VISTA at Community Opportunity Alliance before joining their staff as a Program Associate. She helps coordinate capacity building programs and membership operations, including...
by | Dec 8, 2025 | Housing Action Corps, Member Spotlights
Based out of a community center in Alton, IL, Senior Services Plus (SSP) offers a tight-knit feeling among regulars while also providing essential outreach services to seniors across several counties. SSP offers meals on wheels, in-home care specialists, assistance...
