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...
by | Nov 14, 2023 | Housing Counselor Updates, Member Spotlights
When asked what brought her to the housing counseling industry in the first place, Cora describes losing a friend and realizing she needed to make a change in her own life. She left her job at a financial institution working in collections and started working at a...
by | Oct 1, 2023 | Housing Counselor Updates, Member Spotlights, Trainings
Housing counseling is “almost like helping someone walk through the American dream—but it’s not all about homeownership,” says Kesha Chatman, the Division Operating Officer at Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. “You are counseling on their finances, you are...
