Housing Matters Conference
Thank you to the nearly 350 participants who joined us for 2024 Housing Matters.
View select presentation materials here.
Stay tuned for details on how to join us in 2025!
About the Conference
Each year, Housing Action Illinois brings together as many as 350 housing professionals who care about expanding and protecting affordable housing and ending homelessness in Illinois. Together, we build expertise, experience, and the capacity to make our communities better.
Join us to spark connections, get the latest updates, & share ideas as we work together to create an Illinois where everyone has a good, affordable home.
The conference is held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bloomington, Illinois.
Plenary Sessions & Member Meeting
We’re excited to bring everyone together for opening and closing plenary sessions, as well as our annual membership meeting.
For 2024 Housing Matters, we look forward to kicking off our conference with opening keynote speaker David Berenbaum, HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Counseling.
We are also eager to end on a high note with an elected officials roundtable on affordable housing supply, which will feature:
- Councilmember Bobby Burns from the City of Evanston
- Mboka Mwilambwe, Mayor of Bloomington
- Julie Moore Wolfe, Mayor of Decatur
Breakout Workshops
Each year, we bring breakout workshops related to public policy advocacy, ending homelessness, housing counseling, and affordable housing development.
This year, join us to learn about the following:*
- Affordable Housing & Homelessness 101
- Our State Plan to Prevent & End Homelessness
- Homelessness & Harm Reduction
- Community Safety Through Stable Homes Act
- Code Enforcement as a Tool for Safe, Equitable, and Affordable Housing
- Responding to the Supreme Court Decision on Property Tax Delinquencies
- Implications of the Supreme Court Decision to Criminalize Unsheltered Homelessness
- Fix Our Homes Illinois: Resources for Senior Home Repair
- Peoria’s Flexible Rent Spending Pilot Program
- Revenue Generation Through Rural Development Loan Packaging
- Empowering First-Time Homebuyers on Buyer Agent Negotiations
- Helping Homeowners Navigate the Reconsideration of Value Process
- Offering HECM Origination Counseling
- The Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credit for Developers
- Accessibility & Sustainability Requirements in Affordable Housing Design
- Illinois Community Reinvestment Act
- Workplace Conflict Resolution 101
- Bloomington Community Tour
* Subject to change
Reception & Networking
We celebrate recent wins and accomplishments at our Thursday evening reception. Join us to relax, unwind, and meet colleagues working to expand affordable housing and end homelessness in Illinois.
Previous Conferences
Thank you to the nearly 350 participants who joined us in 2024 to hear from experts, dig into critical issues, and build relationships .
Click to see session descriptions, speakers, and selected presentations from previous conferences:
- 2024 Housing Matters Conference
- 2023 Housing Matters Conference
- 2022 Housing Matters Conference
- 2021 Housing Matters Conference
- 2020 Housing Matters Conference
- 2019 Housing Matters Conference
- 2018 Housing Matters Conference
- 2017 Housing Matters Conference
- 2016 Housing Matters Conference
- 2015 Housing Matters Conference
- 2014 Housing Matters Conference
- 2013 Housing Matters Conference
2025 Sponsorship Opportunities
Our thanks to the generous sponsors who make our conference possible.
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