by | Dec 3, 2020 | Accomplishments, Advocacy Updates, Homeless Service Provider Updates, Housing Counselor Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Silver Linings in 2020 2020 has been a difficult year—marked by the COVID-19 public health crisis, related economic downturn, and widespread social unrest in response to systemic racism. A heartbreaking number of people are facing housing insecurity at a time when it...
by | Dec 1, 2020 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Events, Advocacy Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing, RTLO
We need your help to pass protections for 245,000+ renter households in Cook County living in communities without a comprehensive tenant-landlord ordinance. For thirty years, renters living in Chicago, Evanston, and Mount Prospect have benefited from municipal...
by | Jun 12, 2020 | Organization Updates
Words matter. They help us express grief and solidarity. They shape how we understand events and frame issues. But words alone are not enough. We must also act. At Housing Action Illinois, we stand with #BlackLivesMatter and the protesters marching throughout the...
by | Jan 24, 2020 | Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
A complete, accurate census count is critical for us and our communities. What is the Census? Every 10 years, the United States counts the people in this country. We call this process the Census. Everyone counts: babies, children, teens, adults, older adults. ...
by | Jan 13, 2020 | Homeless Service Provider Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Read A Place to Call Home A Place to Call Home, a new story collection published jointly by Housing Action Illinois and the Supportive Housing Providers Association (SHPA), shares the experiences of Illinoisans who have been homeless in their own words. Their lives...
by | Dec 9, 2019 | Accomplishments, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing
9 Notable wins in 2019 Each year, the Housing Action Illinois team works on a broad range of issues aligned with our core mission of creating an Illinois where everyone has a good, affordable place to call home. With 2020 just around the corner, we’re taking a moment...
