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Tell Congress: Act Now to Prevent Wave of Evictions, Foreclosures, & Spike in Homelessness
The House of Representatives will vote next week—as soon as Monday, June 29—on critically needed emergency housing resources and protections. These provisions will help keep renters in their homes and address the health and safety of people experiencing homelessness....
Embarras River Basin Agency Helps Families Remain in Their Homes
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 $10,000 to the Embarras River Basin Agency to support the agency’s work to help...
Call for Help Shifts Programming to Meet Community Needs During COVID-19
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 $15,000 to Call for Help. These funds support the agency’s work providing interim...
Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds for Housing Flowing to Illinois
In March, Congress passed the CARES Act, a $2 trillion direct spending bill to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, which provided $12 billion in housing and community development resources. To date, Illinois communities have been allocated $258 million for three HUD...
BCMW Community Services Provides Emergency Housing in Central Illinois
Learn more about how Illinois homeless service providers are adapting and serving during COVID-19 »Housing Action Illinois subgranted $10,000 to BCMW Community Services—thanks to the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund—to support the agency’s work offering interim housing...
In Solidarity
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 state...
Letter to Banking Regulators: Use CRA to Address Racism
Housing Action Illinois joined with a group of 39 allies, including community organizations and state officials, to urge federal banking regulators to use the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) as a tool to address structural racism embedded in the financial system. In...
Catholic Urban Programs Creates Socially Distant Living Arrangements for Clients
Learn more about how Illinois homeless service providers are adapting and serving during COVID-19 »Housing Action Illinois subgranted $10,000 to Catholic Urban Programs—thanks to the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund—to support the agency’s work providing interim...
Helping Hands of Springfield Moves Clients into Permanent Housing
Learn more about how Illinois homeless service providers are adapting and serving during COVID-19 »Housing Action Illinois subgranted $15,000 to Helping Hands of Springfield—thanks to the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund—to support the agency’s work providing...
2020 General Assembly Wrap-Up
State Budget Includes $396 Million in Rent & Mortgage Assistance Last Wednesday, Illinois legislators headed to Springfield for a brief, whirlwind General Assembly session that drew to an end early in the morning on May 24. They spent the handful of days together...