by | Mar 26, 2020 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Homeless Service Provider Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Federal Coronavirus Response Package Includes Funding for Homelessness & Housing After long days of advocacy and negotiation, Congress has reached a bipartisan agreement on a $2 trillion direct spending bill to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate...
by | Mar 12, 2020 | Public Education & Organizing
Today, the Census Bureau is mailing out census forms to every household in the country, and the online census form goes live. The census, required by our constitution and conducted every 10 years, is a count of every individual living in the United States. That means...
by | Mar 10, 2020 | Advocacy Updates, Press Releases, Public Education & Organizing
Illinois has only 36 available, affordable rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income households; the 2020 census will determine funding for federal programs that alleviate shortage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2020 CONTACT: Kristin Ginger, Manager of...
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 14, 2020 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Public Education & Organizing
Each year, Housing Action Illinois 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. Below are some of our priorities for the 2020 Illinois General Assembly session, as well...
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...
