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Phoenix CDS: Pivoting During the Pandemic

by | Mar 16, 2021 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Stories, Member Spotlights

When Phoenix Community Development Services (CDS) was founded in Peoria nearly 40 years ago, their goal was to distribute food to those in need and provide referrals to other resources. Since then (when they were known as South Side Office of Concern), they have...

Being Part of the Solution: Serving as an AmeriCorps Member with Northwest Side Community Development Corporation

by | Mar 11, 2021 | COVID-19 Stories, Member Spotlights, VISTA

When COVID-19 first arrived in the United States, Fabian Cisneros was a part of the Student Conservation Association, serving in the Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. Although he was able to continue his work, the sudden changes to the nation’s day-to-day...

Spotlight on Apna Ghar: Home, Gender-Based Violence, and the “Perfect Storm” of a Pandemic

by | Dec 16, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Stories, Member Spotlights

Note: This spotlight discusses domestic violence at large as well as its relationship to COVID-19.  When Apna Ghar first started more than 30 years ago, the organization staffed a 24/7 crisis line and operated emergency shelter for women and children. They have grown...

AmeriCorps Spotlight: Tracking Inequalities for Housing Advocacy

by | Nov 17, 2020 | Member Spotlights, VISTA

After earning her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from University of Illinois, Krista Weller wanted to continue the work she had started as an intern for Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living (INCIL). INCIL is a statewide non-profit that uses a...

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...

Dove, Inc. Provides Emergency Housing as Demand Skyrockets

by | Sep 3, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Stories, Member Spotlights

Learn more about how Illinois homeless service providers are adapting and serving during COVID-19 » Thanks to the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund, Housing Action Illinois subgranted $20,000 to Dove, Inc. These funds support the agency’s work providing interim housing...
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